Archives of Suicide Research
March 16, 2016
Nancy Lee Heath, Dana Carsley, Melissa E. de Riggi et al.
65 citations
Mindfulness is often part of treatment for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI); however, there has been limited research examining the role of mindfulness in NSSI. Thus, the current study sought to investigate the relationship among mindfulness, depressive symptoms, and NSSI (past year) in adolescents (N = 764; 56.8% female, M age = 14.42, SD = 0.64) with consideration of gender. Adolescents with...
Journal of Neuroscience
March 16, 2016
Fadel Zeidan, Adrienne L Adler-Neal, Rebecca E Wells et al.
Mindfulness meditation, a cognitive practice premised on sustaining nonjudgmental awareness of arising sensory events, reliably attenuates pain. Mindfulness meditation activates multiple brain regions that contain a high expression of opioid receptors. However, it is unknown whether mindfulness-meditation-based analgesia is mediated by endogenous opioids. The present double-blind, randomized...
BMC Psychiatry
March 15, 2016
H. Lo, S. Wong, J. Wong et al.
BackgroundAbout 4 % of children in Hong Kong have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The parents of children with ADHD report higher levels of stress and show more negative parenting behavior. Medication and behavior training are evidence-based treatments, but both show significant limitations. In short, medical treatment is not suitable for preschool children and would suppress...
Neuroscience Letters
March 11, 2016
Junling Gao, Jicong Fan, B. W. Wu et al.
The activities of the brain and the heart are dynamic, chaotic, and possibly intrinsically coordinated. This study aims to investigate the effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on the chaoticity of electronic activities of the brain and the heart, and to explore their potential correlation. Electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) were recorded at the...
Archives of women's mental health
March 10, 2016
Karen O' Leary, Samantha Dockray, Sean Hammond
Little research has examined the usefulness of positive well-being factors during pregnancy. Recent mindfulness research demonstrates that inconsistencies and the suitability of extant measures have yet to be examined in pregnancy. Effects of gratitude during pregnancy have yet to be examined despite consistently reported benefits in non-pregnant groups. The aims of this paper were to develop...
Journal of integrative cardiology
March 10, 2016
Amit J Shah, Robert J Ostfeld
Objectives: Meditation is a stress reduction intervention that is of potential benefit to patients with cardiovascular disease, but its interest in inner city cardiology patients is unknown. We surveyed patients at an inner city cardiology clinic about their interest in learning meditation and the impact of stress on their lifestyles. Methods: A survey was distributed to 215 consecutive...
Pain Medicine
March 10, 2016
Aleksandra Zgierska, Cindy A. Burzinski, Jennifer Cox et al.
145 citations
OBJECTIVE: To assess benefits of mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based intervention for opioid-treated chronic low back pain (CLBP). DESIGN: 26-week parallel-arm pilot randomized controlled trial (Intervention and Usual Care versus Usual Care alone). SETTING: Outpatient. SUBJECTS: Adults with CLBP, prescribed ≥30 mg/day of morphine-equivalent dose (MED) for at...
PLoS One
March 3, 2016
Sergio Elías Hernández, José Suero, Alfonso Barros et al.
Objectives: To investigate regional differences in grey matter volume associated with the practice of Sahaja Yoga Meditation. Design: Twenty three experienced practitioners of Sahaja Yoga Meditation and twenty three non-meditators matched on age, gender and education level, were scanned using structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging and their grey matter volume were compared using Voxel-Based...
Revista de Psicoterapia
March 1, 2016
Eduard Forcadell Lopez, Mònica Astals Vizcaino, Devi Treen Calvo et al.
3 citations
Introducción y Objetivos: El trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad (TDAH) es uno de los trastornos del neurodesarrollo más frecuentes en la infancia y a menudo persiste en la edad adulta. Los tratamientos conductuales y farmacológicos constituyen las intervenciones más eficaces. Para paliar algunos de sus déficits ha surgido un interés en nuevos tratamientos. El mindfulness...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
March 2016
John Scott-Hamilton, Nicola S. Schutte, Rhonda F Brown
This study investigated whether mindfulness training increases athletes' mindfulness and flow experience and decreases sport-specific anxiety and sport-specific pessimism. Cyclists were assigned to an eight-week mindfulness intervention, which incorporated a mindful spin-bike training component, or a wait-list control condition. Participants completed baseline and post-test measures of...