2019 12th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, BioMedical Engineering and Informatics
October 1, 2019
Meiyun Wang, Shanbao Tong, Xiaoli Guo et al.
Meditation is a progressive process in which meditators may experience different stages to finally reach a deep meditation state. However, the temporal-dynamic process of meditation remains unclear. In this study, we recruited 38 experienced Tibetan Buddhism meditators to explore the dynamic process from resting to deep meditation from the aspects of EEG oscillations and networks. We found that...
Psychophysiology
October 1, 2019
Sahib S. Khalsa, David Rudrauf, Mahlega S Hassanpour et al.
Meditation is commonly assumed to be associated with enhanced interoceptive accuracy. We previously found that experienced meditators did not exhibit a greater ability than nonmeditators to detect heartbeat sensations at rest, despite the meditators' reported subjective ratings of higher accuracy and lower difficulty. Here, attempting to overcome previous methodological limitations, we assessed...
Schizophrenia Research
October 1, 2019
Michel Sabé, Othman Sentissi, Stefan Kaiser
Meditation-based mind-body therapies (yoga, tai-chi, qi-gong, mindfulness) have been suggested to have a potential therapeutic effect on negative symptoms. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining effectiveness of yoga, tai-chi, qi-gong and mindfulness on negative symptoms of schizophrenia, using different databases and trial...
International Journal of Nursing Studies
October 1, 2019
P. Kor, J. Y. Liu, W. Chien
BACKGROUND Caregivers of people with dementia experience high stress levels. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has been found to be effective in reducing stress and improving the psychological well-being of several populations. OBJECTIVE To explore the feasibility and preliminary effects of a modified mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for family caregivers of people with dementia. METHODS...
Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice
October 1, 2019
Lori L. Davis, Charles Whetsell, Mark B Hamner et al.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often difficult to treat, and many patients do not achieve full remission. Complementary and integrative health approaches, such as mindfulness meditation, are intended to be integrated with evidence-based treatment. This study examined the efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in the treatment of PTSD in U.S. military veterans. Veterans...
The Journal of Sexual Medicine
October 1, 2019
Izabela Jąderek, Michał Lew‐Starowicz
INTRODUCTION Mindfulness-based therapies (MBT) are more and more frequently used in the treatment of sexual dysfunctions; therefore, it seems very important to assess evidence-based data on the clinical efficacy of these interventions. AIM To provide a systematic review of published studies into the efficacy of MBT in the treatment of sexual dysfunctions. METHODS The material for the analysis...
Psychoneuroendocrinology
October 1, 2019
Khoa D. Le Nguyen, Jue Lin, Sara B Algoe et al.
Combinations of multiple meditation practices have been shown to reduce the attrition of telomeres, the protective caps of chromosomes (Carlson et al., 2015). Here, we probed the distinct effects on telomere length (TL) of mindfulness meditation (MM) and loving-kindness meditation (LKM). Midlife adults (N = 142) were randomized to be in a waitlist control condition or to learn either MM or LKM...
Depression
October 1, 2019
Evan Collins, Zindel V. Segal
There is growing interest in mindfulness as a therapeutic intervention for a variety of physical and mental health conditions, including depression. A major contribution has been the growing evidence base of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for prevention of depressive relapse in those with recurrent unipolar depression, as well as MBCT’s application to other mood disorders, special...
Transcultural Psychiatry
October 1, 2019
Justina Kaselionyte, Andrew Gumley
6 citations
Meditation is becoming increasingly popular in the West and research on its effects is growing. While studies point to various benefits of meditation on mental and physical health, reports of extreme mental states in the context of meditation have also been published. This study employed Foucauldian discourse analysis to examine how the experience of extreme mental states has been constructed...
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
September 30, 2019
Didgeridoo Sound Meditation for Stress Reduction and Mood Enhancement in Undergraduates: A Randomized Controlled Trial.