East Asian Archives of Psychiatry
June 1, 2021
Vivian Wy Shih, W. Chan, On Tai et al.
BACKGROUND Rumination and overgeneral autobiographical memory are dysfunctional cognitions commonly found in older adults with depression. The theoretical underpinnings of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) address the ruminative tendencies and the non-specific retrieval of autobiographical memories. This study aims to examine the efficacy and cognitive mechanisms of MBCT in older...
Neural Networks
June 1, 2021
Haruka Nakamura, Yoshimasa Tawatsuji, Siyuan Fang et al.
The emotion regulation mechanism of mindfulness plays an important role in the stress reduction effect. Many researchers in the fields of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience have attempted to elucidate this mechanism by documenting the cognitive processes that occur and the neural activities that characterize each process. However, previous findings have not revealed the mechanism...
Perceptual and Motor Skills
June 1, 2021
Jennifer Meggs, Mark Chen
15 citations
Mindfulness-acceptance commitment interventions in sport and exercise contexts have been helpful to increasing a positive psycho-physiological state among competitive athletes and recreational exercise participants. In the current study, we sought to extend research in this area by identifying the effect of a brief-mindfulness intervention on psychophysiological functioning among healthy but...
Gadjah Mada Journal of Professional Psychology
May 31, 2021
Ainurizan Ridho Rahmatulloh, Sofia Retnowati
Suicide is a global epidemic phenomenon that is the third most common cause of death in the world. However, not many studies have focused on developing an intervention that specifically targets symptoms of suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation is seen as part of a depressed condition. The purpose of this study was to validate a cognitive-based mindfulness program to reduce suicidal ideation in...
Media Karya Kesehatan
May 31, 2021
Melkias Dikson, Agustina Sisilia Wati Dua Wida, Fransiska Aloysia Mukin
Hypertension is a disease called the silent killer because the symptoms are without complaint, only known after complications are discovered. Increased blood pressure in patients with hypertension can be overcome by using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. Non-pharmacological therapy that can be done to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive sufferers is stress management using...
Journal of Education and Health Promotion
May 31, 2021
Hajar Zandi, Ali Amirinejhad, Akbar Azizifar et al.
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness as an intervention approach in mental health has been increasingly used to promote health in young people. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness training on coping with stress, test anxiety, and happiness to promote health in female high school students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The design of this study was quasi-experimental with...
Scientific Reports
May 31, 2021
Zongpai Zhang, Wen-Ming Luh, Wenna Duan et al.
Changes in brain resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) were investigated using a longitudinal design by following a 2-month focused attention meditation (FAM) practice and analyzing their association with FAM practice time. Ten novice meditators were recruited from a university meditation course. Participants were scanned with a resting-state fMRI sequence with multi-echo EPI acquisition...
Brain Sciences
May 29, 2021
Flavia Marino, Chiara Failla, Cristina Carrozza et al.
54 citations
BACKGROUND: Recently, there has been an increased interest in the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) for people with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), although the exact beneficial effects remain unclear. METHODS: This review aims to establish the role of MBI in the management of wellbeing for patients with CVD. Seventeen articles have been included in this systematic synthesis of...
Healthcare
May 28, 2021
Han Choi, Suk-Chan Hahm, Yo-Han Jeon et al.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of mindfulness-based mandala coloring made within nature on individuals with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain (CWP). Thirty-six participants were randomly allocated. In the experimental group, identical interventions and procedures were administered for each experiment. The control group members were untreated and remained in an urban...
Journal of Affective Disorders
May 28, 2021
P. Cernasov, E. Walsh, J. Kinard et al.
Background: The neural mechanisms associated with anhedonia treatment response are poorly understood. Additionally, no study has investigated changes in resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) accompanying psychosocial treatment for anhedonia. Methods: We evaluated a novel psychotherapy, Behavioral Activation Therapy for Anhedonia (BATA, n=38) relative to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive...