August 1, 2023
Bini Sebastian
The purpose of this study was to understand the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention for students of color who experiences a low sense of belonging. An embedded mixed methods design including a quantitative component (RCT of two intervention groups that underwent the same intervention and one control group) and a qualitative component (content analysis) was utilized to test the...
British Journal of Psychology
August 1, 2023
Nuria Victoria Aguerre, Carlos Javier Gómez-Ariza, Antonio José Ibáñez-Molina et al.
While growing evidence supports that dispositional mindfulness relates to psychological health and cognitive enhancement, to date there have been only a few attempts to characterize its neural underpinnings. In the present study, we aimed at exploring the electrophysiological (EEG) signature of dispositional mindfulness using quantitative and complexity measures of EEG during resting state and...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
August 1, 2023
Isabel Carrero, Carlos Martínez de Ibarreta, Carmen Valor et al.
Our understanding of the emotions elicited by loving-kindness meditation (LKM) at early stages of practice is limited, despite the influence that these emotions may have on later engagement. Past work suggests that LKM may elicit emotional ambivalence at early stages of the practice, but it is still unclear whether the content of LKM activates this ambivalence and who is more likely to...
Philosophy East and West
August 1, 2023
Mark Fortney
According to Iris Murdoch, one of our central moral capacities is the capacity to direct our attention in a way that is just and loving. In Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals , Murdoch explores the prospects for strengthening this capacity through engaging in Zen Buddhist practices, particularly zazen meditation as Katsuki Sekida describes it in Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy . Murdoch has...
Transcultural Psychiatry
August 1, 2023
Jared R. Lindahl, Roman Palitsky, David J Cooper et al.
Previous research has shown that worldviews can serve as a coping response to periods of difficulty or struggle, and worldviews can also change on account of difficulty. This paper investigates the impacts worldviews have on the nature and trajectory of meditation-related challenges, as well as how worldviews change or are impacted by such challenges. The context of meditation-related...
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
August 1, 2023
Sathya Dev Unudurthi, Kathy D Wright, Jill M Klimpel et al.
4 citations
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is widely prevalent in the United States and there are high levels of comorbidity between OUD and mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychotherapy, in addition to medication-assisted therapy, are considered important components of long-term OUD treatment. Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a breathing-based mind-body...
European Journal of Neurology
August 1, 2023
Ho-Wei Lin, Ka-Wai Tam, Yi-Chun Kuan
16 citations
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide. Mindfulness and meditation therapies have been demonstrated as effective alternative treatments for patients with neurological disorders. However, the effects of mindfulness and meditation therapies on PD remain unclear. This meta-analysis investigated the effects of mindfulness and meditation therapies in...
Midwifery
August 1, 2023
Christina Prinds, Niels Christian Hvidt, Katja Schrøder et al.
1 citation
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the derived changes in maternity care have created stress and anxiety among pregnant women in different parts of the world. In times of stress and crisis, spirituality, including spiritual and religious practices, may increase. To describe if the COVID-19 pandemic influenced pregnant women's considerations and practises of existential meaning-making...
Rehabilitation psychology
August 1, 2023
Aaron P Turner, Karlyn A Edwards, Mark P Jensen et al.
5 citations
To examine the impact of three behavioral interventions for chronic pain on substance use. Participants were 328 Veterans with chronic pain receiving care at one of two Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in the northwest United States. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three 8-week manualized in-person group treatments: (a) hypnosis (HYP), (b) mindfulness meditation (MM), or (c)...
Sleep Medicine
August 1, 2023
David A Kalmbach, Philip Cheng, Anthony N Reffi et al.
15 citations
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective for prenatal insomnia, but unresolved cognitive arousal limits patient outcomes. Therapies aimed at reducing cognitive arousal may benefit pregnant women with insomnia. This proof-of-concept trial evaluated Perinatal Understanding of Mindful Awareness for Sleep (PUMAS, which combines mindfulness with behavioral sleep strategies) on insomnia, depression,...