Clinical Gerontologist
September 11, 2018
H. Hazlett-Stevens, Jonathan B. Singer, Adrienne K. Chong
ABSTRACT Objective: Many older adults cope with various chronic physical health conditions, and in some cases, with mental health and/or cognitive difficulties. Mindfulness-based interventions offer an evidence-based, mind-body complementary treatment approach for a wide range of comorbidities, yet most investigations were conducted with young or middle-aged adults. The purpose of this review...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
September 8, 2018
Hamid Mohsenabadi, Mohammad Javad Shabani, Zahra Zanjani
17 citations
Background: In recent years, application and practice of mindfulness-based interventions to reduce adolescent psychological problems are increasing. Therefore, it is necessary to design and study tools that measure mindfulness and its effects. Objectives: One of the available tools to measure mindfulness in adolescents is the mindfulness attention awareness scale for adolescents (MAAS-A). The...
International journal of adolescent medicine and health
September 8, 2018
Somboon Jarukasemthawee, Kullaya Pisitsungkagarn, Thanapol Leangsuksant et al.
Given the substantial evidence for the efficacy of secular mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for reducing psychological distress and increasing wellbeing, research attention has more recently turned to investigating the mechanisms by which this is achieved and has revealed that MBI works not only directly on reducing distress, but also indirectly through a reduction in mediating problems...
PLoS One
September 7, 2018
Anja Sollgruber, Helmar Bornemann-Cimenti, Istvan-Szilard Szilagyi et al.
74 citations
The aim of this study is to investigate different effects on pain perception among randomly assigned volunteers practicing meditation compared to a relaxation condition. The study examines whether participants of the experimental conditions (meditation versus relaxation) differ in the change of pain perception and heart rate measurement and in religious and spiritual well-being after an...
Anxiety, Stress, and Coping
September 6, 2018
Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, Crystal L Park, Kristen E Riley
Background and objectives: Managing stress is very important for first-year college students adjusting to undergraduate life. Aspects of emotion regulation, including mindfulness and the ability to regulate distressing emotion adaptively, often correlate positively with well-being. However, little research has examined overlapping and/or distinct effects of these constructs in predicting...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
September 6, 2018
Pascal Antoine, Anne Congard, Eva Andreotti et al.
22 citations
OBJECTIVES: A 20-minutes-a-day, self-help, mindfulness-based intervention was conducted for 6 weeks with a French community sample. First, the intervention effects on affective and functioning variables were evaluated. Then, a differential approach was used to examine improvement potentiality and the perceived benefits of mindfulness according to the participants' baseline mindfulness...
BMC research notes
September 6, 2018
Mitsuhiro Sado, Sunre Park, Akira Ninomiya et al.
16 citations
OBJECTIVE: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could be a treatment option for anxiety disorders. Although its effectiveness under conditions of low pharmacotherapy rates has been demonstrated, its effectiveness under condition of high pharmacotherapy rate is still unknown. The aim of the study was to evaluate effectiveness of MBCT under the context of high pharmacotherapy rates....
International Journal of Indian Psychology
September 5, 2018
Srinidhi Vasudevan, K. Jayasankara Reddy
1 citation
Objective: This study aims to examine the view of the practice of mindfulness as a important factor for wellbeing. Methods: An extensive systematic electronic review (Google Scholar, EBSO, JSTOR, ProQuest Science, Science Direct and Research Gate, NCBI, PsycINFO) using key words ‘Mindfulness’, ‘Hinduism’ ‘Buddhism’ and ‘Well-being’. Results: 150 published studies from 1984 to 2014 were obtained...
Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing
September 4, 2018
Zeinab Jalambadani, Abasalt Borji
42 citations
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) in promoting quality of life in Neyshabur women with breast cancer. METHODS: This study was an interventional design that was conducted on 124 women with breast cancer (any stage) in Iran 2018. One hundred and fourteen women with breast cancer were paired by age and randomized to...
Frontiers in Psychology
September 4, 2018
Raphaël Millière, Robin Carhart-Harris, Leor Roseman et al.
402 citations
In recent years, the scientific study of meditation and psychedelic drugs has seen remarkable developments. The increased focus on meditation in cognitive neuroscience has led to a cross-cultural classification of standard meditation styles validated by functional and structural neuroanatomical data. Meanwhile, the renaissance of psychedelic research has shed light on the neurophysiology of...