PURPOSE Women with epilepsy (WWE) frequently experience sexual problems, including sexual dysfunction and sexual distress. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the efficacy of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for sexuality (MBCT-S) on sexual function and intimacy among older adult WWE in Iran. METHODS A multicenter randomized controlled trial was conducted at 15 neurology clinics in...
OBJECTIVE Methamphetamine is a drug abused worldwide. Even though its abuse is a serious problem in many countries, there are few safe and effective therapies to treat addiction. In a previous study, music therapy attenuated relapse to morphine. Based on the study, we investigated whether music therapy suppresses the reinstatement of methamphetamine self-administration behavior. METHODS Male...
Background/purpose: Workplace stress among nurses providing care for people living with human immunodeficiency virus is a serious problem in China that may increase rates of job burnout and affect quality of care. Mindfulness-based intervention has been shown to be effective in relieving stress and burnout in nurses. Therefore, we designed a mixed-method pilot study to evaluate a...
This article presents results of an analysis of the religious identifi cation of Russians practising transcendental meditation and united on this basis in a broad community that can serve as an example of a new type of multireligious movement, since the religiosity of its participants is diverse. The article discusses the grouping of the sample of representatives of the movement into seven...
Abstract Meditation has been and remains a central practice in the Daoist (Taoist) tradition. This chapter examines Daoist meditation, often referred to as dazuo (“engaging in sitting”) and shouyi (“guarding the One”) in Chinese, from the Later Han dynasty to the present. It provides a general overview of the five major forms of Daoist meditation, namely, apophatic meditation, ingestion,...
This work has examined in depth how the contemplative practices, such as the mindfulness meditation, might be helpful with educators and trainers formation. Said practices could capitalize on the emerging neurophenomenological perspective of the embodied cognition and on the importance that the latter gives to one’s lived experience. This perspective might be very useful if linked to a critical...
This is the fourth article in a series of articles that explores the meaning of positive psychology and the importance of applying the latest related research findings for the wellbeing of the mental health workforce. It will focus on mindfulness as a positive psychology intervention from its development to present day use and how it is relevant to mental health nursing. Finally, it will...
Background: Train driver is a job with a high level of occupational stress. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness mindfulness-based stress reduction on occupational stress and general health among train drivers. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental pretest - posttest with control group. Utilization of voluntary sampling method, 30 people were selected among the train...
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a low-cost technique for registering rhythmic brain oscillations. Electroencephalographic studies of meditative states have been conducted for nearly 50 years, but no clear consensus has emerged about the neurophysiological changes underlying the practice of meditation. EEG 8-channel registration was performed on expert and novice meditators. A spectral analysis...
The desire to end someone's life commonly triggered by depression or mental health. One way to detect whether someone is depressed is by checking whether the person is constantly stressed for a long time. Electroencephalograph (EEG) is one of physiological signal that can be used for monitoring someone's mental condition, such as stress. The proposed and developed Stress Detection and...