In 2025, 1 billion of the world population is considered to experience anxiety and depression, and 32% of college students in the U.S. experience moderate-severe anxiety and 18% have severe depression. Common interventions such as medication and CBT are effective in most cases but turn out to fail 50 percent because of its side effects. Mindfulness-based counseling (MBSR/MBCT) applies basic...
Antecedentes: El dolor crónico constituye un problema de salud pública de alta prevalencia y complejidad, caracterizado por la interacción de factores biológicos, psicológicos y sociales que afectan significativamente la calidad de vida de quienes lo padecen. En las últimas décadas, diversas aproximaciones terapéuticas han incorporado enfoques basados en la aceptación y la conciencia plena,...
Background: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are psychological skills training approaches that are well recognized for enhancing psychological factors that influence sports performance. However, some factors, such as time commitment, cost, and accessibility required for traditional MBIs, can be a barrier to regular practice. As a result, brief MBIs with a duration of ≤ 30 min have gained...
In this randomized controlled trial with women living in poverty in Uganda (n = 199) we explored the impact of Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) on perceived stress-the primary outcome measure, and self-efficacy, anger, anxiety, fatigue, sleep, and resilience as secondary measures. After baseline testing participants were randomly assigned to either practice of TM or to a waitlist control group....
Background: Healthcare professionals face significant stress due to long hours, emotional demands, and critical decision-making. Chronic stress leads to burnout, reduced job satisfaction, and compromised patient care. Mindfulness and stress management strategies are increasingly recognized as effective interventions to support mental health and enhance resilience among healthcare workers....
Abstract Personality-based differences play a critical role in determining individual responsiveness to psychological interventions; however, traditional personality models often fail to explain variability in mindfulness-based outcomes. Recently, the Otrovert construct, proposed by Kaminski (2025), has emerged as a novel personality orientation emphasizing adaptive self-regulation and...
Online risk-taking among middle school-aged children is a growing concern, along with its potential consequences. With the widespread use of internet technologies, the likelihood of children encountering online risks can increase in parallel with the increase in usage. To date, there has been very little research on factors that could protect against online risks. The current study aims to fill...
Purpose: Chronic Insomnia Disorder (CID) is prevalent, yet access to effective treatments is limited. Integrating mindfulness with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) in an accessible online format may fill this gap. This study evaluated the efficacy of a therapist-guided, internet-delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Insomnia (iMBCT-I), which has been scarcely...
Frontiers in PsychologyFebruary 4, 2026Juan Camilo Benítez-Agudelo, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Vicente Javier Clemente-suárez
Introduction Academic stress represents a multifactorial psychophysiological phenomenon that can disrupt emotional well-being and autonomic balance in university students. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have shown promise in enhancing emotional regulation and physiological balance. This study aimed to evaluate the autonomic and psychophysiological effects of a 13-week mindfulness-based...
Psychiatry ResearchFebruary 4, 2026Waseem Abu-Ashour, Rick Audas, John-Michael Gamble et al.
Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic condition with high relapse rates affecting patients and health systems. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) are strategies for relapse prevention, but their comparative long-term cost-effectiveness remains unclear. Methods: We developed a cohort-based Markov model with three health states,...