Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
2025
Louise Sharpe, Madelyne A Bisby, Rachel E. Menzies et al.
7 citations
This study aimed to determine the relative efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) or cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) in comparison to a waitlist control (WLC) for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Participants completed assessments before and after treatment and at 6-month follow-up. Two hundred and sixty-nine participants with RA were recruited and randomised in a 2:2:1...
PLoS One
2025
Nicholas K. Canby, Elizabeth A Cosby, Roman Palitsky et al.
10 citations
Within mindfulness-based programs (MBPs), mixed results have been found for the role of childhood trauma as a moderator of depression outcomes. Furthermore, childhood trauma and PTSD symptoms have been identified as possible risk factors for the occurrence of meditation-related adverse effects (MRAE). The present research examined multiple forms of childhood trauma and PTSD symptoms as...
PLoS One
2025
Erik J Groessl, Thomas Rutledge
1 citation
A recent trial found that Transcendental Meditation (TM) was an effective non-trauma focused treatment for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The objective of this analysis was to examine the cost-effectiveness of TM for PTSD based on the trial results. Between 2013-2017, 203 veterans with PTSD were randomized to either TM, Prolonged Exposure (PE), or to a PTSD health...
PLoS One
2025
Johny Bozdarov, Brett D. M. Jones, Madeha Umer et al.
2 citations
Mindfulness-Based (non-contact) Boxing Therapy (MBBT) is a novel intervention designed to empower and promote self-agency through behavioral interventions, while reducing barriers to exercise for individuals with mental disorders. MBBT is an instructor-led, manualized, non-contact boxing group-exercise program (delivered in 90 min sessions, twice a week, over 10 weeks) that blends principles of...
International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health
2025
Ayşe Çuvadar, Handan Özcan
3 citations
Objective: This study was carried out to determine the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapies adapted for sexual function concerns on women's sexual function, sexual distress, and depression levels. Methods: For this meta-analysis study, a review was conducted by screening studies published in the last 10 years on PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, and YÖK National...
Frontiers in Psychology
2025
Fereshteh Mehrabi, Shadi Beshai
3 citations
In this study, we aimed to (1) examine profiles of mindfulness using the short form of the FFMQ (FFMQ-SF), (2) identify the demographic predictor (i.e., sex) of mindfulness profile membership, and (3) examine associations of mindfulness profiles with psychological outcomes (i.e., anxiety and depressive symptoms). This cross-sectional study included 604 individuals recruited from Amazon's...
Journal of Professional Nursing
2025
Ferhan Acikgoz, Aysel Karaca
14 citations
It is known that the depression, anxiety, and stress levels of the nursing students are higher compared to the general student population. Nursing educators should use evidence-based, effective, and innovative interventions to help students recognize and reduce their mental symptoms. This study aimed to determine the effect of the online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program, which was...
Frontiers in Psychology
2025
Paul Alan Arkin Alvarado-García, Marilú Roxana Soto-Vásquez, Francisco Mercedes Infantes Gomez et al.
23 citations
The university experience often brings various personal and academic challenges that can negatively impact students' mental health. This research aimed to evaluate the effect of a mindfulness program on stress, anxiety, depression, sleep quality, social support, and life satisfaction among university students. A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 128 participants, divided into...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
2025
Jojo Yan Yan Kwok, Lily Man Lee Chan, Charis Ann Lai et al.
13 citations
Clinical guidelines recommend a holistic approach to Parkinson's disease (PD) care, yet randomized trials examining mindfulness-based interventions in this context are scarce. This study investigated the effects of two mindfulness practices - meditation and yoga - on biopsychosocial outcomes in PD patients, including anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, motor/nonmotor symptoms, health-related...
Clinical Psychological Science
2025
Matthew J. Hirshberg, Cortland J. Dahl, Daniel M. Bolt et al.
9 citations
Understanding why interventions work is essential to optimizing them. Although mechanistic theories of meditation-based interventions (MBIs) exist, empirical evidence is limited. We randomly assigned 662 adults (79.9% reported clinical levels of anxiety or depressive symptoms) to a four-week smartphone-based MBI or wait-list control condition early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological...
