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Mood Prep 101 August 1, 2020 Carol Landau
This chapter reviews distress tolerance and strategies for developing them in students. Distress tolerance skills were developed in dialectical behavior therapy, particularly relevant to students who have great amounts of difficulty modulating negative emotions. Although parents may be tempted to jump in with problem-solving for their teens, a better approach is to assist teens in developing...
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience August 1, 2020 Nicole Wolff, Christian Beste
Abstract: Cognitive flexibility is an important aspect relevant to daily life situations, and there is an increasing public interest to optimize these functions, for example, using (brief) meditation practices. However, the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms remain poorly understood. On the basis of theoretical considerations, both improvements and deteriorations of cognitive flexibility...
Thinking Skills and Creativity August 1, 2020 D. Henriksen, Carmen C. Richardson, Kyle Shack
Highlights • This thematic literature review investigates the relationship between mindfulness and creativity• Mindfulness practices improve skills or habits of mind that can support creativity• The mindfulness-creativity relationship is complex, but generally positive• Deliberate/mindful mind-wandering can support creativity• Purposeful inclusion of mindfulness in learning settings can benefit...
Journal of Medical Internet Research August 1, 2020 Maren Goetz, Claudia Schiele, Mitho Müller et al.
Background Peripartum depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and are correlated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Antenatal care in Germany does not yet include structured screening and effective low-threshold treatment options for women facing peripartum depression and anxiety disorders. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are increasingly becoming a focus of...
JAMA Network Open August 1, 2020 Sapna Oberoi, Jiayu Yang, R. Woodgate et al.
Key Points Question Are mindfulness-based interventions associated with decreased anxiety in adults with cancer? Findings In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 28 randomized clinical trials with 3053 participants, mindfulness-based interventions were associated with reductions in the severity of anxiety in adults with cancer up to 6 months after delivery of mindfulness sessions...
Early Intervention in Psychiatry August 1, 2020 Angela A T Schuurmans, Karin S Nijhof, Ron H. J. Scholte et al.
Many youth in residential care suffer from post-traumatic symptoms that have adverse effects on a range of psychological, behavioural and physiological outcomes. Although current evidence-based treatment options are effective, they have their limitations. Meditation interventions are an alternative to traditional trauma-focused treatment. This pilot study aimed to evaluate three game-based...
Political Theory August 1, 2020 S. Mariotti
In recent years, contemplative practices of meditation have become increasingly mainstream in American culture, part of a phenomenon that scholars call “Buddhist modernism.” Connecting the embodied practice of meditation with the embodied practice of democracy in everyday life, this essay puts the radical democratic theory of Jacques Rancière into conversation with the Zen writings of Shunryu...
Cognition & Emotion August 1, 2020 Birgit Koopmann-Holm, Jocelyn A. Sze, Thupten Jinpa et al.
Past research reveals important connections between meditative practices and compassion. Most studies, however, focus on the effects of one type of meditation (vs. a no-intervention control) on a single expression of compassion (e.g. offering a seat) towards a relatable target (e.g. a person on crutches), without exploring possible mechanisms. Hence, few studies include different types of...
Clinical Interventions in Aging August 1, 2020 Rafał Marciniak, Rastislav Sumec, M. Vyhnálek et al.
Background Mindfulness-based programs have shown a promising effect on several health factors associated with increased risk of dementia and the conversion from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia such as depression, stress, cognitive decline, immune system and brain structural and functional changes. Studies on mindfulness in MCI subjects are sparse and frequently lack control...
Journal of American College Health August 1, 2020 Matthew S Burgstahler, M. Stenson
Abstract Objective: To identify the effects of guided mindfulness meditation on anxiety and stress in pre-healthcare college students. Participants: Students (n = 33, age 19–22 years) were tested between September and November of 2017. Methods: Students completed 5–12 minutes of meditation 6 days/week for 8 weeks. We examined differences in pre- and post-intervention stress, anxiety,...
