JMIR Mental Health
February 28, 2022
Megan A Kirk, Bilal Taha, Kevin Dang et al.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating, undertreated condition. The web-based delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy supplemented with mindfulness meditation and yoga is a viable treatment that emphasizes self-directed daily practice. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a web-based cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and yoga (CBT-MY) program designed for...
Nutrients
February 28, 2022
Raphaela M Ring, Clemens Eisenmann, Farid I Kandil et al.
Background/objective: Historically, fasting has been practiced not only for medical but also for religious reasons. Bahá'ís follow an annual religious intermittent dry fast of 19 days. We inquired into motivation behind and subjective health impacts of Bahá'í fasting. Methods: A convergent parallel mixed methods design was embedded in a clinical single arm observational study. Semi-structured...
Behaviour Research and Therapy
February 28, 2022
Anna Parisi, Adam W. Hanley, E. Garland
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) is an integrative treatment that simultaneously addresses chronic pain and opioid misuse. MORE has been found to produce sustained reductions in opioid craving, pain, and negative affect-key risk mechanisms precipitating opioid misuse for patients on long-term opioid therapy (LTOT). However, less is known about MORE's impact on state measures of...
JAMA Internal Medicine
February 28, 2022
E. Garland, Adam W. Hanley, Yoshio Nakamura et al.
Key Points Question Does a mindfulness-based intervention reduce comorbid chronic pain and opioid misuse in the primary care setting more than supportive psychotherapy? Findings In this randomized clinical trial that included 250 adults with both chronic pain and opioid misuse, 45.0% of participants receiving Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) were no longer misusing opioids after...
British Journal of Health Psychology
February 27, 2022
Ivana Buric, Miguel Farias, J. Driessen et al.
Objectives Meditation interventions typically show small to moderate effects on health and well‐being, but we know little about how these effects vary across individuals. This meta‐analytic study investigates the relationship between baseline participant characteristics and the outcomes of meditation. Methods A systematic search yielded 51 eligible studies with 7782 participants. A combination...
Philosophia
February 26, 2022
Joe Higgins
2 citations
Abstract The health benefits of practising mindfulness are well documented, yet the phenomenological mechanisms of such practice remain under-theorised from both ontogenetic and social perspectives. By leveraging an enactive perspective on selfhood, these lacunae can be addressed: firstly, it is argued that proper understanding of mindfulness – and the health benefits that mindfulness practices...
Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
February 26, 2022
B Ammu, S. Devi
Alcohol dependence has been showing a rising trend all over the world including India. Alcohol consumption has health and social consequences via intoxication, alcohol dependence and other biochemical effects of alcohol. Exposure and desensitization, thought-monitoring, relaxation, and acceptance, have all been suggested as potential active ingredients of mindfulness training which could help...
Journal of Holistic Nursing
February 25, 2022
Teressa M Wexler, J. Schellinger
Introduction: The impact of occupational stress on the mental health and well-being of nurses is a growing concern, magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Such compromised health is considered an occupational and patient safety risk. Our aim is to critically examine, analyze, and synthesize the evidence regarding MBSR on the perceived stress levels of nurses including overall mental health and...
Research Square
February 25, 2022
Sofia Tzioridou, Martin Dresler, Kristian Sandberg et al.
preprint
A theoretical and empirical association between lucid dreaming and mindfulness, as well as lucid dreaming and nightmares has previously been observed; however, the relationship between nightmares and mindfulness has received surprisingly little attention. Here, we present the findings of two studies exploring the relation of nightmare frequency and distress with two components of mindfulness,...
Journal of Indian Philosophy
February 25, 2022
K. O’brien-kop
4 citations
This paper examines the topic of Yogācāra idealism through a little studied Buddhist meditation manual, the so-called ‘Yogalehrbuch’ or ‘Qizil Yoga Manual’, a primarily Buddhist Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma text with Mahāyāna Yogācāra strands. What does this unique Central Asian text say about Buddhist meditation practices called yogācāra or yoga? It centres on methods of vivid visualization that...
