Mindfulness
June 1, 2020
Kristina Sundquist, Karolina Palmér, Ashfaque A. Memon et al.
Abstract Objectives Identification of biological markers that can guide treatment selection is considered to be a viable solution for personalized treatment for patients with psychiatric disorders. This study investigated whether macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels at baseline were associated with mindfulness-based group therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy response in...
Journal An-Nafs: Kajian Penelitian Psikologi
June 1, 2020
Deacy Anindya Putri, Elly Yuliandari Gunatirin
This study discusses the anxiety of primiparous pregnant women before delivery. Primiparous pregnant women are mothers who first have children, so anxiety often arises. Lack of Self-Awareness in primiparous pregnant women, especially those who experience anxiety has its impact. Self-awareness is the ability of a person to judge and place himself in certain conditions. This topic was taken...
The Open Public Health Journal
June 1, 2020
Nitayapa Nanthakwang, Penprapa Siviroj, Anuchart Matanasarawoot et al.
Background: In older adults, physiological changes affect sleep and may cause impaired daily function and Reduced Quality of Life (QOL). This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of deep breathing exercises and body scan meditation combined with music to improve sleep quality and QOL. Methods: A randomized controlled trial with allocation concealment method was conducted. Fifty-nine...
JMIR Research Protocols
June 1, 2020
S. Pizzoli, Chiara Marzorati, D. Mazzoni et al.
Background Psychophysiological stress and decreased well-being are relevant issues during prolonged social isolation periods. Relaxation practices may represent helpful exercises to cope with anxiety and stressful sensations. Objective The aim of this research protocol is to test whether remote relaxation practices such as natural sounds, deep respiration, and body scan meditation promote...
Psychological Reports
June 1, 2020
Helen Z. MacDonald, Anna Olsen
Mindfulness has been robustly associated with psychological health, predicting greater well-being, and lower levels of anxiety, depression, and stress across samples. Attentional control is the ability to voluntarily shift, focus, and train one’s attention and has also been linked with better psychological functioning. Less well-understood, however, are which domains of mindfulness may be...
East Asian Archives of Psychiatry
June 1, 2020
S. Ghahari, K. Mohammadi-Hasel, SK Malakouti et al.
BACKGROUND Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) has harmful effects on physical and mental health and quality of life. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a treatment option for GAD. This meta-analysis was conducted to determine the effectiveness of MBCT on GAD. METHODS Two authors independently performed the eligibility, quality assessment, and data extraction processes, and consensus...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
June 1, 2020
Aliakbar Foroughi, Kheirollah Sadeghi, Aliakbar Parvizifard et al.
Introduction Depression is one of the most important psychiatric disorders, and the rate of recurrence is high. The heavy cost burden of depression is probably due to treatment-resistant depression. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Method The present study was a...
Psychological Reports
June 1, 2020
Carole L Bandy, Michael C. Dillbeck, Vincent Sezibera et al.
A study was conducted on South African college students using the Transcendental Meditation technique to reduce posttraumatic stress disorder. Students meeting the criteria for possible posttraumatic stress disorder were included. Thirty-four students at the experimental university in South Africa clinically diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder were instructed in and practiced the...
Mindfulness
June 1, 2020
Paweł Holas, Izabela Krejtz, Katarzyna Wisiecka et al.
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based treatment to prevent relapse in individuals with recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD). It is not clear if MBCT is an effective therapy for current depression, and it is not clear what mechanisms are responsible for the effectiveness of MBCT. Theoretically, MBCT is believed to modify the processing of...
Mindfulness
June 1, 2020
Bhikkhu Anālayo
AbstractThe body is a central object of the cultivation of mindfulness, in the way this has been described in relevant Pāli discourses and their parallels. At the background of such cultivation stands the absence of positing a mind-body duality and a lack of concern with a particular physical location of the mind in early Buddhist thought. Moreover, the various exercises that involve directing...