Introduction: Chronic pain is often challenging to treat due to changes associated with central sensitization.Mindfulness practices have been shown to impact pain through a non-judgmental appraisal of physical sensations.This case series aimed to determine if a 10-minute body scan meditation would positively impact a person who suffers from central sensitization. Materials and Methods:Sixteen...
Bali Medical JournalMay 10, 2023Arman Yurisaldi Saleh, Rizky Valentina1 citation
Background: Pain medication with meditation has been practiced for a long time. Multiple meta-analyses have shown whether meditation is ineffective for treating pain, but there does not appear to be enough information for researchers to draw firm conclusions. At the same time, the trend of just using meditation as a pain therapy is still apparent in the search results for documents related to...
Psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder (BD) enhance outcomes. However, more than half of those who receive psychosocial treatment experience residual depression. Mindfulness practice demonstrates benefits for numerous psychological problems, but little research has examined mindfulness-based interventions developed specifically for BD. A qualitative study was conducted to inform a new...
OBJECTIVE: Methods to improve stress and well-being for health profession trainees are limited. Mindfulness, elevating awareness to the present moment experience with compassion, has been shown to demonstrate effectiveness to enhance well-being. This research leverages techniques from mindfulness to develop and evaluate a credit-bearing longitudinal mindfulness elective, designed to teach...
Objective: Meditation, mindfulness, and acceptance (MMA) methods have gained popularity among psychotherapists and the public. The impact of these strategies as implemented in treatment packages (e.g., mindfulness-based interventions) has been studied extensively. However, the impact of integrating MMA strategies into individual psychotherapy has not been established.Methods: To address this...
Abstract: This research paper examines the relationship between mindfulness and satisfaction with life among employees. The objective of this study was to explore the influence of mindfulness on satisfaction with life, and to determine whether there is a significant correlation between these two constructs. The study employed a survey research design and collected data from a sample of...
BACKGROUND: Dissociative symptoms can emerge after trauma and interfere with attentional control and interoception; disruptions to these processes are barriers to mind-body interventions such as breath-focused mindfulness (BFM). To overcome these barriers, we tested the use of an exteroceptive augmentation to BFM, using vibrations equivalent to the amplitude of the auditory waveform of the...
Research SquareMay 5, 2023Nargess Rahnama, Gholamreza Malek Zadeh, Mohammad Moshtari
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Background: The present study aims to investigate whether and how mindfulness leads to the flow experience in high-pressure situations during the coronavirus pandemic peak, especially in high-risk, challenging contexts such as emergencies. So, the authors aim to expand existing knowledge about experiencing flow at work, specifically in the crisis context of the COVID-19 period, when challenges...
Medical schools have used mindfulness meditation as a strategy to assist students in stress management. This study aimed to seek evidence regarding the effectiveness of mindfulness-based training programs in reducing psychological distress and promoting the well-being of medical students. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE,...
Mindfulness meditation apps are used by millions of adults in the USA to improve mental health. However, many new app subscribers quickly abandon their use. The purpose of this study was to determine the behavioral, demographic, and socioeconomic factors associated with the abandonment of meditation apps during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey was distributed to subscribers of a popular...