불교학보
December 31, 2016
Pil-Won Lee
‘인문치료’라는 분야는 매우 생소한 연구분야로서, 2009년에 처음 등장하게 된다. 이는 국내에서 생산된 용어라는 점에서도 주목받는다. 인문치료는 인문학적 정신과 방법을 통해 마음의 건강을 지향한다는 목적을 갖는다. 그런데 이러한 방법론은 이미 다양한 인문학적 전통에서는 내재적(內在的)으로 갖고 있는 것이기도 하다. 다만 이것을 ‘인문치료’라는 용어로 표현하지 않았을 뿐이다. 인문치료의 방법론은 매우 다양하다. 읽기, 쓰기, 말하기 등은 물론 음악, 영화, 연극, 미술 등의 다양한 방법론을 제시한다. 본 논문은 여기에 불교의 철학과 명상을 인문치료의 방법론으로 제시하고자 함을 목적으로 하였다.BR 불교의 철학과 명상은 이미 다양한 심리치료 프로그램에서 응용되고 있음은 주지의 사실이다. 그런데 본 논문은...
Kosin Medical Journal
December 31, 2016
Kyoung-Im Cho
Psychological stress including depression and anxiety are independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, especially in women. Emotional regulation plays a mediating role in the development of depression and physical illness, and can alter resting physiologic responses associated with the stress response. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a structured...
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
December 30, 2016
Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Éric Lacourse, Geneviève Taylor et al.
Objective: Students with severe learning disabilities often show signs of anxiety, depression, and problem behaviors such as inattention and conduct problems. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in school settings constitute a promising option to alleviate these co-occurring symptoms. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the impact of an MBI on symptoms and behaviors of elementary school...
Psychology
December 30, 2016
Darko Jekauc, Christoph Kittler, Marcel Schlagheck
42 citations
Recently, several top athletes, as well as coaches, have revealed that mindfulness can be regarded as a type of psychological training to optimize performance. Indeed, results of studies in clinical psychology, as well as neuroscience, suggest that mindfulness might be an effective strategy to promote concentration, emotion regulation and state of flow. However, the empirical evidence in the...
Preventing Chronic Disease
December 30, 2016
Diana Kachan, Henry A. Olano, Stacey L. Tannenbaum et al.
59 citations
INTRODUCTION: Mindfulness-based practices can improve workers' health and reduce employers' costs by ameliorating the negative effect of stress on workers' health. We examined the prevalence of engagement in 4 mindfulness-based practices in the US workforce. METHODS: We used 2002, 2007, and 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data for adults (aged ≥18 y, n = 85,004) to examine 12-month...
Journal of Caring Sciences
December 29, 2016
Somayeh Nejati, Sepideh Rajezi Esfahani, Soheila Rahmani et al.
Introduction: The chronic nature of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), have can leave devastating effects on quality of life and fatigue. The present research aimed to study the effect of group Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and conscious yoga program on the quality of life and fatigue severity among patients with MS. Methods: This study was quasi-experimental with intervention and control...
Psychological Medicine
December 29, 2016
Rebecca S. Crane, Judson A. Brewer, Christina Feldman et al.
861 citations
There has been an explosion of interest in mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. This is demonstrated in increased research, implementation of MBPs in healthcare, educational, criminal justice and workplace settings, and in mainstream interest. For the sustainable development of the field there is a need to...
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
December 28, 2016
Elizabeth Adler, Anand Dhruva, Patricia J Moran et al.
Background and objective: Sleep disturbance is a common problem among adults with obesity. Mindfulness interventions have been shown to improve sleep quality in various populations but have not been investigated in adults with obesity. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a mindfulness-based weight-loss intervention with an active control on self-reported sleep quality among...
Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine
December 24, 2016
Fatemeh Alem Dianati, Naeimeh Moheb, Shahrokh Amiri
4 citations
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on positive reappraisal in patients suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Methods: The research design was quasi-experimental of pre-test and post-test type with control group. The statistical population of present study involved all patients referring to psychiatry...
