JMIR mHealth and uHealth
August 19, 2015
Madhavan Mani, David J. Kavanagh, Leanne M Hides et al.
Background: There is growing evidence for the positive impact of mindfulness on wellbeing. Mindfulness-based mobile apps may have potential as an alternative delivery medium for training. While there are hundreds of such apps, there is little information on their quality. Objective: This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of mindfulness-based iPhone mobile apps and to evaluate their...
Frontiers in Psychology
August 18, 2015
Simone Otten, Eva Schötz, Marc Wittmann et al.
Recent research suggests that bodily signals and interoception are strongly related to our sense of time. Mindfulness meditators train to be aware of their body states and therefore could be more accurate at interval timing. In this study, n = 22 experienced mindfulness meditators and n = 22 matched controls performed both, an acoustic and a visual duration reproduction task of 8, 14, and 20 s...
Frontiers in Psychology
August 14, 2015
Clara Strauss, Neil Thomas, Mark Hayward
Adapted mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) could be of benefit for people distressed by hearing voices. This paper presents a systematic review of studies exploring this possibility and we ask five questions: (1) Is trait mindfulness associated with reduced distress and disturbance in relation to hearing voices? (2) Are MBIs feasible for people distressed by hearing voices? (3) Are MBIs...
bioRxiv Preprint Server
August 13, 2015
Jordi Manuello, Ugo Vercelli, Andrea Nani et al.
1 citation
preprint
Mindfulness meditation has been practiced in the East for more than two millennia, but in last years also Western neurscientists drown their attention to it. Mindfulness basically refers to moment to moment awareness. In this review we summarize different hypotheses concerning effects of mindfulness meditation practice and cerebral correlates accounting for these; furthermore we expose some of...
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
August 10, 2015
Adam Holt
This article summarizes the current state of meditation research, specifically focusing on mindfulness-based stress reduction and transcendental meditation. Despite significant methodological problems with the studies reported to date on the subject, there is consistent evidence that meditation can produce changes in the nervous system and physiology of the meditator, and can help with various...
Global Journal of Health Science
August 6, 2015
Najmeh Abedi Shargh, Nour Mohammad Bakhshani, Mohammad Davoud Mohebbi et al.
Infertility affects around 80 million people around the world and it has been estimated that psychological problems in infertile couples is within the range of 25-60%. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy on consciousness regarding marital satisfaction and general health in woman with infertility. Recent work is a clinical...
Global Journal of Health Science
August 6, 2015
Nour Mohammad Bakhshani, Ahmadreza Amirani, Hamed Amirifard et al.
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction (MBSR) on perceived pain intensity and quality of life in patients with chronic headache. Thus, forty patients based on the diagnosis of a neurologist and diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS) for migraine and chronic tension-type headache were selected and randomly assigned...
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences - Open Journal
August 4, 2015
Samuel R. Koval, Mcwelling Todman
15 citations
Background: Boredom and mindfulness have long been considered to be incompatible psychological states. The latter state has been associated with a variety of psychological benefits, whereas the former has tended to be associated with far less positive outcomes and conditions, such as substance abuse and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).Method: In an effort to empirically validate...
Journal of Health Psychology
August 1, 2015
Margaret Feuille, Ken Pargament
In order to examine mindfulness as an intervention for pain, 107 migraineurs, predominantly college students, were randomly assigned to brief training in standardized mindfulness, spiritualized mindfulness, and simple relaxation instructions. After 2 weeks of daily practice, participants completed the cold-pressor task while practicing their assigned technique, and their experience of the task...
Transcultural Psychiatry
August 2015
Geoffrey Samuel
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), and other "mindfulness"-based techniques have rapidly gained a significant presence within contemporary society. Clearly these techniques, which derive or are claimed to derive from Buddhist meditational practices, meet genuine human needs. However, questions are increasingly raised regarding what these...