Employees are severely affected by psychological distress, poor cardiometabolic health, and reduced productivity. Meditation has emerged as a potential strategy to enhance overall health. This systematic review synthesised the effectiveness of meditation for improving employees’ mental health and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) markers across 132 randomised controlled trials (145 intervention groups...
Background Detached Mindfulness (DM) is a central, transdiagnostic technique within Metacognitive Therapy (MCT). It involves increasing meta-awareness of intrusions while decentring from and disengaging with them, and is used to reduce the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome and dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs—key components of the metacognitive model of psychological disorders. Although DM is...
Introduction Music performance anxiety is prevalent among professional musicians and can undermine both wellbeing and performance. Musicians navigating the transition from advanced training to professional careers may be particularly vulnerable due to sustained evaluative exposure and career uncertainty. This study examines whether dispositional mindfulness is associated with music performance...
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, developed to prevent depression relapse in adults diagnosed with clinical depression, has attracted the attention of researchers in the current literature, and there is a growing interest in these applications. This growing interest has led to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy applications for children and adolescents. The current systematic review focuses...
Background: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), a therapeutic method that combines cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques and mindful meditation teachings, has been highly efficacious in remission maintenance for depressive symptoms and is currently recommended for remission maintenance of depression. Objective: The MBCT quality improvement study sought to implement an...
Actas Españolas de PsiquiatríaApril 15, 2026Edith Casillas-Alvarez, Angélica Ortega-Barreiro, Alejandro González-Ojeda et al.
Anesthesiology residents face high levels of occupational stress that can negatively impact their well-being and quality of life. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has emerged as a promising intervention to support mental health in healthcare professionals. To evaluate the effectiveness of a modified MBSR program on quality of life among anesthesiology residents. This prospective,...
Psychological stress among young adults has become an increasing concern in academic settings, influenced by academic demands, emotional challenges, and individual coping capacities. Mindfulness plays a significant role in shaping emotional regulation and stress perception. The present study explores differences in mindfulness, perceived stress, and emotional regulation among psychology and...
Scientific ReportsApril 14, 2026Mohamed Ali Sifi, Hamza Marzouki, Okba Selmi et al.2 citations
This study examined whether a three-week mindfulness program integrated into swim training could enhance mental skills, stabilize internal-load responses, and affect short-term endurance performance in youth swimmers. Thirty trained swimmers (20 males, 10 females; aged 19.7 ± 1.7 years) were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG, n = 15) or a control group (CG, n = 15). The EG...
PsicooncologíaApril 14, 2026Ana Paula Faican Narváez, Gianella Lisseth Toro Sánchez, Ximena Fernanda Mendoza Armijos
Introducción: Las intervenciones basadas en mindfulness (MBI) son estrategias clave en psicooncología. Objetivo: Evaluar la eficacia de las MBI en la calidad de vida (CV) de pacientes oncológicos. Método: Revisión sistemática (PRISMA) de 10 ensayos clínicos aleatorizados (2020- 2025) evaluados con Cochrane RoB 2.0. Resultados: En una muestra de 1,007 participantes, los protocolos MBSR y MBCT...
Background Methamphetamine (MA) addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder that impairs physical health, induces mental distress (e.g., anxiety), and triggers abnormal inflammatory and neurotransmitter responses, all contributing to high relapse rates. Mindfulness and yoga interventions may alleviate psychological distress and improve physical well-being in substance users; however, few studies...
Pregnancy is a complex period during which women experience profound physical, emotional, and social changes. Hormonal fluctuations, physiological transformations, and environmental factors during pregnancy can contribute to a range of psychosocial and psychiatric issues, such as stress, fear of childbirth, anxiety, and depression. In recent years, mindfulness-based approaches have been...
This study explored the feasibility and potential efficacy of an online psychological coaching programme for white‐collar corporate workers (M‐REBC), based on a combined mindfulness and rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) approach. The M‐REBC programme was delivered one‐to‐one to participants ( n = 14), over six 60‐min virtual sessions, amounting to over 80 h of psychological coaching...
Workplace stress is a critical factor that undermines employee performance and leads to physical ailments and mental health challenges. Although meditation is widely recognized as an effective stress-reduction strategy, traditional meditation practices are often too time-consuming or complicated to be easily incorporated into professional settings. To address this issue, we introduce StreAM...
Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly integrated into mental health and well-being technologies, yet little is known about how they are perceived by older adults or how they should be designed to meet later-life needs. Mindfulness technologies, often promoted as tools for healthy ageing, provide a useful context for exploring these questions. We conducted participatory workshops with...
VR mindfulness meditation has been widely used for stress reduction and psychological rehabilitation owing to its immersion and controllability. However, the common static-body with visual-movement paradigm often disrupts the natural coordination between vision, vestibular sense, and proprioception, inducing sensory conflicts that hinder the stable onset and maintenance of state mindfulness....
Adolescents are disproportionately affected by mental illness exacerbated by developmental vulnerabilities and resource gaps. Meditation offers benefits if integrated effectively into treatment plans as a therapeutic adjunct. Research indicates that meditation skills training in Virtual Reality (VR) has been beneficial for adults, and may yield similar benefits for adolescents. However,...
TrialsApril 13, 2026Fanshan Huang, Weiwei Wang, Xin Miao et al.
Traumatic amputations are common traumatic injuries that require digital replantation to restore the form, function, and sensation of the hand. The post-surgical survival of replanted digits is influenced by multiple factors, including psychological factors such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is considered a potential...
Abstract The study aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness practice on occupational stress and quality of work life among secondary school teachers in Bangalore city. A pre-test post-test control group design was used and participants were assigned to experimental (n = 15) and control group (n = 15). Participants completed the Occupational Stress Index (OSI) and Work-Related Quality of Life...
Family caregivers (FCGs) of cancer patients play a critical role in providing emotional and physical support. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been increasingly explored as a potential approach to improving the psychological well-being of FCGs. However, the caregiving burden often results in significant psychological distress, including stress, anxiety, and depression. This...
Sustaining the mental health and well-being of students is the utmost priority in the 21st Century, while Mindfulness has been proven to be a crucial factor to enhance the mental health of individuals with psychological disorders. Still, there is a lack of Indian-specific studies that examined the association between mindfulness and the subjective well-being of students. The present study...