Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
January 30, 2023
Tadas Vadvilavičius, Erika Varnagirytė, G. Jarašiūnaitė-Fedosejeva et al.
The profession of a police officer is associated with high levels of stress, which can have harmful consequences for officers’ personal lives, the police organisation, and society. This systematic review aims to synthesise recent literature on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention related to stress reduction (MBIs) in a sample of police officers. The search of relevant articles...
Chronic Diseases Journal
January 30, 2023
Fatemeh Yousefzadeh
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an effective psychological approach for chronic mood disorders. This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of MBCT on depression and anxiety in women with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) within a 3-month follow-up. METHODS: This study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and control group. Study population...
Mindfulness
January 30, 2023
Anthony P Zanesco, Brandon G King, Quinn A Conklin et al.
Objectives Contemplative practice can occasion powerful psychological experiences. Yet few empirical studies have investigated whether their occurrence is associated with intensive meditation-based interventions. Here, we assess the prevalence of profound, meaningful, and mystical experiences in experienced meditators during a month-long insight meditation retreat compared to a control group of...
Indian Journal of Science and Technology
January 29, 2023
Division Of Yoga And Physical Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (svyasa), Bengaluru, India, B P Ushamohan, Yamini Belur et al.
2 citations
Background: Bhramari pranayama, a yogic technique comprises a selfvocalized humming sound emulating a female bumblebee. Attention to this sound leads to a meditative state. The component of its stimuli, the sustained self-evoked humming sound with breath control, is overt unlike the stimuli of most of the meditations. These observable and measurable components of Bhramari pranayama offer a rare...
Supportive Care in Cancer
January 28, 2023
Ching-I Chang, Mei-Ling Yeh, Justin Liao
To evaluate the effect of Chan-Chuang qigong with breathing meditation on quality of life (QoL) and interoceptive awareness in patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy. This was a randomised controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to a qigong group (n = 30), which practised Chan-Chuang qigong with breathing meditation for 15 weeks, and a control group (n = 30), which...
Salud Mental
January 27, 2023
Carolina Eugenia Cáceres Videla, Rocío Carlota Cáceres Melillo
Background. Previous reviews have concluded that whilst mindfulness-based interventions reduce PTSD symptoms through fear extinction and cognitive restructuring, further research is needed. Objective. The aim of this report is to systematically review existing literature about the association between standardized mindfulness-based interventions and PTSD with the aim of identifying implications...
Healthcare
January 26, 2023
Maggie Lawrence, Bridget Davis, Leyla De Amicis et al.
Background: Following stroke, rates of mood disorder are and remain high at five years (anxiety 34.4%; depression 23%). Structured mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) courses are effective in a range of health conditions, but stroke survivors find adherence challenging. We aimed to adapt a standard MBSR course specifically for people affected by stroke. Methods: We recruited stroke...
Mindfulness
January 25, 2023
Lukas Bossert, Karla Arzberger, Fabian Dorok et al.
14 citations
Abstract Objectives Previous meta-analyses suggested that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may have beneficial effects on telomere length (TL) and telomerase activity (TA), two biological markers of cellular aging and cell stress. The present review aimed to provide the most comprehensive synthesis of the available evidence to date and tested a number of important effect moderators....
BMC Psychology
January 25, 2023
Nasim Badaghi, Mette van Kruijsbergen, Judith Prins et al.
One third of cancer patients and survivors experience psychological distress. Previous studies have shown that online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (eMBCT) supports cancer patients and survivors in managing distress. Lack of peer support and asynchronicity during online interventions have been reported as barriers for treatment adherence and can result in higher drop-out rates....
International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology
January 25, 2023
S. Mehta, Anshul Grover, Ekta Kale et al.
Background: Yoga is a practice which amalgamates the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual aspects of the human body through physical postures(asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), concentration and meditation (dharana and dhyana). Evaluation of databases suggests a positive role of yoga in pregnancies associated with depression, anxiety and lumbosacral pain and also in reducing...