Introduction: Mental health professionals in direct patient care are frequently exposed to prolonged stress, increasing the risk of anxiety, depression, and burnout. Mindfulness practice supports self-care by promoting adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies, enhancing psychological well-being, and reducing impulsivity. Objective: To examine the effects of MBCT on mindfulness skills,...
Social anxiety has become a prevalent psychological distress globally, severely impairing individuals’ social functioning and mental health. Existing intervention measures have limitations such as high dependence on professional guidance and poor long-term sustainability, making it urgent to explore innovative and accessible intervention approaches. This study aims to examine the mitigative...
ABSTRACT Research on mindfulness within couple relationships is rapidly increasing; however, many studies tend to overlook its multi‐dimensional nature. Assessing relational mindfulness through various components may offer valuable insights for both researchers and couples. This study aimed to adapt the multi‐dimensional and context‐specific Mindfulness in Couple Relationships Scale (MCRS) for...
Socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and urban/rural disparities in mental, emotional, behavioral, and physical health are evident among U.S. preschoolers. To reduce these disparities, we plan to test our Food-Body-Mind intervention with preschoolers from racially/ethnically diverse, low-income, urban, and rural areas. The aims of the study are to determine the effects of the intervention on improving...
Introduction: This review examines the potential benefits of mindfulness-based interventions for individuals with functional dyspepsia by exploring how mindfulness practices—such as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), yoga, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)—may improve symptom relief, psychological well-being, and overall quality of life in patients suffering from this condition....
JOSPT CasesNovember 1, 2025Stephanie M. Svoboda, Jason Kostrna
BACKGROUND: This case report describes the use of a mindfulness-based body scan meditation on self-knee flexion range of motion following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery in an adolescent female. Secondary goals were to describe pain, anxiety, mood, and overall physical functioning during the first 6 weeks following surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: A mindfulness intervention was...
Abstract Objectives Reward-based eating, characterized by preoccupation with food-related thoughts, loss of control while eating, and lack of satiety, often occurs in response to emotional cues rather than physical hunger. This maladaptive eating pattern may be mitigated by mindfulness, which encompasses present-moment awareness and an accepting, non-judgmental attitude. This study examined two...
ABSTRACT Aim This study investigates the impact of mindfulness‐based compassion meditation on nursing students' compassion, emotional empathy and communication skills. Design An explanatory sequential mixed‐methods design was employed. Quantitative data were collected through a quasi‐experimental approach, followed by qualitative data to gain deeper insights. Methods The study was conducted...
Bereavement can precipitate mental health problems, including severe, persistent, and disabling grief, that is, prolonged grief. Cognitive behavioural therapy is the first choice for prolonged grief, but it does not benefit all clients. Mindfulness-based interventions have been proposed as an alternative treatment, yet a comprehensive review on the role of mindfulness in psychological...
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) appear to improve emotion regulation (ER) in disorders involving emotional dysregulation like fibromyalgia (FM). Despite the therapeutic potential of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in FM, its concurrent application with mindfulness meditation (MM) has not yet been explored. Potential synergistic effects may arise from aligning neural...
Mindfulness involves the deliberate act of focusing one’s attention on the present moment without making judgments, allowing experiences to unfold naturally. Evidence suggests that practising mindfulness can positively influence mental health, particularly in reducing anxiety. In recent years, the younger generation in India, especially adolescent and young adult students, has been experiencing...
Suicide risk and chronic pain are significant public health problems affecting veterans at a disproportionally high rate. There is a dearth of interventions directly targeting both chronic pain and suicide risk. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Pain and Suicide (MBCT-P/S) integrates components from MBCT-Pain and MBCT-Suicide, both of which demonstrate promising effects on their...
The components of mindfulness include awareness and acceptance. However, the effects of awareness and acceptance on psychological stress in adolescents remain controversial, and the underlying cognitive processes less attention. Therefore, this study aimed to examine their independent effects, and the relevant cognitive processes. A cross-sectional survey study (Study 1, N = 3304, Mage = 15.53...
Psychological health exerts a profound influence on physical disease, yet it remains an underappreciated dimension within internal medicine. Emerging evidence demonstrates that chronic stress, depression, and anxiety can alter cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune pathways, contributing to poorer clinical outcomes. Mindfulness, defined as the intentional awareness of the present moment with...
Chanting is an ancient and globally widespread ritualistic practice involving rhythmic vocalization or repetition of words, phrases, or sounds. While previous reviews have considered the neurophysiological impact of meditation and spirituality, chanting has received limited systematic investigation. This review aimed to identify and synthesize neural correlates of chanting, examine...
To investigate the effects of mindfulness meditation on blood pressure changes and quality of life in patients with intradialytic hypertension (IDH) during haemodialysis. This single-blind, randomised controlled trial involved 69 patients with IDH undergoing maintenance haemodialysis at Lihuili Hospital in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, between August and December 2024. Patients were...
Abstract Objectives This exploratory study examined how meditators’ orientations (e.g., motives, expectations, beliefs) are associated with experiences, perceived benefits/risks, and practice patterns in Hong Kong, with the aim of informing safer meditation. Method We conducted a cross-sectional online survey with 164 adults. Participants ranked nine possible motives for meditation and reported...
Psycho-OncologyNovember 1, 2025Marie-Estelle Gaignard, Dominica Martin, Jelena Stanic et al.
Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) are recognized as beneficial in oncology supportive care. While qualitative analyses of mindfulness program experiences exist, this is the first mixed methods study to examine patients' experiences after participating in the online Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (e-MBCR) program. The SERENITY study was a pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the...
Although research shows that psychedelic use may lead to improvement in mental health and well-being, the underlying changes in psychological predictors associated with these improvements remain unclear. 161 participants were recruited in a prospective online survey assessing naturalistic psychedelic use. We used lasso regression to assess how 19 distinct changes in psychological variables...
Journal of Modern ScienceOctober 31, 2025Beata Maślanka, Monika Baryła‐Matejczuk, Kinga Zdunek et al.
Objectives The study is grounded in Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS) theory which understand high sensitivity as a temperamental trait affecting how individuals perceive and process stimuli from the environment. This framework, alongside Kabat-Zinn's mindfulness theory and Richardson's resilience model, suggests potential interconnections between these psychological constructs in...