European Journal of Cancer Care
March 2017
A Pollard, J L Burchell, David Castle et al.
People with head and neck cancer (HNC) experience elevated symptom toxicity and co-morbidity as a result of treatment, which is associated with poorer psychosocial and quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes. This Phase I study examined whether an individualised mindfulness-based stress reduction (IMBSR) programme could be successfully used with HNC patients undergoing curative treatment. Primary aims...
Psychophysiology
March 1, 2017
Boris Bornemann, Tania Singer
The ability to accurately perceive signals from the body has been shown to be important for physical and psychological health as well as understanding one's emotions. Despite the importance of this skill, often indexed by heartbeat perception accuracy (HBPa), little is known about its malleability. Here, we investigated whether contemplative mental practice can increase HBPa. In the context of...
Consciousness and Cognition
March 1, 2017
Frederick Travis, Niyazi Parim, Amrita Shrivastava
This study compared subjective experiences and EEG patterns in 37 subjects when listening to live Vedic recitation and when practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM). Content analysis of experiences when listening to Vedic recitation yielded three higher-order code. Experiences during Vedic recitation were: (1) deeper than during TM practice; (2) experienced as an inner process; and (3)...
Children
February 28, 2017
Robin Ortiz, Erica Sibinga
137 citations
Research suggests that many children are exposed to adverse experiences in childhood. Such adverse childhood exposures may result in stress and trauma, which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality into adulthood. In general populations and trauma-exposed adults, mindfulness interventions have demonstrated reduced depression and anxiety, reduced trauma-related symptoms, enhanced...
Queensland University of Technology
February 27, 2017
Lloyd Lalande
2 citations
This study proposed and evaluated a novel clinical breathwork intervention based on the use of self-regulation of respiration, mindfulness and relaxation as a treatment option for depression and anxiety. A therapist training program in the intervention was developed and evaluated, followed by an uncontrolled clinical trial assessing the interventions efficacy in the treatment of depression and...
February 26, 2017
S. Bahrani, Fatemeh Zargar, G. Yousefipour et al.
Background: Previousstudieshaveshowntheeffectivenessof cognitivebehaviortherapyinimprovementof psychologicalsymp-toms such as depression, anxiety, and stress. Recent studies suggest that mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) are effective in reducing these psychological symptoms in chronic diseases. The present study was the first study to examine the effects of mindfulness-integrated cognitive...
International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery
February 25, 2017
E. Aslami, A. Alipour, F. Najib et al.
ABSTRACT Background: Anxiety and depression during the pregnancy period are among the factors affecting the pregnancy undesirable outcomes and delivery. One way of controlling anxiety and depression is mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency of mindfulness based on the Islamic-spiritual schemas and group cognitive behavioral therapy...
Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion
February 25, 2017
Pawinee Petchsawang, Gary N. McLean
197 citations
Workplace spirituality has received increasing attention during the past few decades, especially their effect on work outcome. The purposes of the research were to: (1) extend the findings of Petchsawang and Duchon (2012) in examining the relationships among mindfulness meditation, workplace spirituality, and work engagement in an eastern – specifically Thai – context; and (2) compare workplace...
Explore
February 24, 2017
Roberto P Benzo, Janae L Kirsch, Carlie Nelson
Context: Decreased well-being of healthcare workers expressed as stress and decreased job satisfaction influences patient safety, patient satisfaction, and cost containment. Self-compassion has garnered recent attention due to its positive association with well-being and happiness. Discovering novel pathways to increase the well-being of healthcare workers is essential. Objective: This study...
Frontiers in Psychology
February 24, 2017
Ricardo Tarrasch, Lilach Margalit-Shalom, Rony Berger
The present study assessed the effects of the mindfulness/compassion cultivating program: "Call to Care-Israel" on the performance in visual perception (VP) and motor accuracy, as well as on anxiety levels and self-reported mindfulness among 4th and 5th grade students. One hundred and thirty-eight children participated in the program for 24 weekly sessions, while 78 children served as controls....
Mindfulness
February 23, 2017
Lisa-Marie Emerson, Anna F Leyland, K. Hudson et al.
