BMJ Open
November 23, 2023
Adam P. Wagner, Julieta Galante, Géraldine Dufour et al.
7 citations
Objective: Increasing numbers of young people attending university has raised concerns about the capacity of student mental health services to support them. We conducted a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to explore whether provision of an 8 week mindfulness course adapted for university students (Mindfulness Skills for Students-MSS), compared with university mental health support as usual...
Trials
November 23, 2023
Grace Branjerdporn, Kerri Gillespie, Elizabeth A Martin et al.
1 citation
Perinatal women are highly vulnerable to developing mental health issues and particularly susceptible to a recurrence of psychiatric illness. Poor mental health during the perinatal period can have long-term impacts on the physical and psychiatric health of both mother and child. A potentially useful strategy to improve women's mental health is through a mobile application teaching mindfulness,...
2023 IEEE Colombian Caribbean Conference
November 22, 2023
Alejandro Arias-Salazar, David Juárez-Varón, Mario Linares-Vásquez
Mindfulness meditation has shown promising results for students; however, meditations generated through text-to-speech (TTS) are not as prevalent. Determining whether technologically developed Mindfulness meditations can yield positive outcomes is vital. This article presents the results of a pilot study on the effects of TTS-generated guided meditation on university students. Twelve...
Cureus
November 22, 2023
Akshay Dubey, Parikshit A Muley
5 citations
Chronic pain is a complex and pervasive health issue that significantly impacts the lives of millions. Various cultures have been practicing meditation for thousands of years, and it has been shown that it has many positive effects on mental and physical health. The impact of meditation on chronic pain is encouraging as it will form the base for future advancements. Meditation can improve the...
2023 2nd International Conference on Ambient Intelligence in Health Care
November 17, 2023
Nahali Sen, I. S. Misra
Mental stress relief is crucial for leading a healthy human life. Meditation is regarded as a stimulus for relieving mental stress over a period. EEG signal provides a deep insight into the underlying changes in brain activities with different stimulation. In this work, effects of meditation on stress have been studied by analyzing frequency and non-linear features of EEG signals. For this...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
November 17, 2023
Selen Atasoy, Anira Escrichs, Eloise Stark et al.
6 citations
preprint
ABSTRACT Meditation is an ancient practice that is shown to yield benefits for cognition, emotion regulation and human flourishing. In the last two decades, there has been a surge of interest in extracting the neural correlates of meditation, in particular of mindfulness meditation. Yet, these efforts have been mostly limited to the analysis of certain regions or networks of interest and a...
European Psychiatry
November 17, 2023
Kerem Böge, Inge Hahne, Niklas Bergmann et al.
Introduction The therapeutic effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) has been shown for various mental disorders. However, for schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD), only a few trials have been conducted, mostly in outpatient settings. Objectives This study aimed to investigate feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a four-week mindfulness-based group...
International Journal of Social Science and Human Research
November 17, 2023
Huong, Xuan Vu (PhD)
Major depressive disorder is a common and recurring condition that necessitates ongoing advancements in treatment. The integration of mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioural techniques in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has shown promise as an effective approach. This review focuses on the current evidence regarding MBCT's efficacy in treating acute depression and preventing...
Journal of Maternal and Child Health
November 16, 2023
Runjati Runjati, Mardiyono Mardiyono
Background: Untreated pregnancy anxiety can have a significant impact on the pregnancy and postpartum outcomes. Causing mental disorders during pregnancy has an increased risk and adverse effects on the mother and fetus. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can increase awareness about the function of thought patterns in daily activities and is able to control awareness of thoughts,...
The Indonesian Journal of Public Health
November 16, 2023
Setiyo Purwanto, Mahadir Ahmad, Zaini Said et al.
1 citation
Introduction: The prevalence of insomnia in Indonesia is still quite high around 10% to 38.5%. Mindfulness is one of the therapeutic models that can overcome the weaknesses of previous therapeutic for insomnia. Muslims need therapy that uses elements of Islam to feel the benefits. Aim: to develop mindfulness dhikr breathing therapy for insomnia. In this study, we assess the face validity,...