Network Neuroscience
2024
Paulina Clara Dagnino, Javier A. Galadí, Estela Càmara et al.
4 citations
Contemplative neuroscience has increasingly explored meditation using neuroimaging. However, the brain mechanisms underlying meditation remain elusive. Here, we implemented a mechanistic framework to explore the spatiotemporal dynamics of expert meditators during meditation and rest, and controls during rest. We first applied a model-free approach by defining a probabilistic metastable substate...
Frontiers in Psychology
2024
Olga Tymofiyeva, Benjamin S Sipes, Tracy Luks et al.
7 citations
This study evaluated changes in the white matter of the brain and psychological health variables, resulting from a neuroscience-based mindfulness intervention, the Training for Awareness, Resilience, and Action (TARA), in a population of healthy adolescents. A total of 100 healthy adolescents (57 female, age ranges 14-18 years) were randomized into the 12-week TARA intervention or a...
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
2024
Yan-Li Wang, Xiao-Fang Zhang, Xiao-Ping Wang et al.
16 citations
This study aims to assess the clinical effectiveness of combining mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) with exercise intervention in improving anxiety, depression, sleep quality and mood regulation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A total of 60 patients with NSCLC who had not received surgical treatment were selected using convenience sampling and divided into an...
Health care for women international
2024
Leslee Goldstein, Andra Marie Smith, Daniela Romagnoli et al.
7 citations
This longitudinal study with female youth in the slums of Kampala, Uganda (n = 130), explored the impact of the Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) technique on self-esteem, the primary outcome measure, and self-efficacy, gratitude, hope, tiredness, and resilience as secondary outcomes. Quality-of-life behaviors were also assessed, including excessive alcohol use. After baseline testing...
Frontiers in Psychology
2024
Xixi Yan, Zhongwei Xiong, Huimin Sun et al.
1 citation
The incidence of allergic rhinitis in children is high across the world, as well as in China. Allergic rhinitis in children has serious impact on physical and mental health of the children. At the same time, the caregivers of allergic rhinitis children have heavy burden of care, and their mental problems are severe. It is necessary to implement timely psychological intervention for the...
Frontiers in Psychology
2024
Dan Zhang, Jianbo Shen, Hongyu Ma
3 citations
The development of a precise and comprehensive mindfulness measurement tool is a compelling area of research due to its lack at present. This study examines the utility of a multifactor mindfulness scale, particularly the Chinese version of the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences (CHIME), among Chinese college students. Prior to formal testing, 410 subjects completed the...
Frontiers in Psychology
2024
Michele Ferreira Rodrigues, Laiana Quagliato, Jose Carlos Appolinario et al.
5 citations
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) presents a significant challenge, affecting approximately 30% of individuals diagnosed with major depressive disorder and leading to poor treatment responses. Innovations in digital mental health, especially online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (eMBCT), offer promising avenues for enhancing access to effective mental health care for individuals with...
PLoS One
2024
Xiaohui Wang, Zhicheng Dai, Xinying Zhu et al.
36 citations
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy that occurs in women. Due to the pain caused by the disease itself and the adverse reactions in the treatment process, breast cancer patients are prone to anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence, and other negative emotions, which seriously affect the quality of life. As a systematic stress reduction therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction is...
Frontiers in Medicine
2024
Débora Silva Teixeira, Sandra Fortes, Celia Kestenberg et al.
8 citations
Brazilian Primary Health Care (PHC) is responsible for all-sanitary actions for a community-based population, including health promotion and mental health care. Mindfulness Based Health Promotion (MBHP) is an intervention that can promote self-care and psychosocial support in PHC. To discuss the effects of mindfulness based psychosocial group interventions for health promotion in primary care...
Frontiers in Psychology
2024
Ivana Buric, Maja Wrzesien, Jelica Milojičić et al.
1 citation
Self-compassion is a fundamental aspect of psychological health and well-being that can be cultivated through self-compassion meditations, but it remains unclear how to facilitate this most effectively. This study is the first to explore whether sensory and semantic priming introduced prior to a guided self-compassion meditation could enhance the effects of meditation in comparison with a...