School teachers report high levels of stress which impact on their engagement with pupils and effectiveness as a teacher. Early intervention or prevention approaches may support teachers to develop positive coping and reduce the experience and impact of stress. This article reviews research on one such approach: mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for school teachers. A systematic review and...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
February 23, 2017
Kenji Sanada, Marta Alda Díez, Montserrat Salas Valero et al.
Only a small number of articles have investigated the relationship between mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and biomarkers. The aim of this systematic review was to study the effect of MBIs on specific biomarkers (cytokines, neuropeptides and C-reactive protein (CRP)) in both healthy subjects and cancer patients. A search was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO and the Cochrane...
Revista Colombiana de Psicología
February 22, 2017
Luís Armando Oblitas Guadalupe, Rosmery Turbay Miranda, Kelly-Johana Soto Prada et al.
12 citations
El presente estudio se realizó a través de un abordaje metodológico pre-experimental con medidas de tipo pre-test y post-test. Participaron 52 trabajadores de la Universidad de la Costa (Barranquilla, Colombia), quienes asistieron por invitación al taller de ocho horas de mindfulness y qi gong para el mejoramiento de la salud, bienestar psicológico, satisfacción vital y reducción del estrés....
Psyke & Logos
February 21, 2017
A. M. Nielsen, K. Bærentsen
De senere år har der været en kraftig stigning i praksisformer, der har fokus på bevidsthed og opmærksomhed og på deres regulering. Mængden af kursusaktiviteter i yoga, meditation, mindfulness og lignende aktiviteter er stadig stigende, ligesom anvendelsen af sådanne praksisser inden for psykologisk behandling, arbejdsliv og uddannelse er i vækst, og forskningen i virkningerne af disse...
Psyke & Logos
February 21, 2017
Jacob Piet
Mindfulness-based clinical interventions have become popular and broadly implemented within several university clinics and hospitals. The efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is supported by evidence from numerous clinical trials and meta-analyses. However, with the increase inpopularity and greater demand, the central risk is that...
Papeles del Psicólogo
February 21, 2017
Ausiàs Cebolla, Angel Enrique, David Alvear et al.
Although mindfulness is included in many positive psychology manuals as a “positive” technique, the implications of its use have scarcely been developed and the relationship between mindfulness and human well-being has barely been researched. Analyzing the main strengths of the two fields, the possibilities for their integration and the potential contradictions between their messages is...
Frontiers in Psychology
February 20, 2017
Christopher James Lyddy, Darren Jason Good
40 citations
Mindfulness at work has drawn growing interest as empirical evidence increasingly supports its positive workplace impacts. Yet theory also suggests that mindfulness is a cognitive mode of "Being" that may be incompatible with the cognitive mode of "Doing" that undergirds workplace functioning. Therefore, mindfulness at work has been theorized as "being while doing," but little is known...
European Psychiatry
February 8, 2017
Jan Sundquist, Karolina Palmér, Lars-Åke Johansson et al.
40 citations
BACKGROUND: The need for psychotherapy in primary health care is on the increase but individual-based treatment is costly. The main aim of this randomised controlled trial (RCT) was to compare the effect of mindfulness-based group therapy (MGT) with treatment as usual (TAU), mainly individual-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), on a broad range of psychiatric symptoms in primary care...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
February 7, 2017
Françoise Roy Malis, Thorsten Meyer, Mechthild M Gross
Applications of mindfulness during the perinatal period have recently been explored and appear to offer a decrease in stress, anxiety and depression during this period. However, it still remains unclear what practical use women make of mindfulness during the postpartum period and the mechanisms through which it works. The subjective experience of mindfulness practice by mothers is not fully...
JURNAL PENELITIAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
February 7, 2017
Ega Asnatasia Maharani
21 citations
AbstrakGuru merupakan profesi yang rentan mengalami stres. Mindfulness sebagai salah satu strategi emotional coping merupakan alternatif intervensi yang dapat membantu guru mengatasi kondisi stres yang dialaminya. Pelatihan “Smiling Mind” (SM) yang digunakan sebagai intervensi stres ini menggunakan konsep Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction dan Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Melalui...