Sexual Medicine
June 1, 2023
Julie Fregerslev Krieger, Ellids Kristensen, Mikkel Marquardsen et al.
Background: Mindfulness facets can be trained with structured mindfulness interventions, but little is known regarding application on a broader level within sex therapy (e.g. men, partners and different sexual dysfunctions). Aim: To evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an 8-week intervention-specifically, mindfulness for sex and intimacy in relationships (MSIR)-as a supplement...
Pain Medicine
June 1, 2023
Bethany D Pester, Jenna M Wilson, Jihee Yoon et al.
Objective: To assess whether brief mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (MBCBT) could enhance the benefits of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in improving pain and pain-related disability. Specifically, to determine 1) whether patients who received MBCBT differed from matched controls who received treatment-as-usual with regard to postsurgical pain outcomes and 2) whether changes in...
Mindfulness
June 1, 2023
Luca Simione, Francesco Saldarini
Abstract: In 2017, Lindsay and Creswell proposed the Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT) of mindfulness, which proposed a unified and testable framework for interpreting and predicting different mindfulness effects on attention, affective reactivity, emotion regulation, and health-related variables. MAT identifies two basic mindfulness skills: attention monitoring and acceptance. The theory is...
JAMA dermatology
June 1, 2023
Sanae Kishimoto, Norio Watanabe, Yosuke Yamamoto et al.
Importance: Quality of life (QOL) of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) is reported to be the lowest among skin diseases. To our knowledge, mindfulness and self-compassion training has not been evaluated for adults with AD. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness and self-compassion training in improving the QOL for adults with AD. Design, setting, and participants: This randomized...
Health Promotion International
June 1, 2023
Math Janssen, Yvonne Heerkens, Beatrice van der Heijden et al.
This study aimed to test the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) combined with an organizational health intervention. A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in five Dutch secondary vocational schools. Teachers were assigned to Intervention Group 1 (IG1; MBSR) or 2 (IG2; MBSR and an organizational health intervention), or to the Waiting List Group. The primary...
International Journal of Psychology
June 2023
Tian Xie, Xinmei Zhao, Tianxiang Jiang et al.
There have been rich debates about whether and how mindfulness alters prosocial behaviour. Nevertheless, few empirical studies have touched on how mindfulness training (MT) influences altruistic behaviour under high- and low-cost situations in a real-life scenario. The present study aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness training on altruistic willingness at different cost levels. A total...
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
June 2023
Minji Bang, Borah Kim, Kang Soo Lee et al.
We aimed to examine the long-term benefits of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on white matter plasticity in the cortical midline structures (CMS) for a period of 2 years in patients with panic disorder and the relationships between white matter changes in the CMS and severity of state and trait symptoms. Seventy-one participants were enrolled and underwent diffusion tensor imaging at...
Frontiers of Nursing
June 1, 2023
Chuntana Reangsing, Sasinun Pusuwun, Suneerat Boonsin et al.
Abstract Objective We examined the effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on depressive symptoms in patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) and explored the moderating effects of participant, method, and intervention characteristics. Methods We systematically searched 8 databases from their inception till November 2021. The inclusion criteria were primary studies evaluating MBIs...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
June 2023
Colette Naude, David Skvarc, Simon R Knowles et al.
Mental health has been identified as contributing to the pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Resultingly, psychotherapeutic interventions, such as Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI), have been increasingly investigated for improving IBD outcomes. To systematically review the current state of evidence of MBI's for individuals living with IBD. We performed a systematic review...
Cureus
June 2023
Nicole R Kennelly, Suchismita Ray
Introduction A mindfulness intervention is a mind-body complementary health approach that focuses on the relationships between mind, body, brain, and behavior. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and similar mindfulness programs have been shown to decrease drug craving and relapse and improve emotional regulation, stress, pain, and anxiety. To our knowledge, a very limited number of...