Complementary Therapies in Medicine
April 2011
David Sibbritt, Jon Adams, Pamela Van der Riet
To determine the characteristics of yoga and meditation users and non-users amongst young and mid-aged Australian women. The research was conducted as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) which was designed to investigate multiple factors affecting the health and well being of women over a 20-year period. The younger (28-33 years) (n=8885) and mid-aged (56-61...
Independent Nurse
April 1, 2011
Suzy Bashford
NICE recommends the use of mindfulness techniques as a psychological therapy.
Neuropsychiatry
April 1, 2011
Peter Bieling
3 citations
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is still a relatively new, standalone treatment for the prevention of relapse in depression. Combining about equal parts of mindfulness (Vipassana) meditation and cognitive behavioral principles, the treatment is 8 weeks of 2 h sessions for a group of remitted participants that can range in size (8–15 would be typical).
Med Educ
April 1, 2011
A randomised controlled trial of the effects of mindfulness practice on medical student stress levels.
Revista de Psicopatología y Psicología Clínica
April 1, 2011
María Teresa Miró, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Pérez, Jeanette Pérez Ramos et al.
27 citations
The aim of this study was to determine the degree of clinical effi cacy of mindfulness based treatments in the treatment of anxiety and/or depressive disorders, from a systematic review of relevant studies in the scientifi c literature. From a total of 1,450 references identifi ed, 15 studies met the selection criteria. Systematic analysis of these studies showed that interventions based on...
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
April 2011
Christina F Lavallee, Stanley A. Koren, Michael A. Persinger
The study objective was to determine the quantitative electroencephalographic correlates of meditation, as well as the effects of hindering (15 Hz) and facilitative (7 Hz) binaural beats on the meditative process. The study was a mixed design, with experience of the subject as the primary between-subject measure and power of the six classic frequency bands (δ, θ, low α, high α, β, γ),...
Emotion
April 1, 2011
Baljinder K Sahdra, Katherine A Maclean, Emilio Ferrer et al.
203 citations
We examined the impact of training-induced improvements in self-regulation, operationalized in terms of response inhibition, on longitudinal changes in self-reported adaptive socioemotional functioning. Data were collected from participants undergoing 3 months of intensive meditation training in an isolated retreat setting (Retreat 1) and a wait-list control group that later underwent identical...
Journal of College Student Psychotherapy
March 31, 2011
Jaimie L. Burns, Randolph M. Lee, Lauren J. Brown
78 citations
The effects of meditation, specifically Transcendental Meditation (TM), on college students' experience of stress, anxiety, depression, and perfectionistic thoughts was investigated using 43 undergraduate students. Self-report measures of the variables were completed prior to the start of the study. Student groups were trained in TM and practiced the technique consistently over a two-semester...
Communication Teacher
March 30, 2011
Holly Krech Thomas
This assessment project explored students' responses to contemplative exercises in a required communication course. The contemplative exercises complemented the public speaking aspect of the course, with the intent that students would feel more confident when giving presentations and that they would experience other benefits of contemplative practice. A student survey revealed that half of the...
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
March 29, 2011
Alberto Chiesa, Paolo Brambilla, Alessandro Serretti
20 citations
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