The Journal of cardiovascular nursing
2020
Kaitlyn Rechenberg, Lakeshia Cousin, Laura S Redwine
An estimated 6.5 million American adults live with heart failure (HF). Elevated anxiety symptoms may worsen HF symptoms and contribute to decreases in overall quality of life (QOL). Mindfulness has been associated with better psychological health with lower levels of anxiety symptoms. Mindfulness may be a modifiable target for reducing anxiety symptoms and increasing QOL in patients with HF....
Neural Plasticity
2020
Simeng Gu, Yawen Li, Fei Liang et al.
Mindfulness training has gained popularity in the scientific field and has been proposed as an efficient way for emotional regulation. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is designed especially for depressive people in reducing risk of depression relapse and is recommended in national guidelines as a treatment choice for relapse prevention in recurrent depression. The aim of the current...
PLoS One
2020
Tamara Leeuwerik, Kate Cavanagh, Elizabeth Forrester et al.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) which includes Exposure and Response (ERP) is a highly effective, gold standard treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Nonetheless, not all patients with OCD significantly benefit from CBT. This has generated interest in the potential benefits of Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs), either integrated with CBT, to enhance engagement with ERP...
HORIZON / Fenomenologicheskie issledovanija/ STUDIEN ZUR PHÄNOMENOLOGIE / STUDIES IN PHENOMENOLOGY / ÉTUDES PHÉNOMÉNOLOGIQUES
2020
Á. Lovász
phenomenology in a rereading of one of phenomenology’s founding Husserl’s Cartesian , phenomenology semantics to realist ontologies, we phenomenological their subjectivist framework, new structure reality. the inherent of existents. Movement the in itself. the the directionality to process the The nonlinear nature of temporality means that even radically distant horizons are capable of sharing...
Cortex
2020
Michael I Posner
This paper is a review of our recent studies and ideas related to the neuropsychological issues that Robert Rafal and I worked together to understand attention and hopefully improve it in a variety of patients. Rehabilitation is also a goal of my current research to determine if non invasive stimuli can improve white matter in humans. We have found that fractional anisotropy (FA) is improved in...
Journal of atrial fibrillation
2020
Dash Aditee, Malhotra Pankaj, Beri Neil et al.
Sympathetic activation is associated with congestive heart failure (CHF) and leads to adverse clinical events.We hypothesized that meditation by reducing emotional reactivity would have beneficial effect in reducing arrhythmias compared to control patients. Patients known to have CHF and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) were randomized to Vipassana meditation or usual care control...
Learning Environment and Design
2020
Raymond Chi Fai Chui, Nicolson Yat-Fan Siu, Wai-Man Tsui et al.
Given the rapid development of information technologies technology , there is an increasing number of mobile application Mobile application -based mindfulness Mindfulness interventions. Overseas Overseas learners studies have confirmed the positive effect of these interventions on well-being of both clinical and healthy samples. This study aims to explore whether the same effect can be produced...
American Religion
2020
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Tibetan Singing Bowls exemplify key features of American religion: creativity, commodification, and conflict. Histories published in popular and scholarly outlets portray these objects as ancient Buddhist artifacts, beloved both because they originated in a place imagined as quintessentially spiritual and because their benefits have been confirmed by modern science. Yet, few if any such objects...
Experimental Biology and Medicine
2020
Megan E Beerse, Theresa van Lith, Scott M. Pickett et al.
Mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) combines mindfulness practices with art therapy to promote health, wellness, and adaptive responses to stress. Mindfulness-based stress reduction programs have been demonstrated to reduce anxiety symptoms in people with generalized anxiety disorder and serious medical conditions such as cancer. However, the benefits of MBAT specifically—not just in clinical...
Integrative Cancer Therapies
2020
Motahareh Mirmahmoodi, Parvin Mangalian, A. Ahmadi et al.
Introduction: Breast cancer is common among women and reduces their quality of life. The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction group counseling in alleviating psychological responses such as anxiety, depression, stress, and regulating laboratory tests including cortisol and C-reactive protein (CRP) in women with breast cancer. Methods: This...
