Journal of glaucoma
September 25, 2018
Tanuj Dada, D. Mittal, Kuldeep Mohanty et al.
Background: Reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is currently the only approach to prevent further optic nerve head damage. However, other mechanisms such as ischemia, oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity, neurotrophin loss, inflammation/glial activation, and vascular dysregulation are not addressed. Because stress is a key risk factor affecting these...
Trauma Monthly
September 24, 2018
Esfandiar Azad-Marzabadi, Sohrab Amiri, Kamal Moghtadaei
1 citation
Background: Trauma related disorder is a common disorder in warfare victims. The present study investigated the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy and pharmacotherapy improving the clinical symptoms of warfare victims suffering from the disorder. Methods: This experimental study was carried out in 2016 on 28 warfare victims with a trauma related disorder. They were randomly assigned...
BMJ Open
September 24, 2018
Julie Lynch, Lucia Prihodova, Pádraic J Dunne et al.
Rates of burnout and stress in healthcare practitioners are steadily increasing. Emergency department (ED) staff are particularly susceptible to such poor outcomes. Mantra meditation (MM) may contribute to increased well-being. The primary aim of this study was to obtain indepth qualitative feedback on ED staff's experience of a MM programme. A secondary objective was to harness staff's...
Health Psychology Report
September 21, 2018
Simran Dutt, Rebecca Keyte, Helen H. Egan et al.
51 citations
Background Academic stress is associated with (a) increased food intake and (b) choosing calorie-dense food choices in higher education students. In this research, mindfulness was used to alleviate academic stress and, in effect, promote healthier eating behaviours and decision-making. Participants and procedure Ninety students were randomly allocated to either a mindfulness or a control...
Health Psychology
September 20, 2018
Megan Strowger, Laura G. Kiken, Karuna Ramcharran
28 citations
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity is critical for health, yet only about half of the U.S. adult population meets basic aerobic physical activity recommendations and almost a third are inactive. Mindfulness meditation is gaining attention for its potential to facilitate health-promoting behavior and may address some limitations of existing interventions for physical activity. However, little evidence...
Journal of American College Health
September 19, 2018
Moé Kishida, Peter C M Molenaar, Steriani Elavsky
Objective: This study examined the role of dispositional mindfulness in impacting the relational benefits of yoga in novice practitioners in an undergraduate academic yoga course. Participants: 21 college students enrolled in a yoga course throughout a 15-week academic semester (January-April 2016). Methods: Participants attended lab assessments at the beginning and end of the semester and were...
Neuropsychological rehabilitation
September 19, 2018
Shruti Niraj, Sue Wright, Theresa Powell
Recently, there has been increased interest in using mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in brain injury rehabilitation. However, no previous qualitative research has explored the experiences of individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) receiving these interventions. The present study, therefore, aimed to explore how individuals with ABI make sense of their experiences of learning...
International Conference on Evolutionary Computation
September 18, 2018
Koen H. B. Damen, E. D. van der Spek
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is used in mental health therapy but requires effort by the patient. This paper describes a preliminary design exploration of Open-MindEd, a Virtual Reality (VR) application specifically designed to support starting with MBCT. In collaboration with a mental health institute, two prospective users from the target group gave longitudinal input for the...
Philosophical Psychology
September 18, 2018
Candace L. Upton, Michael Richard Brent
12 citations
While philosophers of mind have devoted abundant time and attention to questions of content and consciousness, philosophical questions about the nature and scope of mental action have been relatively neglected. Galen Strawson’s account of mental action, the most well developed extant account, holds that cognitive mental action consists in triggering the delivery of content to one’s field of...
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
September 17, 2018
Catheleine M. G. van Driel, Geertruida H. de Bock, Maya J. Schroevers et al.
32 citations
OBJECTIVE: To assess the short- and long-term effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on the resulting quality of life, sexual functioning, and sexual distress after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO). DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: A specialised family cancer clinic of the university medical center Groningen. POPULATION: Sixty-six women carriers of the...