International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
November 1, 2021
Andrea Poli, Angelo Gemignani, F. Soldani et al.
21 citations
Baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) has been proposed as a transdiagnostic biomarker of stress vulnerability across psychopathologies, and a reliable association between PTSD, OCD and lower resting RSA was found. Contemplative practices have been linked to the activation of the vagus as well as to an increased RSA that, according to the polyvagal theory, reflects the activation of the...
Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
October 31, 2021
Wojujutari Kenni Ajele, Teslim Alabi Oladejo, Abimbola A Akanni et al.
Purposes: The study examined the mediation moderated effects of spiritual intelligence and mindfulness on the relationship between emotional dysregulation, depression and mental well-being. It also investigated the mediating effects of mindfulness on the relationship between spiritual intelligence and mental well-being in persons with diabetes. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out...
Eidos: A Journal for Philosophy of Culture
October 30, 2021
C. S. Herrman, Michael Webb
I have a folder called "Inquiry" where I have put all the material I have gathered on this project.Basically, this is an inquiry on inquiry.The Greeks, of course, figure in it -including the pre-Socratics, such as Heraclitus -and in modern times -Heidegger: for example with his articulation of the disclosure of Being, his idea of the Lichtung, or clearing, into which Being reveals itself, and...
Frontiers in Psychology
October 29, 2021
Masaru Tanaka, Ryoichi Nakashima, Kentaro Hiromitsu et al.
7 citations
Mindfulness meditation is increasingly used for clinical treatment and to improve well-being. One of the most fundamental benefits of mindfulness meditation is now considered as enhanced attentional control. Mindfulness meditation is a complex technique but most of its variants consist of a combination of two types of basic meditation practice: focused attention meditation (FAM) and open...
European Psychiatry
October 28, 2021
L Sala, Philip Gorwood, C Vindreau et al.
Background: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) as a complementary approach in patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge eating disorder (BED), and to assess how the reduction of the cognitive load of words related to eating disorders (ED) could constitute an intermediate factor explaining its global efficacy. Methods: Eighty-eight...
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
October 27, 2021
Wen Xu, A. Saoji, K. Metri et al.
Abstract Objectives Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a major burden on global health and economy. Various Yogic techniques are found to be beneficial in the management of T2DM. Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) is one of the yoga-based meditation techniques observed to be effective in clinical settings. Methods Thirty-two patients with T2DM were randomized to either MSRT or supine rest...
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
October 25, 2021
Jaber Alizadehgoradel, Saeed Imani, Vahid Nejati et al.
28 citations
OBJECTIVE: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and mindfulness practices have been proposed as a potential approach to improve executive functions (EFs) and reduce craving in persons with substance use disorders. Based on the neural mechanisms of action of each of these interventions, the combination of both non-pharmacological interventions might have additive effects. In the...
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
October 23, 2021
Robert H Schneider, Clarence E Grim, Theodore Kotchen et al.
Background: Black men and women suffer from disparities in morbidity and mortality from hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and currently, COVID-19. These conditions are associated with social determinants of health and psychosocial stress. While previous trials demonstrated that stress reduction with meditation lowered BP in the grade I range in Black adults, there is a paucity of evidence...
Integrative Cancer Therapies
October 23, 2021
Yu-Yun Chang, Li-Yu Wang, Chia-Yu Liu et al.
Objective . Numerous studies have investigated the efficacy of mindfulness meditation (MM) in managing quality of life (QoL) in cancer populations, yet only a few have studied the Asian population. The aim of this exploratory study is to evaluate the effect of a MM program on the QoL outcomes in Taiwanese cancer outpatients. Methods . Patients with various cancer diagnoses were enrolled and...
Translational Psychiatry
October 23, 2021
Fangfang Chen, Xueyu Lv, Jiliang Fang et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions such as meditation have increasingly been utilized for the treatment of psychological disorders and have been shown to be effective in the treatment of depression and relapse prevention. However, it remains largely unclear the neural mechanism of the therapeutic effects of meditation among depressed individuals. In this study, we investigated how body-mind...