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The contribution of mindfulness practice to a multicomponent behavioral sleep intervention following substance abuse treatment in adolescents: a treatment-development study.

Substance Abuse April 2010 Willoughby B. Britton, Richard R Bootzin, Jennifer C Cousins et al.

Poor sleep is common in substance use disorders (SUDs) and is a risk factor for relapse. Within the context of a multicomponent, mindfulness-based sleep intervention that included mindfulness meditation (MM) for adolescent outpatients with SUDs (n = 55), this analysis assessed the contributions of MM practice intensity to gains in sleep quality and self-efficacy related to SUDs. Eighteen...

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: Effect on Emotional Distress in Older Adults

Complementary health practice review April 1, 2010 Laura A Young, Michael J. Baime

Objectives: Mindfulness training may help seniors successfully manage the physical and psychological challenges of aging in a manner that reduces distress and promotes vitality. The purpose of this retrospective analysis is to evaluate the impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training on mood states in older adults. Methods: The authors identified 141 older adults (>60 years) who...

Comparative analysis of integrative self-knowledge, mindfulness, and private self-consciousness in predicting responses to stress in Iran.

International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie April 1, 2010 Nima Ghorbani, Christopher J L Cunningham, P J Watson

Previous research has established that awareness of self-experience is a stress resistance resource. The present study conducted an analysis of measures that record different aspects of self-awareness (private self-consciousness, mindfulness, and integrative self-knowledge) to explain this stress-resistance effect in a sample of Iranian university students (N = 186). These students responded to...

Yoga: India's Philosophy of Meditation (review)

Philosophy East and West April 1, 2010 Stuart Ray Sarbacker

Reviewed by: Yoga: India's Philosophy of Meditation Stuart Ray Sarbacker Yoga: India's Philosophy of Meditation. Edited by Gerald James Larson and Ram Shankar Bhattacharya. Volume 12 of Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophy, Series Editor Karl Potter. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 2008. Pp. 784. Yoga: India's Philosophy of Meditation is the most recent volume in the highly acclaimed...

The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Therapy on Anxiety and Depression: A Meta-Analytic Review

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology April 1, 2010 Stefan G Hofmann, Alice T. Sawyer, Ashley A. Witt et al.

BACKGROUND Although mindfulness-based therapy has become a popular treatment, little is known about its efficacy. OBJECTIVES To conduct an effect size analysis of this popular intervention for anxiety and mood symptoms in clinical samples. DATA SOURCES A literature search was conducted using PubMed, PsycInfo, the Cochrane Library, and manual searches. REVIEW METHODS The search identified 39...