JMIR Mental Health
February 13, 2020
L. Chavez, K. Kelleher, Natasha Slesnick et al.
Background Homelessness among youth is devastating, with high rates of substance use disorders and mental health comorbidity. Mindfulness-based interventions that include meditation and mindfulness skills training reduce stress and symptoms of anxiety or depression. However, engaging high-risk youth in interventions is challenging. Virtual reality is a more flexible platform for delivering...
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
February 13, 2020
Kathrin Milbury, S. Weathers, Sania Durrani et al.
Purpose: Although patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors (BT) and their partners are at risk of experiencing high symptom burden, they are often excluded from psychosocial intervention studies. Thus, we sought to examine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a couple-based meditation (CBM) program targeting symptom and well-being outcomes. Methods: Couples completed baseline...
Handbook of Leaving Religion
February 11, 2020
Masoumeh Rahmani
This chapter explores the disaffiliation narratives of former members of one of the most successful international Buddhist organisations – S.N. Goenka’s (1924–2013) Vipassana meditation movement. To date, Goenka’s network is the largest donor-funded Vipassana organisation with over 170 official, and over 130 non-official centers worldwide. These centers offer courses of varying durations (3–60...
Frontiers in Psychology
February 11, 2020
Elizabeth A Hoge, Hannah E. Reese, Isabelle A. Oliva et al.
Although mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have garnered empirical support for a wide range of psychological conditions, the psychological processes that mediate the relationship between MBIs and subsequent symptomatic improvement are less well-understood. In the present study we sought to examine, for the first time, the relationship between mindfulness, negative interpretation bias as...
Mindfulness
February 10, 2020
T. Jankowski, Paweł Holas
Attention switching is postulated in many theories as a crucial executive function related to mindfulness. However, the existing literature does not provide convincing support for this claim. Based on the attentional control theory, the presented experiment tested the hypothesis that brief mindfulness training improves attention switching in the presence of anxiety. Seventy-four undergraduates...
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
February 7, 2020
Julia Henrich, Bergljot Gjelsvik, Christina Surawy et al.
OBJECTIVE Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder of brain-gut interaction. Previous studies suggest that mindfulness could be therapeutic for IBS patients, however no study has evaluated the effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy adapted for patients with IBS (MBCT-IBS). A 6-week MBCT-IBS course was designed to reduce symptoms and increase quality of life. This study aimed...
Frontiers in Psychology
February 7, 2020
Seoyeon Kwak, So-yeon Kim, Dahye Bae et al.
While recent studies have suggested behavioral effects of short-term meditation on the executive attentional functions, functional changes in the neural correlates of attentional networks after short-term meditation have been unspecified. Here, we conducted a randomized control trial to investigate the effects of a 4-day intensive meditation on the neural correlates of three attentional...
Mindfulness
February 6, 2020
Diane Joss, Sara W. Lazar, Martin H. Teicher
Objectives: Individuals with a childhood maltreatment history tend to have various psychological symptoms and impaired social functioning. This study aimed to investigate the related therapeutic effects of a mindfulness-based intervention in this population. Methods: We analyzed self-report questionnaire scores of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Non-Attachment Scale (NAS), Adult...
Journal of Advanced Nursing
February 5, 2020
Nora Suleiman-Martos, J. Gómez-Urquiza, Raimundo Aguayo-Estremera et al.
AIM To analyse the effect of mindfulness training on levels of burnout among nurses. BACKGROUND Burnout syndrome is a common occupational hazard for nursing staff. Mindfulness training has been proposed as a valid intervention for burnout. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES The CINAHL, LILACS, Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, Scielo and Scopus databases were consulted, using...
Spinal cord series and cases
February 4, 2020
Jace S Pincock, Alexandra L Terrill
Study design: Online survey of individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Objective: This pilot study examined associations between mindfulness factors, resilience, and levels of depression and anxiety after SCI. Setting: Community-based; United States. Methods: A survey was posted online and shared with individuals with recent SCI (≤5 years). Results: Thirty-four individuals responded to the...