Critical Studies in Education
February 24, 2022
Christopher T. Mccaw, J. Gerrard
4 citations
ABSTRACT This paper examines the complex interweaving of the ‘personal’ and ‘professional’ in the affective labour of teachers. In line with theorisations of affective labour, contemporary school-teaching involves practices of self-work and self-making, as much as practices of curriculum and pedagogy. One emergent form of self-work, reflective of post-secular socio-cultural movements in...
Sustainability
February 23, 2022
Anastasia Téllez Infantes, Fina Antón Hurtado, Fulgencio Sánchez Vera et al.
6 citations
Research on traditional mindfulness-based interventions supports the position that they are effective in treating psychological problems and benefiting healthy people. However, more research is needed on the effectiveness of online interventions, a field that is growing and developing rapidly, especially with the onset of the pandemic, as many meditation groups have moved into cyberspace. There...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
February 23, 2022
E. Güney, S. O. Cengizhan, Esra Karataş Okyay et al.
Objective This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a live online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in preventing distress, anxiety and childbirth fear in pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19. Material and methods Designed as a randomized-controlled trial, this study was performed with the participation of pregnant women who were diagnosed with COVID-19. The sample...
INSIGHT: Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling
February 23, 2022
Restu Afdal Ramadhan
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah teknik Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) mampu untuk mereduksi tingkat stress yang dialami ketua ekstrakurikuler salah satu MA Negeri di Kota Serang. Populasi yang digunakan sebanyak 19 siswa ketua ekstrakurikuler dan sampel diambil sebanyak 1 siswa ketua ekstrakurikuler yang memiliki tingkat stress sangat tinggi yang dipilih dengan...
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
February 23, 2022
Gita Vaid, Barry Walker
Background: We are confronted with dire statistics that document our current mental health crisis. New treatment modalities are desperately needed to address escalating mental suffering and trauma. Psychedelic medicines are attracting increased attention in psychiatry as effective treatment for a range of conditions. The mechanisms of actions and context necessary to maximize their full healing...
Creativity Studies
February 23, 2022
Danah Henriksen, William Heywood, Natalie Gruber
Given the applied nature of creativity in the arts and design, it is important to understand the conditions and practices that support it. Most research suggests that ideal conditions for creativity are often mental and emotional – involving relaxed, yet alert and focused, states of mind. This article explores the connection between mindfulness and creativity in the experiences of students in a...
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
February 22, 2022
Idil Sezer, Diego A. Pizzagalli, Matthew D. Sacchet
206 citations
This review synthesizes relations between mindfulness and resting-state fMRI functional connectivity of brain networks. Mindfulness is characterized by present-moment awareness and experiential acceptance, and relies on attention control, self-awareness, and emotion regulation. We integrate studies of functional connectivity and (1) trait mindfulness and (2) mindfulness meditation...
Journal of Clinical Nursing
February 20, 2022
Hadassah Joann Ramachandran, Muhammad Shaheed Bin Mahmud, Priyadharshni Rajendran et al.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on psychological well-being, burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among working registered nurses. BACKGROUND Nurses account for nearly half of the global healthcare workforce and are considered significant contributors in multi-disciplinary healthcare teams. Yet,...
PsyArXiv
February 19, 2022
Tianhong Tim Qiu, Emily Nielsen, Emma Guimaraes et al.
preprint
The dual-process theory of thinking defines a heuristic-based System I which trades-off precision and accuracy in favour of speed. It is prone to consistent range of error modes formalized as cognitive biases. In contrast, System II is slower, requires deliberate engagement but can work through complex problems with lower error. Mindfulness research points to positive improvements in...
BMC Health Services Research
February 19, 2022
T. Bentley, D. Castillo, N. Sadeghi et al.
Background Among the over 5 million informal caregivers for patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the United States (US), over 60% experience insomnia. Research on insomnia treatment efficacy in AD caregivers is limited. An ongoing randomized non-inferiority clinical trial, the Caregiver Sleep Research study, is evaluating whether mindfulness meditation is non-inferior to cognitive...