BMJ Open
November 12, 2020
Marloes J. Huijbers, Carolien Wentink, Anne E. M. Speckens et al.
Objectives This study aimed to explore predictors and outcomes associated with different trajectories of discontinuing antidepressant medication (ADM), in recurrently depressed individuals after participation in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). Facilitators and barriers of discontinuation were explored qualitatively.Design Mixed-methods study combining quantitative and qualitative...
JMIR Mental Health
November 12, 2020
A Mobile Health Mindfulness Intervention for Women With Moderate to Moderately Severe Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: Feasibility Study.
Frontiers in Psychology
November 12, 2020
X. Qi, Jiajin Tong, Senlin Chen et al.
Objectives The present study aimed to compare the psychological effects of meditation- and breathing-focused yoga practice in undergraduate students. Methods A 12-weeks yoga intervention was conducted among a group of undergraduate students enrolled in four yoga classes at an academically prestigious university in Beijing, China. Four classes were randomized to meditation-focused yoga or...
Clinical Gerontologist
November 12, 2020
Anne Malaktaris, Ariel J Lang, Pollyanna Casmar et al.
ABSTRACT Objectives Compassion meditation (CM) training has demonstrated potential in improving well-being and psychosocial functioning. However, most prior studies of CM training have focused on younger adults. The generalizability of the effectiveness of CM training with older adults requires further study. This pilot study was intended to inform future randomized controlled studies of CM...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
November 11, 2020
Imke Hanssen, Nicole Van der Horst, Marieke Boele et al.
Mindfulness- Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) could be a promising psychosocial intervention for people with bipolar disorder (BD). However, little is known about the feasibility of MBCT for people with BD. In this study we explore the facilitators and barriers people with BD experience of an adapted MBCT program. This qualitative study is part of a large, multicenter randomized controlled trial...
The Oxford Handbook of Meditation
November 10, 2020
Ivana Buric, Inti A. Brazil, Valerie van Mulukom
Abstract Meditation generally has small to moderate effects on health and well-being, but some people experience greater benefits from meditation than others. What are the characteristics of the study participants or meditation students that lead to beneficial outcomes of meditation? This chapter adopts a multilevel approach to evaluate the evidence on the relationship between participant...
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
November 10, 2020
MA Rachel S. Wasson, Christina M. Luberto PhD, Meera Murthi PhD et al.
Background Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) often improves health outcomes, though literature primarily focuses on middle-class, employed individuals. With an estimated average of six million unemployed over the past year, and the recent uptick in unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to identify methods to mitigate and reduce the negative health outcomes often...
The Oxford Handbook of Meditation
November 10, 2020
Ann Gleig
3 citations
Abstract This chapter illustrates connections between meditation and social change, distinguishing assimilative and radical currents recognizable in the adoption of meditation as a tool of social stability and social transformation, especially within a North American context. The assimilative approach rests on the assumption that individual meditation practice will naturally lead to social...
The Oxford Handbook of Meditation
November 10, 2020
Caifang Zhu
1 citation
Abstract This chapter features meditation theory from the perspective of Chan Buddhism. Simply known as Chan, or Zen in Japanese, it is regarded as the sinification of Indian Buddhism, especially of Indian dhyāna. There are three major periods of Chan in China. It started with Bodhidharma and his six major successors up to Huì Néng, the sixth patriarch. This period is known as the Pure Chan...
The Oxford Handbook of Meditation
November 10, 2020
Sarah Shaw
Abstract This chapter describes texts and practices associated with meditation in Southern, or Pali, Buddhism, sometimes known as Theravada Buddhism. It explores some different approaches to meditation that characterize this form of Buddhism, as well as the textual basis for their practice and theory. The word “meditation,” with its application in Southern Buddhism, is examined. In Southern...