Iranian Journal of Public Health
September 1, 2020
Li Li, Mu Li
Background: The incidence rate of depression in youth demographic increases year by year. High-level psychological capital is conducive to relieving depression, and mindfulness training is an effective psychotherapy. We aimed to investigate the influences of mindfulness training on psychological capital, depression, and procrastination, thereby providing a direction for psychotherapy in the...
BMJ Open
September 1, 2020
Laura R. Stadtmüller, Markus Eckardt, Christoph Zick et al.
6 citations
INTRODUCTION: Psoriasis (PS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease accompanied by reduced quality of life. Mindfulness is the ability to focus on the present moment without evaluation. Findings on the effects of 8-week mindfulness trainings in patients with PS reveal positive effects on the severity of the disease and quality of life. However, it remained unclear what distinguishes patients...
Holistic Nursing Practice
September 1, 2020
Holly Hazlett-Stevens
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a well-known mindfulness meditation program for patients that also may benefit health care providers and clinic staff themselves. An abbreviated MBSR program adapted into 6 weekly 75-minute sessions held during staff lunch breaks provided a feasible and acceptable staff training approach within the workplace setting.
Frontiers in Psychology
September 1, 2020
Ciro Conversano, M. di Giuseppe, Mario Miccoli et al.
Objective Mindfulness disposition is associated with various psychological factors and prevents emotional distress in chronic diseases. In the present study, we analyzed the key role of mindfulness dispositions in protecting the individual against psychological distress consequent to COVID-19 social distancing and quarantining. Methods An online survey was launched on March 13, 2020, with 6,412...
Pain Practice
September 1, 2020
Yael Conti, Jean‐Jacques Vatine, Sigal Levy et al.
AbstractAimTrait mindfulness has been found to be inversely associated with emotional distress such as depression and anxiety among patients suffering from pain. The current study investigated the putative mechanisms underlying these associations by examining whether pain catastrophizing mediates the association between mindfulness and psychological distress and whether this model differs in...
Frontiers in Psychology
September 1, 2020
Bethany J. Jones, Sukhmanjit Kaur, Michele Miller et al.
Factors such as psychological well-being, sleep quality, and athletic coping skills can influence athletic performance. Mindfulness-based interventions, including mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), have been shown to benefit these factors, suggesting they may, at least indirectly, benefit athletic performance. Moreover, while mindfulness training has been linked to better accuracy in...
American Psychologist
September 1, 2020
Eric L Garland, Justin Hudak, Adam W. Hanley et al.
The current opioid crisis was fueled by escalation of opioid dosing among patients with chronic pain. Yet, there are few evidence-based psychological interventions for opioid dose reduction among chronic pain patients treated with long-term opioid analgesics. Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), which was designed to target mechanisms underpinning chronic pain and opioid misuse,...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
September 1, 2020
Alessio Matiz, Franco Fabbro, Andrea Paschetto et al.
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent public health measures were shown to impact negatively on people’s mental health. In particular, women were reported to be at higher risk than men of developing symptoms of stress/anxiety/depression, and resilience was considered a key factor for positive mental health outcomes. In the present study, a sample of Italian female teachers (n = 66, age: 51.5 ±...
Brain Science
September 1, 2020
M. Izzetoglu, P. Shewokis, Kathryn Tsai et al.
Cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, processing time, perception, and reasoning can be augmented using some type of intervention. Within the broad range of conventional and unconventional intervention methods used in cognitive enhancement, meditation is one of those that is safe, widely practiced by many since ancient times, and has been shown to reduce stress and improve...
Mindfulness
September 1, 2020
Ivan Nyklíček, Renée Zonneveld, Johan Denollet
Abstract Objective Introspective interest and insight have long been argued to be important factors in psychotherapy. However, empirical studies are scarce and their results equivocal. Therefore, in the present study, the potential moderating and mediating roles of introspective interest and insight were examined in the context of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Methods In a...