European Psychiatry
June 1, 2022
C. Laranjeira, A. Querido
IntroductionChronic pain has a significant impact on individuals’ daily lives, and its control is essential for improving quality of life. In this sense, the practice of Mindfulness is a useful non-pharmacological technique for self-management of chronic pain.ObjectivesThis study aims to identify the level of knowledge regarding the effectiveness of Mindfulness for self-control of pain by...
Perception
June 1, 2022
Sarah Glim, Lynn Braun, Sophie Hayd et al.
Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a pleasant, tingling sensation on the skin that can be elicited by certain auditory and visual stimuli, with the intertwining of sensory modalities and emotional reactions observable in this phenomenon resembling that of synesthesia. The current study shows that the perception of ASMR-associated tingles can be enhanced by means of a prior...
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
June 1, 2022
Philip Spinhoven, E. Hoogerwerf, Anne E van Giezen et al.
BACKGROUND This study aimed: (a) to examine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for patients with a treatment-refractory anxiety disorders compared to Relapse Prevention-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-RP); and (b) to explore candidate mediating variables. METHODS We conducted a pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing MBCT with CBT-RP in a group format for...
Mindfulness
June 1, 2022
Yasushi Ito, Cheryl A. Browne, Kazumi Yamamoto
Abstract Objectives As mindfulness practices become mainstream, it is increasingly common for participants in mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) to have previous meditation experience. The primary aim of this study was to assess whether the impacts of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on a variety of self-report measures differed for novice meditators (NM) and regular...
Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology
May 31, 2022
Jibo Li, Gemin Huang, Yingying Chen
Mindfulness is the increased awareness that arises when we pay attention on purpose to the present non-judgmentally. To investigate the influence of mindfulness on inattentive behaviors in children at risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a single-subject A-B-A reversal experimental design was adopted in which two children at risk for ADHD received 6-week mindfulness...
Biology
May 31, 2022
Tobias Esch
Happiness is a feeling, an immediate experience, not a cognitive construct. It is based on activity in the brain's neurobiological reward and motivation systems, which have been retained in evolution. This conceptual review provides an overview of the basic neurobiological principles behind happiness phenomena and proposes a framework for further classification. Three neurobiologically distinct...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
May 31, 2022
Sarah E B Francis, Frances Shawyer, Bruno Cayoun et al.
Objectives: This study investigated the effectiveness of a group-based 8-week intervention, Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT), to decrease psychological distress and increase wellbeing in a heterogeneous population in primary health care. MiCBT focuses on the importance of interoception and its interaction with cognition in emotional experience. These interactions are...
Academia Letters
May 31, 2022
Stephen R. Holmes
The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of Holotropic Breathwork in the context of a weeklong workshop called “Insight and Opening”. This workshop combines four Holotropic Breathwork sessions, daily Vipassana meditation, and formal teachings. A repeated-measure, Pre-Post test design with a 4 month follow-up time point was used. The questionnaires used were Derogati’s Brief...
Journal of Clinical Medicine
May 31, 2022
Marco Marotta, F. Gorini, Alessandra Parlanti et al.
COVID-19 has overwhelmed healthcare systems and increased workload and distress in healthcare professionals (HCPs). The objective of this study was to evaluate baseline distress before and after the pandemic, and the effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training on well-being (PGWBI), stress (PSS) and burnout (MBI) in Italian HCPs. Moreover, the “fear of COVID-19” (FCV-19S)...
پژوهشهای علوم شناختی و رفتاری
May 31, 2022
Zeynab Abdolahzadeh, Ali Mashhadi, Imanollah Bigdeli et al.
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with problems such as failure in executive dysfunctions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of child mindfulness therapy on the main symptoms and executive dysfunctions of children with ADHD. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design with the control group. The...
Freedom Inside?
May 31, 2022
Farah Godrej
This chapter illustrates the predominance of narratives about individual self-improvement in prisons, through an ethnography of a meditation class in an incarceration facility. It describes how the researcher becomes participant-observer in this class, shadowing the chaplain who conducts the class, practicing along with the students, and immersing themselves in the prison environment. This...
Freedom Inside?
May 31, 2022
Farah Godrej
1 citation
This chapter speaks to the theoretical concerns that animate this project. It addresses a number of debates—both historical and contemporary—that set the stage for what follows in the rest of this book. It shows us why we should care about yoga and meditation in prisons, walking the reader through the broad sweep of commentaries that reveal the darker, more insidious possibilities that lurk...
BMC rheumatology
May 30, 2022
Clémentine Marais, Yujie Song, Rosanna Ferreira et al.
To evaluate the efficacy for symptomatic knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) patients of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program versus usual care. Randomized, physician-blind, clinical trial in a monocentric prospective pilot study. Adult participants with symptomatic knee or hip OA were randomized into either intervention or control groups. The intervention group completed the MBSR...
Health & Place
May 30, 2022
Ella Eagar, R. Kearns
4 citations
During times of upheaval, supporting stability, health and wellbeing on all levels is essential. While literature regarding 'therapeutic landscapes' has burgeoned over the last 30 years, to date no studies have considered the therapeutic potential of embodied contemplative practices (CP), such as yoga and meditation, within the most accessible, ordinary environment - the body at home. Equally,...
BMC Psychology
May 29, 2022
Chao Liu, Hao Chen, Yu-Chao Liang et al.
This study investigated the effects of the loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on employees' mindfulness, affect, altruism and knowledge hiding. In total, 100 employees were recruited from a knowledge-based enterprise in China and randomly divided into the LKM training group (n = 50) and the control group (n = 50). The LKM training group underwent LKM training for 8 weeks, while the control group...
Brain Sciences
May 27, 2022
Jennifer Todd, Jane E. Aspell
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in the topics of interoception and mindfulness from researchers, clinicians, and the general public alike (e [...].
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
May 27, 2022
Shu-Jung Wang, Yun-Chen Chang, Wen-Yu Hu et al.
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a powerful tool for observing interactions between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. This study evaluated HRV during a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program among women with breast cancer after receiving treatment. A quasi-experimental, nonrandomized design was used. Patients were allocated to usual care (n = 25) and MBSR (n = 25)...
Consciousness and Cognition
May 27, 2022
Guaraci Ken Tanaka, T. Russell, Juliana Bittencourt et al.
AIM This study investigated the differences in frontoparietal EEG gamma coherence between expert meditators (EM) and naïve meditators (NM). MATERIAL AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of twenty-one healthy adults divided under two groups (experts meditators vs. naive-meditators), with analyzing the intra-hemispheric coherence of frontoparietal gamma oscillations by...
Religions
May 27, 2022
Brian D. Somers
1 citation
This thesis aims to consider some of the differences between mindfulness as a Buddhist practice and mindfulness-based programs. The primary difference considered is the individualistic perspectives taken by mindfulness-based programs. If modern mindfulness-based techniques are meant as a treatment for depression, and depression is in part caused by isolation then these programs must also...
MedEdPublish
May 26, 2022
Guan Hao Chester Tan, Daniel Zhihao Hong, Isis Claire Zhen Yu Lim et al.
preprint
Background: : This study examines the effectiveness of a pilot Mindful Caring workshop in improving self-compassion, mindfulness, and empathy, while reducing stress. Methods: : Year 3 and 4 medical students from the National University of Singapore underwent 16 hours of online workshops over 4 days with didactic and experiential learning activities on self-compassion and mindfulness. Primary...