Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
August 1, 2009
Elissa S Epel, Jennifer Daubenmier, Judith T. Moskowitz et al.
324 citations
Understanding the malleable determinants of cellular aging is critical to understanding human longevity. Telomeres may provide a pathway for exploring this question. Telomeres are the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes. The length of telomeres offers insight into mitotic cell and possibly organismal longevity. Telomere length has now been linked to chronic stress exposure and...
The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology
July 30, 2009
Ellen J. Langer
Mindfulness is a flexible state of mind that is characterized by openness to novelty, sensitivity to context, and engagement with the present moment. In this chapter, mindfulness is proposed to be a critical factor in determining individual performance and shaping our learning experiences. In particular, mindfulness appears to be crucial in helping us deal with the inevitable uncertainties in...
The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology
July 30, 2009
Shauna L. Shapiro
Mental health, once defined in terms of absence of illness, has gradually become understood in a more holistic way, which also includes the positive qualities that help people flourish. This evolving definition of mental health has led to an exploration of other traditions and practices, including meditation, which for thousands of years have been devoted to developing an expanded vision of...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
July 28, 2009
Susan A Gaylord, William E. Whitehead, Rebecca S Coble et al.
53 citations
BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a functional bowel disorder with symptoms of abdominal pain and disturbed defecation experienced by 10% of U.S. adults, results in significant disability, impaired quality of life, and health-care burden. Conventional medical care focusing on pharmacological approaches, diet, and lifestyle management has been partially effective in controlling...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
July 8, 2009
Measurement of quality of life and participant experience with the mindfulness-based stress reduction program.
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
July 4, 2009
Cortisol as a marker for improvement in mindfulness-based stress reduction.
Nurse Education Today
July 2009
Yune Sik Kang, So Young Choi, Eunjung Ryu
This study examined the effectiveness of a stress coping program based on mindfulness meditation on the stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by nursing students in Korea. A nonequivalent, control group, pre-posttest design was used. A convenience sample of 41 nursing students were randomly assigned to experimental (n=21) and control groups (n=20). Stress was measured with the PWI-SF...
International Journal of Yoga
July 1, 2009
A review of the scientific studies on cyclic meditation.
Journal of Health Psychology
July 1, 2009
Kirsty Griffiths, P.M. Camic, J.M. Hutton
Recently there has been a growth of interest in mindfulness-based psychotherapeutic approaches across a range of medical problems. Cardiac rehabilitation patients often suffer from stress, worry, anxiety and depression, all of which can lead to poor prognosis and worsening of cardiac symptoms. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) of participant experiences, this study reports on...
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
July 1, 2009
Paul Chadwick, Stephanie Hughes, Daphne Russell et al.
The clinical literature cautions against use of meditation by people with psychosis. There is, however, evidence for acceptance-based therapy reducing relapse, and some evidence for clinical benefits of mindfulness groups for people with distressing psychosis, though no data on whether participants became more mindful. To assess feasibility of randomized evaluation of group mindfulness therapy...