The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
October 1, 2011
Karen Caldwell, Lisa Emery, Mandy Harrison et al.
95 citations
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether participants in taijiquan classes would report increases in mindfulness greater than that of a comparison group, and whether changes in mindfulness were associated with improvements in mood, perceived stress, self-regulatory self-efficacy, and sleep quality. DESIGN: The study design was quasi-experimental with repeated measures....
Behavior Therapy
October 1, 2011
Willoughby B. Britton, Ben Shahar, Ohad Szepsenwol et al.
The high likelihood of recurrence in depression is linked to a progressive increase in emotional reactivity to stress (stress sensitization). Mindfulness-based therapies teach mindfulness skills designed to decrease emotional reactivity in the face of negative affect-producing stressors. The primary aim of the current study was to assess whether Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is...
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling
October 1, 2011
Mark E. Young, Leigh DeLorenzi, Laura Cunningham
16 citations
Meditation has been studied as a way of reducing stress in counseling clients since the 1960s. Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and new wave behavior therapies incorporate meditation techniques in their programs. This article identifies meditation's curative factors and limitations when using meditation in addiction settings.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH
October 1, 2011
A. K. S. Kushwaha
IJAR - Indian Journal of Applied Research (IJAR) IJAR is a double reviewed monthly print journal that accepts research works from scholars, academicians, professors, doctorates, lecturers, and corporate in their respective expertise of studies.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
October 1, 2011
Cara Geary, Susan L. Rosenthal
96 citations
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study were (1) to evaluate self-reported stress levels and daily spiritual experiences in academic health care employees before, immediately after, and 1 year after enrolling in a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course; and (2) to evaluate the correlation between a potential measure of pulse rate variability and self-reported stress levels. SUBJECTS:...
The Journal of Urology
October 1, 2011
Richard E. Berger
No AccessJournal of UrologyAdult Urology1 Oct 2011Re: Effect of Compassion Meditation on Neuroendocrine, Innate Immune and Behavioral Responses to Psychosocial Stress Richard E. BergerM.D. Richard E. BergerRichard E. Berger More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(11)60439-4AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack...
Clinical Journal of Pain
October 2011
Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Frank Wan-Kin Chan, Rebecca Lai-Ping Wong et al.
Research suggests that an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program (a structured form of meditation) might be effective in the treatment of various health problems including chronic pain. Our objective was to compare the clinical effectiveness of the MBSR program with a multidisciplinary pain intervention (MPI) program in terms of pain intensity, pain-related distress, quality...
Science China Life Sciences
October 1, 2011
Jun Ren, ZhiHui Huang, Jing Luo et al.
83 citations
Although previous studies have shown that sleep can inspire insight, it is still unclear whether meditation can promote insight. Meditation differs from other types of passive rest such as relaxation and sleep because it requires full consciousness and mindfulness of targets such as one's breathing. Forty-eight university students without meditation experience were recruited to learn a simple...
L'Encephale
October 2011
S Skanavi, X Laqueille, H-J Aubin
In substance use disorders, the lack of empirically supported treatments and the minimal utilization of available programs indicate that innovative approaches are needed. Mindfulness based therapies have been used in addictive disorders for the last 10years. Mindfulness can be defined as the ability to focus open, non-judgmental attention to the full experience of internal and external...
International Journal of Nursing Studies
September 29, 2011
Piyanee Klainin‐Yobas, Ma Aye Aye Cho, Debra Creedy
Objectives: Depression, a common mental health problem, is projected to be the second leading cause of disability for adults by year 2020. Mindfulness-based interventions (MFIs) have been integrated into therapeutic work on depression, but limited systematic reviews reported their efficacy on heterogeneous groups of mental disorders. This meta-analysis aimed to examine the efficacy of the MFIs...