April 1, 2020
N. Pradeep, S. Kannan, V. Gopichandran
Background: Mindfulness-based meditation has been shown to reduce stress and even reduce pain in chronic pain conditions. Objective: To study the effect of mindfulness-based meditation on pain and psychosocial wellbeing among patients living with chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions. Methods: We conducted a quasi-experimental pre-post comparison study among 15 patients suffering from various...
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
April 1, 2020
Andrew Thomas Reyes, Tirth Bhatta, Venkatesan Muthukumar et al.
This single-arm, pre-post feasibility study evaluated the acceptability and initial efficacy of a mindfulness smartphone-app intervention intended to promote resilience and improve posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among college student military veterans. The app contained mindfulness exercises and meditations based on the acceptance and commitment therapy. Twenty-three student...
Mindfulness
April 1, 2020
Eduard J. de Bruin, AnneMarie Meijer, Susan M. Bögels
Abstract Objectives Insomnia is highly prevalent among adolescents, with severe consequences for daily life, including mental disorders. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) can be effective in internet-delivered and face-to-face modalities. However, it is yet unclear what the contribution is of mindfulness-based techniques to the effectiveness of traditional CBTI. The present study...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
March 31, 2020
Kristin Heuschkel, Kim P. C. Kuypers
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Depression is a major public health problem that affects approximately 4.4% of the global population. Since conventional pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies are only partially effective, as demonstrated by the number of patients failing to achieve remission, alternative treatments are needed. Mindfulness meditation (MM) and psilocybin represent two promising novel treatments that might even...
March 30, 2020
Se-La Lim, Heejun Lee, Jongdu Kim
The purpose of this study is to understand The Relationship between Meditation Experience Motivation and Perception of Health State on Minnesota Multiphasic Personality in Chakra Meditation Experienced People. This study explored correlation of People of N temple Zen center’s for chakra meditation experience motivation, and mental health to confirm mediation model and path of physical and...
Kyoiku shinrigaku kenkyu
March 30, 2020
Yuka Oe, Y. Sugiura, Kimiko Kameda
Even after having received treatments known to be effective, some released offenders reoffend. One possibility is that they did not have sufficient self-control and self-awareness to enable them to respond well to the treatment. The present review of the published literature on mindfulness meditation aims to identify approaches that have been shown to be effective ways for improving self-control...
Jurnal Kesehatan
March 29, 2020
Indirawaty Indirawaty, Rahman Rahman, Khaerunnisa Khaerunnisa et al.
Yoga therapy in the world of nursing is known as the term complementary therapy. To avoid stress, one of the most efficient and has been done for centuries is to do yoga. The efficacy of yoga in helping to relieve stress is no doubt. Yoga helps keep people away from stress. According to Hawari (2008), the high incidence of stress in Indonesia is also the reason why stress should be prioritized...
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
March 26, 2020
Unaiza Azmi, Neeta Iyer, Tanzeem Azmi
Background: Transcendental meditation technique is purported to help treat high blood pressure, chronic pain, insomnia, and many other physical ailments. The present study was conducted to evaluate the impact of transcendental meditation on reaction time and cardiovascular parameters in young healthy volunteers.Methods: In this single centre, randomized, controlled study, 120 1st year M.B.B.S...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
March 23, 2020
Kang-Ming Chang, Miao-Tien Wu Chueh, Yi-Jung Lai
Background: It is well known that meditation improves the physical and psychological condition of its practitioners. This study investigated the heart rate variability response of meditation practitioners in two Chan master teaching environments, namely face-to-face and video classes. Methods: Experimental sessions were conducted, one featuring face-to-face classes and the other featuring video...
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy
March 23, 2020
The relationship between mindfulness, PTSD-related sleep disturbance, and sleep quality: Contributions beyond emotion regulation difficulties.