Mindfulness August 1, 2020 Bhikkhu Anālayo
AbstractThis article surveys references to mindfulness-related meditations found in Pāli discourses in the first five chapters of the Majjhima-nikāya and their parallels, showing the ubiquity of a concern with contemplative practices in early Buddhist thought. Such concerns were, according to these texts, not confined to monastics, but also included lay practitioners. Overall, the impression...
SAGE Open Medicine July 31, 2020
Veterans' interests, perceptions, and use of mindfulness.
Frontiers in Psychology July 31, 2020 Ciro Conversano, Rebecca Ciacchini, Graziella Orrù et al.
Health care professionals (HCPs) are a population at risk for high levels of burnout and compassion fatigue. The aim of the present systematic review was to give an overview on recent literature about mindfulness and compassion characteristics of HCPs, while exploring the effectiveness of techniques, involving the two aspects, such as MBSR or mindfulness intervention and compassion...
International Journal of Social Welfare Promotion and Management July 30, 2020 C. Kyung, Heejun Lee, Se-La Lim
This study explored correlation of male and female citizen of Korea for Mindfulness-Based Self-Efficacy and Rumination to confirm and path of model Self-Compassion and Dysfunctional Attitudes. To this end, data was collected from 172 survey results conducted by 180. The survey consisted of, Mindfulness-Based Self-Efficacy Scale (MSES), Korean version of Self-Compassion Scale(K-SCS),...
Consciousness and Cognition July 30, 2020 L. Gill, R. Renault, Emma Campbell et al.
Mindfulness meditation might improve a variety of cognitive processes, but the available evidence remains fragmented. This preregistered meta-analysis (PROSPERO-CRD42018100320) aimed to provide insight into this hypothesis by assessing the effects of brief mindful attention induction on cognition. Articles were retrieved from Pubmed, PsycInfo and Web of Science up until August 1, 2018. A total...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) July 30, 2020 Sergio Hernández, Roberto Dorta‐Guerra, José Suero et al. 2 citations preprint
Abstract Objectives Our previous study showed that long-term practitioners of Sahaja Yoga Meditation (SYM) had around 7% larger grey matter volume (GMV) in the whole brain compared with healthy controls; however, when testing individual regions, only 5 small brain areas were statistically different between groups. Under the hypothesis that those results were statistically conservative, with the...
Journal of Attention Disorders July 29, 2020 Nienke M. Siebelink, S. Kaijadoe, Fylis M. van Horssen et al.
Objective: We describe qualitative results on facilitators and barriers to participating in a family mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for youth with ADHD and their parents and perceived effects on child and parent. Method: Sixty-nine families started the 8-week protocolized group-based MBI called “MYmind.” After the MBI, individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy July 29, 2020 J. Richard Korecki, Frank J. Schwebel, Victoria R. Votaw et al. 141 citations
BACKGROUND: Substance use disorders are prevalent and returning to substance use (i.e., relapse) following treatment is common, underscoring the need for effective treatments that will help individuals maintain long-term reductions in substance use. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been increasingly developed and evaluated for the treatment of substance use disorders. The aim of this...
Frontiers in Psychology July 29, 2020 Jared R. Lindahl, D. James Cooper, Nathan E. Fisher et al. 2 citations
Studies in the psychology and phenomenology of religious experience have long acknowledged similarities with various forms of psychopathology. Consequently, it has been important for religious practitioners and mental health professionals to establish criteria by which religious, spiritual, or mystical experiences can be differentiated from psychopathological experiences. Many previous attempts...
Mindfulness July 25, 2020 Elena R. Stein, Katie Witkiewitz
Objectives: Elucidating the active ingredients of psychological treatments is an important step in the scientific validation of these interventions. Component studies are one way to test which aspects of psychological treatments impact outcomes, or in other words, are the active ingredients of treatment. As research and popular interest in mindfulness-based programs grows, it is important to...