Obesity Reviews
July 28, 2024
Mahesh Kumar Khanal, Leila Karimi, Peter Saunders et al.
Psychological distress has a demonstrable impact on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and risk factors. Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been shown to reduce stress and improve health and well‐being. The current review aimed to synthesize the evidence on the effects of TM on cardiometabolic outcomes and identify gaps for future research. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and Web of...
مجله علوم پزشکی صدرا
July 28, 2024
Azam Sobhani Najafabadi, Mahbobeh Sadat Fadavi, Ali Mahdad
Introduction: Aggression in children and teenagers can lead to psychological and social harm to themselves and those around them. Given this, the present study aimed to examine the effect of child-centered mindfulness therapy on reducing social anxiety and bullying among aggressive male students.Methods: The research method employed in this study was quasi-experimental, with a pre-test,...
Brain Injury
July 28, 2024
Birgitta Johansson, E Dalhielm
1 citation
The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program has shown promising results for people suffering from mental fatigue after an acquired brain injury. The aim was to evaluate the feasibility of a MBSR program performed as an online self-study course for this group of people. Sixty participants who had suffered an acquired brain injury with lasting mental fatigue were randomized to an online...
Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences
July 28, 2024
Can Gu, Yunyun Peng, Yueyang Peng et al.
1 citation
The efficacy of monotherapy in alleviating psychological disorders like anxiety and depression among breast cancer patients is suboptimal, necessitating effective psychosocial interventions. Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to mitigate anxiety-depression symptoms and encourage beneficial behaviors. The online mindfulness-based cancer recovery (MBCR) offers flexibility and guides...
Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies
July 26, 2024
Aayushi Pandey, Shashank Mittal, Xuan-Hoa Nghiem
This chapter explores developing and implementing mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) tailored for entrepreneurs to reduce stress and enhance well-being. Recognizing the unique challenges faced by entrepreneurs, the chapter examines the theoretical foundations of mindfulness and its relevance to entrepreneurship. It outlines practical strategies for creating effective MBIs, including...
JMIR Formative Research
July 25, 2024
Ioannis Iliakis, Maria Anagnostouli, George P Chrousos
1 citation
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system, often leading to poor sleep quality and diminished quality of life (QoL) for affected patients. Sleep disturbances in MS do not always correlate linearly with other symptoms such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, or pain. Various approaches, including stress reduction techniques such as...
Indian Journal of YOGA Exercise & Sport Science and Physical Education
July 24, 2024
Debajyoti Acharyya, Srikanta Mishra
The objective of this study was to find out the influence of Yogasana, Meditation and Pranayama practice on the Physiological and Psychological variables of College-level Students, Psychological fitness — or mental health — can be measured by assessing levels of anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, satisfaction, positive relationships, responsibility and competence. A person with high...
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
July 24, 2024
Eric L Garland
The opioid crisis emerged in part due to the overprescribing of opioid analgesics for chronic pain. Although not the only source of the current epidemic of opioid use disorder (OUD), the prescription of opioids for chronic pain remains one vector for the development of opioid misuse and OUD. However, opioid tapering is not appropriate for all patients, and some patients may need to remain on...
Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
July 24, 2024
Shuangshuang Xu
Resuming the theoretical and historical conceptualization of mindfulness research is of utmost importance if we want to transcend the positivistic and instrumental trend in the present field and to understand better what mindfulness is and how mindfulness works. Based on von Fircks (2023)'s introduction of Daosim's wu wei into Meadian Social Psychology, this commentary continues dialoguing the...
Journal of aging and health
July 24, 2024
Fatemeh Talebisiavashani, Mohsen Mohammadi-Sartang
6 citations
To assess whether mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) affect mental health and cognitive abilities in older adults. A systematic search was performed in PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, and Google Scholar up to June 2023. Weight mean difference and 95% confidence intervals were provided as summary statistics. In total, 26 articles were eligible. Overall, MBIs showed a statistically...