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
2025
Hun Kang, Ian C Fischer, Peter J Na et al.
While there is a growing body of literature on mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions in veteran population, less is known about who might benefit from these interventions. In this study, we analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 4069 U.S. military veterans to examine levels and prevalence of mindfulness; identify and quantify key correlates of mindfulness; explore...
General Hospital Psychiatry
2025
Shizhen Wang, Wangjie Xia, Jian Zhang et al.
6 citations
This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of internet-based mindfulness interventions on anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with cancer. Eight databases (Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, and PsycINFO CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and CBM) were systematically searched from the inception of databases to August 2023 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Two independent reviewers...
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
2025
Yue Li, Jiaxing Tang, Gaopeng Chen
8 citations
This study aims to evaluate the effect of meditation-based mind-body interventions (MBIs) (Mindfulness, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Qigong) for older adults with poor sleep quality. Poor sleep quality exerts negative impact on life quality of old adults. The meditation-based mind-body interventions, with merits of simplicity, practicality, accessibility, and widespread dissemination, have been widely...
Annali di Igiene Medicina Preventiva e di Comunità
2025
Liana Murano, Vincenzo Damico, Luca Cossalter et al.
Long-COVID represents a clinical condition characterized by the inability of the patient who survived COVID-19 to regain the same state of health prior to the acute infection. Mindfulness-based stress reduction focuses on increasing awareness and acceptance of moment-to-moment experiences including difficult emotions and physical discomfort. To examine the effects of a Mindfulness-based stress...
Alzheimer's & Dementia
2025
Mamta Sapra, Lauren Hagemann, Katherine Luci et al.
3 citations
Effective interventions are needed to reduce caregiver burden and stress, particularly among family caregivers of veterans with dementia. Unique risk factors such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) further complicate caregiving. This study compares a four-session mindfulness-based multicomponent intervention (PAACC) with a cognitive behavioral intervention...
Frontiers in aging
2025
Meenakshi Kaushik, Anjali Yadav, Ashishdatt Upadhyay et al.
14 citations
Alzheimer's disease (AD) presents profound challenges, significantly impairing quality of life (QOL) for patients and increasing the burden on caregivers. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a tailored 12-week yoga intervention in improving the quality of life for individuals with mild to moderate AD and reducing caregiver burden (CB). This is yoga interventional study with...
PLoS One
2025
Masume Bakhtiari, Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad, Fahimeh Dehghani et al.
6 citations
Adolescents with Internet addiction (IA) frequently encounter elevated levels of anxiety and depression, which subsequently results in the perpetuation of their addiction behaviors. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children (MBCT-C) is an adapted version of traditional MBCT that targets emotional problems in children. The present study aimed to provide a framework for the implementation...
Depression and Anxiety
2025
Julia Fabienne Sandkühler, Fabian Kahl, Magda Zena Sadurska et al.
2 citations
Background: Despite the growing integrative trend in psychotherapy, few studies have examined the potential for immediate anxiety relief of many different psychotherapeutic exercises side by side under the same conditions. This information might be important to enhance engagement and self-efficacy, stop negative feedback loops, and prevent avoidant or destructive behavior during crises....
Psychology Research and Behavior Management
2025
Yuxuan Tan, Rong Huang, Zhuo Chen
1 citation
Health crises and disease outbreaks can trigger public fear, leading to behaviors such as panic buying. It's crucial to learn from past outbreaks and identify factors that can curb panic buying, enabling more effective management of this phenomenon. Although mindfulness has been shown to influence individual consumption behavior, no research to date has explored its association with panic...
Mindfulness
2025
Marc-Henri Deroche, Willem Kuyken, Teruhisa Uwatoko et al.
5 citations
This article explores the potential relevance of Mindfulness-Based Programs, particularly Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), to support the mission of higher education by facilitating the journey from information to knowledge, and from knowledge to wisdom. It thus addresses the problems of distractibility and superficial engagement caused by information overload and aims to prepare...