The Oxford Handbook of Positive Emotion and Psychopathology
November 1, 2019
Nicole Geschwind, Saara Martinmäki, Eric L Garland
Positive emotions are vital to psychological well-being and enhance resilience against psychopathology. One of the psychiatric disorders most characterized by a lack of positive emotions is major depressive disorder. Despite the resilience-enhancing features of positive emotions and high rates of relapse for major depressive disorder, current recommended treatment forms do not pay much explicit...
Mindfulness
November 2019
Emily A Kragel, Maggie M Sweitzer, James M. Davis
Many individuals who smoke relapse due to weight gain. Mindfulness training has been shown to help smokers quit smoking, and, in other populations, has been used to help people lose weight. This study was designed to assess the effect of one week of mindfulness practice on food cravings in smokers during 12-hour smoking abstinence. We assessed daily smokers with a history of smoking lapse after...
Pain Medicine
November 1, 2019
Melissa A Day, L Charles Ward, Dawn M Ehde et al.
AbstractObjectiveThis pilot trial compared the feasibility, tolerability, acceptability, and effects of group-delivered mindfulness meditation (MM), cognitive therapy (CT), and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for chronic low back pain (CLBP).SettingUniversity of Queensland Psychology Clinic.SubjectsParticipants were N = 69 (intent-to-treat [ITT] sample) adults with CLBP.DesignA...
International Journal of Yoga Therapy
November 1, 2019
Helané Wahbeh, Nina Fry
Abstract Preliminary positive evidence supports the use of iRest (Integrative Restoration) in older adults with depression symptoms. No long-term follow-up measures have been reported on whether the preliminary effects continue beyond initial iRest trainings. The growing population of older adults with depression symptoms is a serious public health issue, and effective interventions to support...
International Journal of Yoga Therapy
November 1, 2019
Helané Wahbeh, Melissa Nelson
Abstract Older adults, a rapidly growing population in the United States, have fewer physiological reserves and are more likely to be affected by stress, making them especially susceptible to depression symptoms. Meditation offers promising potential as an effective treatment; however, few studies have evaluated meditation interventions for this demographic. The objectives of this pilot study...
Psychosocial Intervention
November 1, 2019
Noemí Sansó, Laura Galiana, B. González et al.
espanolEl objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la eficacia diferencial de dos intervenciones para mejorar la calidad de vida de profesionales de atencion primaria de Mallorca: un programa de reduccion del estres basado en mindfulness (MBSRt) y un entrenamiento en cultivo de la compasion (CCT). Participaron 50 profesionales, el 81% de los cuales eran mujeres. Se evaluo mindfulness, empatia,...
International Conference on Systems and Informatics
November 1, 2019
Pei-Chen Lo, Yizhou Wu
SOM (self-organizing map) is modified to encode the cross-bifrequency map that evaluates the cardiorespiratory interactions at Zen-meditation and resting states. The effectiveness of meditation on stress manipulation has aroused the attention of researchers. Cardiovascular and respiratory systems are very important in manipulating both mental and physical health in the stressful environment....
Psycho-Oncology
November 1, 2019
E. Nissen, M. O'Connor, Viktor Kaldo et al.
Internet‐delivered interventions may alleviate distress in cancer survivors with limited access to psychological face‐to‐face treatment. In collaboration with a group of cancer survivors, we developed and tested the efficacy of a therapist‐assisted internet‐delivered mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy (iMBCT) program for anxiety and depression in cancer survivors.
eNeuro
November 1, 2019
Clemens C C Bauer, Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, J L Díaz et al.
While brain default mode network (DMN) activation in human subjects has been associated with mind wandering, meditation practice has been found to suppress it and to increase psychological well-being. In addition to DMN activity reduction, experienced meditators (EMs) during meditation practice show an increased connectivity between the DMN and the central executive network (CEN). However, the...
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
October 31, 2019
Pawan Sharma, A. Mahapatra, Rishab Gupta
Background: Meditation is associated with health benefits; however, there are reports that it may trigger or exacerbate psychotic states. In this review, we aim to collate case reports of psychotic disorders occurring in association with meditative practice and to discuss the relationship between psychosis and meditation. Methodology: We performed case-based analysis of all the existing studies...