International journal of cardiology
November 5, 2010
Caroline Peressutti, Juan M Martín-González, Juan M García-Manso et al.
The dynamic interactions among physiological rhythms imbedded in the heart rate signal can give valuable insights into autonomic modulation in conditions of reduced outward attention. Therefore, in this study we analyzed the heart rate variability (HRV) in different levels of practice in Zen meditation (Zazen). Nineteen subjects with variable experience took part in this study. In four special...
November 3, 2010
C. Berghmans
Dans le courant des alternatives thérapeutiques et de l'approche corps/esprit, la méditation comme objet de recherche dans le champ des prises en charge thérapeutique et de la psychologie de la santé fait état d'un grand nombre de recherches aux États-Unis depuis les vingts dernières années, Un développement embryonnaire voit le jour dans les pays francophone. S'inscrivant dans cette optique,...
November 3, 2010
Lionel Strub
Au regard des conséquences du stress sur la santé des travailleurs sont apparues des méthodes visant à modifier la perception des situations stressantes telle la MBSR et ses pratiques méditatives de pleine conscience. Ce constat laisse entrevoir la pertinence potentielle de la MBCT combinant des éléments de la MBSR et de la thérapie cognitive dans la prise en charge du stress...
Journal of American College Health
November 1, 2010
Kimberly C Roberts, Sharon Danoff-Burg
Objective: the investigators examined relations between mindfulness and health behaviors in college students, as well as the role of stress in mediating these effects. Participants: participants were 553 undergraduates (385 females; mean age = 18.8 years, SD = 2.1) recruited from a university in the northeastern United States. Methods: participants completed questionnaires assessing...
The Hearing Journal
November 1, 2010
Jennifer J. Gans
5 citations
Tinnitus is a term for acoustical perceptions heard in the ear(s) or head that are not produced by external sound. It can be experienced as a ringing, buzzing, whooshing, or hissing sound. Frustration, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are among the common physical/emotional symptoms that patients report when describing how their lives have been disrupted since the onset of their tinnitus. 1...
The Spanish Journal of Psychology
November 1, 2010
Reducing teachers' psychological distress through a mindfulness training program.
Atención Primaria
November 2010
Clemente Franco Justo
To check the effectiveness of a mindfulness development meditation technique on stress and anxiety in a group of primary-care physicians. Quasi-experimental with pretest/posttest/follow-up measurements in a control group and an experimental group. SITE: University of Almeria. 38 primary-care physicians enrolled in a Teaching Aptitude Course (CAP). An experimental group and a control group were...
International Journal of Psychophysiology
November 2010
Paul A. M. van den Hurk, Barbara H Janssen, Fabio Giommi et al.
Mental training by meditation has been related to changes in high-level cognitive functions that involve top-down processing. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the practice of meditation is also related to alterations in low-level, bottom-up processing. Therefore, intersensory facilitation (IF) effects in a group of mindfulness meditators (MM) were compared to IF effects in an...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
November 1, 2010
A mindfulness-based approach to the treatment of insomnia.
Epilepsy & Behavior
November 2010
Nancy J Thompson, Elizabeth Reisinger Walker, Natasha Obolensky et al.
This study evaluated the efficacy of a newly developed, home-based depression intervention for people with epilepsy. Based on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), the eight-session, weekly intervention was designed for group delivery via the Internet or telephone. Forty participants were randomly assigned to intervention or waitlist. Depressive symptoms and other outcomes were measured...