Explore
2020
Gioacchino Pagliaro, Renato Pelati, Domenico Signorini et al.
The positive effects of meditation on individual well-being have been extensively investigated in the last few decades. The impact that meditation can have on the surrounding environment, including on the well-being of nearby non-meditators, has been mainly studied in regards to Transcendental Meditation and, more recently, through the purported phenomenon of "distant healing". The aim of the...
Psychology Research and Behavior Management
2020
Jingjing Ge, Jingjing Yang, Jingjing Song et al.
Past-negative time perspective (PNTP) can affect our everyday lives and is associated with negative emotions, unhealthy behaviors, rumination, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dispositional mindfulness may be able to reduce the negative effects of PNTP; however, few studies have investigated their relationship. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the...
International Journal of Yoga
2020
Kamini Vasudev, Emily Ionson, Samin Inam et al.
Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY), a breath-based yoga intervention, has demonstrated safety and efficacy in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients subsequent to natural disaster or war, but has not been explored in civilians with PTSD from a wider range of trauma. We hypothesized that it would be feasible to conduct a clinical trial of SKY in PTSD resulting from a wide range of trauma....
Retos
2020
Catarina Pissarra Silva, António Boleto Rosado, Alexandre José Ramos
O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se a prática de Yoga influencia a Atenção Plena, em função das variáveis sociodemográficas género, idade, anos de prática, volume de prática e lecionação de Yoga. Os participantes foram 281 adultos, entre 18 e 90 anos, 81% mulheres e 19% homens, (214 praticantes de Yoga e 67 não praticantes). Aplicou-se o Questionário de Atenção Plena (FFMQ) (Baer, Smith,...
International Journal of Intelligent Systems Design and Computing
2020
Bhavna P. Harne, Anil S. Hiwale
In our previous study, FFT analysis has been used for spectral analysis of the EEG signal to investigate the effect of Om mantra meditation. It was proved that this mediation plays a role in providing relaxation. In the present study, we continued our work with wavelet analysis to firmly establish this benefit. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used on relative power obtained by FFT and DWT....
Network Neuroscience
2020
Marzie Saghayi, Jonathan Greenberg, Christopher O'Grady et al.
Adherence determines the success and benefits of mental training (e.g., meditation) programs. It is unclear why some participants engage more actively in programs for mental training than others. Understanding neurobiological factors that predict adherence is necessary for understanding elements of learning and to inform better designs for new learning regimens. Clustering patterns in brain...
Psychoneuroendocrinology
2020
H. Friedman, Douglas A. MacDonald, Nicholas J. L. Brown et al.
The recent paper by Le Nguyen et al. (2019) makes the extraordinary claim that loving-kindness meditation (LKM) slows biological aging. Unfortunately, its headline-grabbing title lacks compelling evidence. This paper shows telomere length (TL) decreased considerably in a control group over a very short time period, as compared to a LKM group, while a mindfulness meditation (MM) group was...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2020
Rachel V Aaron, Scott D. Blain, Matthew A. Snodgress et al.
Alexithymia, or a reduced ability to label and describe one's emotions, is a transdiagnostic construct associated with poor psychosocial outcomes. Currently, the mechanisms underlying affective deficits associated with alexithymia are unclear, hindering targeted treatment delivery. Recent research suggests deficient interoceptive awareness, or reduced awareness of one's internal bodily state,...
Mindfulness
2020
Ariel J Lang, Pollyanna Casmar, Samantha Hurst et al.
Compassion meditation (CM) is a contemplative practice that is intended to cultivate the ability to extend and sustain compassion toward self and others. Although research documents the benefits of CM in healthy populations, its use in the context of psychopathology is largely unexamined. The purpose of this study was to refine and initially evaluate a CM protocol, Cognitively Based Compassion...
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2020
Xiaomin Chu, Y. Lou, Zijun Wang et al.
To study the effect of mindfulness based cognitive therapy on the mental health and quality of life of breast cancer patients. A total of 84 breast cancer patients who underwent the surgical resection in the department of breast surgery in our hospital from August 2017 to August 2018 were selected. The 84 patients were randomly divided into the mindfulness based cognitive therapy intervention...