Contemporary Clinical Trials
December 23, 2016
Phone-delivered mindfulness training to promote medication adherence and reduce sexual risk behavior among persons living with HIV: Design and methods.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
December 22, 2016
Yanli Lin, Megan Fisher, Sean Roberts et al.
The present study sought to uncover the emotion regulatory properties of mindfulness by examining its effects—differentiated as a meditative practice, state of mind, and dispositional trait—on the late positive potential (LPP), an event-related potential indexing emotional processing. Results revealed that mindfulness as a meditative practice produced a reduction in the difference between the...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
December 22, 2016
I-Wen Su, Fang-Wei Wu, Keng-Chen Liang et al.
The multi-dimensional nature of pain renders difficult a holistic understanding of it. The conceptual framework of pain is said to be cognitive-evaluative, in addition to being sensory-discriminative and affective-motivational. To compare participants’ brain-behavior response before and after a six-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training course on mindfulness in relation to pain...
Imagination, Cognition and Personality
December 20, 2016
Tadas Stumbrys, Daniel Erlacher
28 citations
In lucid dreams, the dreamer is aware that one is dreaming; however, this does not necessary imply that the dreamer has complete control over the ongoing dream narrative. The present study explored the extent to which the lucid dreamers are able to control their dreams, as well as underlying factors. An online survey was completed by 528 respondents, of whom 386 had lucid dream experience....
Mindfulness
December 12, 2016
Julian R Keith, Mallory E Blackwood, Rano T Mathew et al.
The abilities to stabilize the focus of attention, notice attention lapses, and return attention to an intended object following lapses are precursors for mindfulness. Individuals diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are deficient in the attentional and self-control skills that characterize mindfulness. The present study assessed the relationship between mindfulness...
December 8, 2016
M. Nagaraj
1 Ph.D.-(F.T.) Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Periyar University, Salem Tamilnadu 2 Clinical psychologist, Spastic centre, Trichy, Tamilnadu ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of a group of nursing professionals who suffer from pain and stress and whether any relationship exists between time of evalution and severity of the problem. By simple random...
Mindfulness
December 8, 2016
Sigrid Stjernswärd, Lars Hansson
Families living with mental illness express needs of support and experiences of burden that may affect their own health detrimentally and hence also their ability to support the patient. Mindfulness-based interventions have shown beneficial health effects in both clinical and healthy populations. The aim of the current study was to explore the effectiveness and usability of a web-based...
Actualidades en Psicología
December 5, 2016
Marcela Veytia-López, Rosalinda Guadarrama Guadarrama, Octavio Márquez-Mendoza et al.
The objective of this research was to identify the relation between depressive symptoms and mindfulness levels in mexican adolescents high school students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 930 baccalaureate students between 15 and 19 years old was performed. The instruments, CESD (depressive symptoms) and MAAS (mindfulness) were applied, finding a 17.3% prevalence of depressive...
Trials
December 1, 2016
Zarah Rowland, Mario Wenzel, Thomas Kubiak
Background: Self-control is an important ability in everyday life, showing associations with health-related outcomes. The aim of the Self-control and Mindfulness within Ambulatorily assessed network Systems across Health-related domains (SMASH) study is twofold: first, the effectiveness of a computer-based mindfulness training will be evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. Second, the...
BJPsych Bulletin
December 1, 2016
Tamara Anne Russell, Gerson Siegmund
10 citations
A strong and growing evidence base exists for the use of mindfulness-based interventions to prevent relapse in major depression and for the self-management of chronic physical health conditions (e.g. pain), but the evidence in other domains of mental health work is still emerging. Much work is being conducted outside the evidence base and standardised protocols, and by individuals with varied...
Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications
December 1, 2016
Pei-Chen Lo, Wu Jue Miao Tian
Innovatively new behaviors of heart rate variability caused by special heart-transition process were observed in the long-term, well-experienced Zen practitioners while practicing the heart-to-heart imprint sealing (HHIS) Zen meditation. HHIS Zen practice involves specific neurocardiac-cardiorespiratory interaction while on the way of realizing the heart-dominant, detached brain. Results of...