Global Advances in Health and Medicine
November 1, 2013
J. Feldman
Focus Areas: Experiential Workshop, Supporting Behavioral Change, Mental Health Introducing mind-body approaches to the typical patient seeking a quick medical solution, usually medication, poses a major challenge to an integrative practitioner. This necessitates an approach that shifts the discussion from what the practitioner can do to fix or cure the condition to what the patient can do to...
Psychology and Health
November 1, 2013
Christine M Guardino, Christine Dunkel Schetter, Julienne E Bower et al.
This randomised controlled pilot trial tested a six-week mindfulness-based intervention in a sample of pregnant women experiencing high levels of perceived stress and pregnancy anxiety. Forty-seven women enrolled between 10 and 25 weeks gestation were randomly assigned to either a series of weekly Mindful Awareness Practices classes (n = 24) with home practice or to a reading control condition...
Paragrana
November 1, 2013
Michael Huppertz
Die Anwendung meditativer Praktiken bei schweren psychischen Erkrankungen wird in der Psychiatrie skeptisch betrachtet. Der vorliegende Text wirft die Frage auf, ob dies berechtigt ist. Er sieht eine Ursache für diese Skepsis in einem zu engen, kognitivistischen Verständnis sowohl von psychiatrischen Erkrankungen als auch von Meditation. Meditation wird oft einseitig als Veränderung des...
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
November 1, 2013
Inmaculada Plaza, Marcelo Marcos Piva Demarzo, Paola Herrera-Mercadal et al.
Interest in mindfulness has increased exponentially, particularly in the fields of psychology and medicine. The trait or state of mindfulness is significantly related to several indicators of psychological health, and mindfulness-based therapies are effective at preventing and treating many chronic diseases. Interest in mobile applications for health promotion and disease self-management is...
Paragrana
November 1, 2013
Ulrich Ott
Die neurowissenschaftliche Forschung beschäftigt sich in den letzten Jahren verstärkt mit Methoden der Achtsamkeitsmeditation, die in zahlreiche klinische Behandlungsprogramme integriert wurden. Nach einer kurzen Vorstellung der Magnetresonanztomographie und der Programme mit der weitesten Verbreitung (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction und Mindfulness- based Cognitive Therapy) werden vier...
Cognitive Processing
November 1, 2013
Jui-Feng Tsai, Shaw-Hwa Jou, WenChun Cho et al.
Increased alpha and theta activities in electroencephalography (EEG) have been found during various forms of meditation. However, advanced stage of meditation drew less attention to date. We aimed at exploring EEG characteristics during advanced meditation. Bilateral absolute alpha and theta EEG powers were recorded when a single meditator at rest, exercising breath meditation, and reaching the...
International Journal of Psychophysiology
November 1, 2013
Luis Carlos Delgado-Pastor, Pandelis Perakakis, Pailoor Subramanya et al.
The concept of mindfulness is based on Vipassana, a Buddhist meditation technique. The present study examines the physiological indices of attention and autonomic regulation in experienced Vipassana meditators to test the claim that mindfulness is an effective therapeutic tool due to its effects on increasing awareness of present experience and emotional self-regulation. Ten male experienced...
BMJ Open
November 1, 2013
Adele Krusche, Eva Cyhlarova, J Mark G Williams
Objectives Face-to-face mindfulness interventions have been shown to significantly decrease perceived stress, anxiety and depression and research is beginning to show similar benefits for such courses delivered via the internet. We investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of an online mindfulness course for perceived stress, anxiety and depression. Design A follow-up investigation of an...
European Psychiatry
November 1, 2013
L. Sala, D. Rambaud, B. Aubriot
Nous avons mis en place dans notre CMP de secteur adulte, des protocoles de Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) spécifiquement adaptés à des patients souffrant de phobie sociale. L’objectif de cette étude pilote était d’examiner l’efficacité du développement de MBCT à des patients souffrant de phobie sociale. Trente patients ont participé à ce jour à cette étude. Vingt-quatre personnes...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
November 1, 2013
Steve Paulson, Richard J. Davidson, Amishi P. Jha et al.
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Many of us go through our daily lives on autopilot, not fully aware of our conscious experiences. In a discussion moderated by Steve Paulson, executive producer and host of To the Best of Our Knowledge, neuroscientists Richard Davidson and Amishi Jha and clinical mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn explore the role of consciousness in mental and physical health, how we can train our minds to be...