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July 19, 2023 Jeffery D. Long
Drawing upon both anthropological descriptions and primary Jain textual sources (particularly the Jñānasāra of the seventeenth century Śvetāmbara Jain master, Yaśovijaya), this chapter focuses on the particulars of how Jain worship and ritual are conducted, as well as on how these activities are conceptualized in the Jain tradition. The thesis will be that Jain ritual involves a twofold process...
JMIR Mental Health July 19, 2023 Amanda Sommerhoff, Thomas W. Ehring, Keisuke Takano
Background: Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is a cognitive risk factor for various disorders. Although brief mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs; lasting 20-30 minutes or shorter) are effective tools to reduce RNT, the effect of a minimal (5-minute) MBI remains largely unknown. Objective: We investigated the acute changes in RNT induced by a 10-day minimal MBI (body scan before sleeping)...
Supportive Care in Cancer July 19, 2023 Kendra L Rieger, Thomas F Hack, Miriam A Duff et al.
There is a growing interest in mindfulness-based expressive arts interventions in oncology, to help patients process their experiences, learn how to live with cancer, and ameliorate psychological distress. Our research purpose was to explore how patients with cancer experience a mindfulness-based expressive arts group intervention, and to articulate individual and contextual factors influencing...
The American journal of hospice & palliative care July 19, 2023
Mindfulness on Symptom Control and Quality of Life in Patients in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.
Journal of community genetics July 17, 2023 Sarah Velissaris, Marie‐Claire Davis, Fiona Fisher et al.
People with Huntington's disease (HD) face difficult emotional and practical challenges throughout their illness, including in the pre-symptomatic stage. There are, however, extremely limited psychosocial interventions adapted to or researched for HD. We adapted and piloted an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program in people with pre-symptomatic HD to determine if the program...
International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP July 17, 2023 Xinmei Deng, Meng Yang, Xiaomin Chen et al.
Mindfulness appears to improve empathy and understanding in relationships, which are necessary for successful cooperation. However, the impact of mindfulness on cooperation has not been fully studied. This study used hyperscanning technique to examine the effect of mindfulness on the inter-brain synchrony of interacting individuals during the cooperative tasks. Forty-one dyads were randomly...
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology July 17, 2023 Sona Dimidjian, Robert Gallop, Joseph J. Lévy et al. 14 citations
OBJECTIVE: Digital delivery of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy through the Mindful Mood Balance (MMB) program is clinically effective (Segal et al., 2020); however, the mechanisms through which this program delivers its benefits have not been established. METHOD: This study investigates the differential impact of the MMB program paired with usual depression care (UDC) compared to UDC alone...
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging July 17, 2023 Flora Moujaes, Nathalie M. Rieser, Christophe Phillips et al. 19 citations
BACKGROUND: Pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods of inducing altered states of consciousness (ASCs) are becoming increasingly relevant in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. While comparisons between them are often drawn, to date no study has directly compared their neural correlates. METHODS: To address this knowledge gap, we directly compared 2 pharmacological methods...
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies July 17, 2023 Jojo Yan Yan Kwok, Man Auyeung, Shirley Yin Yu Pang et al. 6 citations
Between 40 and 50% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience anxiety and depression, associated with impaired physical function, high care dependency and mortality. Recently, the United States National Institutes of Health has urged the implementation of mindfulness practices in chronic illness care. Most research to date has examined the effects on chronically ill patients of...
Cancers July 15, 2023 Michelle Melis, Gwen Schroyen, Jeroen Blommaert et al. 8 citations
BACKGROUND: Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) has been linked to functional brain changes and inflammatory processes. Hence, interventions targeting these underlying mechanisms are needed. In this study, we investigated the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on brain function and inflammatory profiles in breast cancer survivors with CRCI. METHODS: = 38). Region-of-interest...