Social Psychological and Personality Science
November 24, 2014
Adam Lueke, Bryan Gibson
267 citations
Research has shown that mindfulness can positively affect peoples’ lives in a number of ways, including relying less on previously established associations. We focused on the impact of mindfulness on implicit age and racial bias as measured by implicit association tests (IATs). Participants listened to either a mindfulness or a control audio and then completed the race and age IATs. Mindfulness...
BMC Psychiatry
November 18, 2014
Anne Katrin Külz, Sarah Landmann, Barbara Cludius et al.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a very disabling condition with a chronic course, if left untreated. Though cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) with or without selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) is the method of choice, up to one third of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not respond to treatment in terms of at least 35% improvement of symptoms....
Medical Care
November 13, 2014
David J. Kearney, Carolyn Mcmanus, Carol A. Malte et al.
64 citations
BACKGROUND: Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) is a practice intended to enhance feelings of kindness and compassion for self and others. OBJECTIVES: To assess whether participation in a 12-week course of LKM for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with improved positive emotions, decentering, and personal resources. RESEARCH DESIGN: In an open-pilot trial, veterans...
Medical Care
November 13, 2014
J. Greg Serpa, Stephanie L. Taylor, Kirsten Tillisch
169 citations
INTRODUCTION: Anxiety, depression, and pain are major problems among veterans, despite the availability of standard medical options within the Veterans Health Administration. Complementary and alternative approaches for these symptoms have been shown to be appealing to veterans. One such complementary and alternative approach is mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a brief course that...
Behavioural Neurology
November 12, 2014
Adam W. Levin, Emily J. Hadgkiss, T. Weiland et al.
Objectives. To explore the association between meditation and health related quality of life (HRQOL), depression, fatigue, disability level, relapse rates, and disease activity in a large international sample of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods. Participants were invited to take part in an online survey and answer questions relating to HRQOL, depression, fatigue, disability, relapse...
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
November 11, 2014
E. Garland, Brett Froeliger, M. Howard
Abstract Dysregulated processing of natural rewards may be a central pathogenic process in the etiology and maintenance of prescription opioid misuse and addiction among chronic pain patients. This study examined whether a Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) intervention could augment natural reward processing through training in savoring as indicated by event-related brain...
Systematic Reviews
November 10, 2014
Taylor Hatchard, Christian Lepage, B. Hutton et al.
BackgroundChronic pain disorders impact the physical, psychological, social, and financial well-being of between 10%–30% of Canadians. The primary aims of psychological interventions targeting chronic pain disorders are to reduce patients’ pain-related disability and to improve their quality of life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the prevailing treatment for chronic pain, however...
Developmental Psychology
November 10, 2014
Lisa Flook, Simon B. Goldberg, Laura Pinger et al.
561 citations
Self-regulatory abilities are robust predictors of important outcomes across the life span, yet they are rarely taught explicitly in school. Using a randomized controlled design, the present study investigated the effects of a 12-week mindfulness-based Kindness Curriculum (KC) delivered in a public school setting on executive function, self-regulation, and prosocial behavior in a sample of 68...
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
November 3, 2014
Mary C Davis, Alex J Zautra, L. Wolf et al.
Objective This study compared the impact of cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain (CBT-P), mindful awareness and acceptance treatment (M), and arthritis education (E) on day-to-day pain- and stress-related changes in cognitions, symptoms, and affect among adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Method 143 RA patients were randomized to one of the three treatment conditions. CBT-P targeted pain...
European Psychiatry
November 1, 2014
L. Sala, Christine Mirabel-Sarron, Aurélie Docteur et al.
Depuis 2008, une démarche de pleine conscience (MBCT) est proposée dans notre service (clinique des maladies mentales et de l’encéphale, centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne) à des patients souffrant de troubles bipolaires. Cette démarche en 8 séances a été adaptée spécifiquement à des patients bipolaires, en accord avec le Pr Segal (université de Toronto). Cent sept patients ont participé, entre...