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Exploring the inner landscape: Mindfulness, meditation, Metacognition and Phenomenology

Ceylon Journal of Medical Science December 10, 2024 Saroj Jayasinghe, Wasantha Gunathunga

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Feasibility and Efficacy of a Novel Mindfulness App Used With Matcha Green Tea in Generally Healthy Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.

JMIR mHealth and uHealth December 10, 2024 Ryohei Tanaka-Kanegae, Koji Yamada, Chad M Cook et al. 1 citation

Mindfulness practices, such as breathing meditation (BM), reduce stress and enhance mood. One such practice is mindful eating, where a practitioner focuses on the five senses while eating or drinking. A novel set of prototypes has been developed, incorporating principles of mindful eating. These prototypes include matcha green tea and a mobile app that provides audio guidance for meditation...

DOI: 10.2196/63078 Full text Mindfulness Green tea Guided tea meditation Mhealth +8

Benefits of Meditation Practices in Alleviating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms for Individuals Already in Therapy

Pacific Journal of Health December 8, 2024 Jeanette G Mann, Lindsay Gietzen

Abstract This study examines the impact of adding and incorporating a meditation practice into a treatment plan for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for three adult patients at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). The cases involved included patients with persistent PTSD symptoms who had experienced limited improvement with standard therapies. Data from Electronic Health Records and...

DOI: 10.56031/2576-215x.1087

Case Report: Case report : Mindfulness training led to catharsis and mindfulness-to-meaning in a patient with social anxiety disorder comorbid with persistent depressive disorder (Dysthymia)

F1000Research December 6, 2024 Hisanobu Kaiya, Asuka Hasegawa, Chika Komatsu et al.

Background The use of mindfulness in the treatment of anxiety and depression is becoming more and more widespread, but there are few reports that it has fundamentally changed patients’ sense of life. Case Presentation This report showed 9 year’s progress of treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder and Persistent Depressive Disorder in a 41-year-old female patient experiencing a long-term painful...

DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.152730.1

Examining the Use of Virtual Reality to Support Mindfulness Skills Practice in Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Mixed Methods Study.

Journal of Medical Internet Research December 6, 2024 Rebecca Blackmore, Claudia Giles, Hailey Tremain et al. 23 citations

Virtual reality (VR) has been proposed as a technology to support mindfulness practice through promoting increased engagement and presence. The proposed benefits of this technology have been largely unexamined with clinical populations. Further research is required to understand its clinical potential and utility in improving and managing mental health symptoms. This study aims to investigate...

DOI: 10.2196/45640 Full text Depression Mindfulness Anxiety disorders Bipolar disorder +2

Self-Esteem and Mindfulness among Undergraduate Medical Students with Social Anxiety Disorder

Bengal Journal of Psychiatry December 5, 2024 Srikanth Lella, Therissa Benerji, Madhavi Kodali et al.

Objectives To assess self-esteem and mindfulness among undergraduate medical students with social anxiety disorder. Material and Methods Four hundred and six undergraduate medical students were assessed using the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) and diagnosed using DSM-5 criteria. Self-esteem and mindfulness were assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) and Mindful Attention...

DOI: 10.25259/bjpsy_2_2024 Full text

Differential relationship between meditation methods and psychotic-like and mystical experiences.

PLoS One December 5, 2024 Timothy Palmer, Kenza Kadri, Eric Fakra et al. 5 citations

Much work has investigated beneficial effects of mindfulness-based meditation methods, but less work has investigated potential risks and differences across meditation methods. We addressed this in a large pre-registered online survey including 613 mediators where we correlated participants' experience with fifty meditation techniques to psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) and mystical...

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309357 Full text Mindfulness Contemplation Contemplative practices Spiritual practice +16

Mindfulness Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases in Indonesia: Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges

Trends in Immunotherapy December 4, 2024 Dene Fries Sumah, Vernando Yanry Lameky, Nenny Parinussa 1 citation

Mindfulness therapy, a psychological approach emphasizing awareness of the present experience without judgment, has gained attention as a potential intervention for improving the quality of life of patients with autoimmune diseases in Indonesia. With the increasing prevalence of autoimmune diseases and their associated physical and psychological symptoms, mindfulness therapy is highly relevant....

DOI: 10.54963/ti.v9i1.859 Mindfulness Psychotherapist Medicinal plant research

Healing through the Body: The Potential Role of Daoist Meditation in Psychedelic Therapy

PsyArXiv December 4, 2024 Kenneth Shinozuka, Ben Cox, Leor Roseman 1 citation preprint

Psychedelics are hallucinogenic drugs that have the potential to treat depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other psychiatric conditions. The dominant paradigm in contemporary psychedelic-assisted therapy is non-directive; that is, participants undergo the psychedelic treatment with minimal external guidance from therapists. However, the clinical outcomes of psychedelic therapy could...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/s32pm Psychedelic therapy Psychedelic-assisted therapy Mindfulness Psychedelic healing +12

The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Auditory Hallucinations in Patients with Schizophrenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Research Square December 3, 2024 Qiubi Tang, Wenqing Zhou, Tao Zheng et al. preprint

Abstract Background Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterized by symptoms such as auditory hallucinations, which can seriously impact patients' quality of life and social functioning. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological intervention to manage these symptoms. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of MBCT on auditory...

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5365042/v1