Skip to content

Meditation: all studies

Page 1164 of 2,181: studies 11,631 to 11,640 of 21,810, newest first. Back to the meditation overview

Research

Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on quality of life in nursing home residents: a feasibility study.

Forschende Komplementarmedizin (2006) April 2008 Sarah Ernst, Justus Welke, Christoph Heintze et al.

With demographic change, the number of elderly people is increasing. The aging process and associated stress diminishes their quality of life. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been claimed to reduce stress and alleviate suffering. It might be a useful approach to improve the condition in the elderly. To examine feasibility and potential effects of MBSR on nursing home residents in...

DOI: 10.1159/000121479 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab)

Educating For Tolerance And Compassion: Is There A Place For Meditation In A College Classroom?

College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal April 1, 2008 Lana Zinger

Could contemplative practices change the way we think and act so that we move toward a more just, compassionate, and reflective classroom? The author’s personal experiences and preparation for the practice, the content, the impact of the practice on students, and reflections on contemplative practice as a movement in education are offered as an example of the potential for contemplative...

DOI: 10.19030/ctms.v4i4.5543 (opens in new tab)

Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Distress

Complementary health practice review April 1, 2008 Kimberly A. Coffey, Marilyn Hartman 344 citations

Both dispositional mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions have been found to be associated with less psychological distress. The current study investigated three mechanisms by which mindfulness might exert its beneficial effects: emotion regulation, nonattachment, and reduced rumination. Correlational self-report data were collected from two independent, nonclinical samples of...

DOI: 10.1177/1533210108316307 (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Rumination Clinical psychology Structural equation modeling +5

Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation.

Trends in Cognitive Sciences April 1, 2008 Antoine Lutz, Heleen A. Slagter, John D. Dunne et al.

Meditation can be conceptualized as a family of complex emotional and attentional regulatory training regimes developed for various ends, including the cultivation of well-being and emotional balance. Among these various practices, there are two styles that are commonly studied. One style, focused attention meditation, entails the voluntary focusing of attention on a chosen object. The other...

DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2008.01.005 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab)

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in bipolar disorder: Preliminary evaluation of immediate effects on between-episode functioning

Journal of Affective Disorders April 1, 2008 J.M.G. Williams, Y. Alatiq, Catherine Crane et al.

Background Bipolar disorder is highly recurrent and rates of comorbidity are high. Studies have pointed to anxiety comorbidity as one factor associated with risk of suicide attempts and poor overall outcome. This study aimed to explore the feasibility and potential benefits of a new psychological treatment (Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy: MBCT) for people with bipolar disorder focusing on...

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.08.022 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab)

Mindfulness‐based stress reduction: A literature review and clinician’s guide

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners April 1, 2008 Sharon Praissman 253 citations

PURPOSE: To provide nurse practitioners (NPs) with clinical research about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and demonstrate its usefulness for reducing stress in a variety of populations. DATA SOURCES: A literature review was conducted using the following databases: EBSCO, Cinahl, Pschyline, and Medline. English language articles published between 2000 and 2006 in peer-reviewed...

DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00306.x (opens in new tab)

Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise

PLoS One March 25, 2008 Antoine Lutz, Julie A. Brefczynski-Lewis, Tom Johnstone et al. 942 citations

Recent brain imaging studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have implicated insula and anterior cingulate cortices in the empathic response to another's pain. However, virtually nothing is known about the impact of the voluntary generation of compassion on this network. To investigate these questions we assessed brain activity using fMRI while novice and expert meditation...

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001897 (opens in new tab) Meditation Insula Amygdala Empathy +3