Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2018
Catherine J. Norris, Daniel Creem, Reuben Hendler et al.
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International Journal of Yoga
2018
Camila Ferreira-Vorkapic, Claudio Joaquim Borba-Pinheiro, Murilo Marchioro et al.
World statistics for the prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders shows that a great number of individuals will experience some type of anxiety or mood disorder at some point in their lifetime. Mind-body interventions such as Hatha Yoga and seated meditation have been used as a form of self-help therapy and it is especially useful for challenging occupations such as teachers and professors. In...
Anesthesia, essays and researches
2018
Madhuri S Kurdi, Vinod Gasti
Music therapy is a nonpharmacological modality which can provide promising results for postcesarean section recovery. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of two types of intraoperative meditation music with control group on postcesarean section pain, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, and psychological maternal wellbeing. A prospective, randomized, controlled study was conducted on 189...
Mindfulness
2018
Sharon Simpson, Stewart W Mercer, Robert Simpson et al.
Youth offending is a problem worldwide. Young people in the criminal justice system have frequently experienced adverse childhood circumstances, mental health problems, difficulties regulating emotions and poor quality of life. Mindfulness-based interventions can help people manage problems resulting from these experiences, but their usefulness for youth offending populations is not clear. This...
Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation
2018
Sarah E. Priddy, Matthew O Howard, Adam W. Hanley et al.
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a pervasive public health problem with deleterious consequences for individuals, families, and society. Furthermore, SUD intervention is complicated by the continuous possibility of relapse. Despite decades of research, SUD relapse rates remain high, underscoring the need for more effective treatments. Scientific findings indicate that SUDs are driven by...
National journal of maxillofacial surgery
2018
Abdul Ahad Khan, Anchal Srivastava, Deepak Passi et al.
Aims and objectives of the study were to study the effectiveness of Raj-yoga meditation and pranayama in patients with myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) and compared the effects with ongoing conventional noninvasive treatment modalities. The study comprised 30 patients divided equally (10 each) into 3 group, i.e., control group (conventional, noninvasive treatment), Experimental A...
Alzheimer's & Dementia
2018
Natalie L. Marchant, Thorsten Barnhofer, Olga Klimecki et al.
Subjectively experienced cognitive decline in older adults is an indicator of increased risk for dementia and is also associated with increased levels of anxiety symptoms. As anxiety is itself emerging as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia, the primary question of the present study is whether an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms in...
PLoS One
2018
Louise Champion, Marcos Economides, Chris Chandler
Previous evidence suggests that mindfulness training may improve aspects of psychosocial well-being. Whilst mindfulness is traditionally taught in person, consumers are increasingly turning to mindfulness-based smartphone apps as an alternative delivery medium for training. Despite this growing trend, few studies have explored whether mindfulness delivered via a smartphone app can enhance...
2018
Danielle Marie Heeney, Constance Lyttle
The incorporation of mindfulness-based interventions and programs within the education field is a recent and developing context. As the research on explicit school-based mindfulness instruction is emerging, there is a noticeable gap in the literature concerning the effect of this type of intervention for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. The objective of this qualitative case...
Simbio-Logias Revista Eletrônica de Educação Filosofia e Nutrição
2018
J. Shashi Kiran Reddy, Sisir Roy
3 citations
In recent years, a surge of interest came up with studies in terms of the influence of different types of meditation on the brain and body. Lacking the basic understanding as to why ancient cultures conceived this practice primarily in its various facets, most of these studies mainly focus on delineating the underlying mechanisms of influence in terms of wellbeing and the cognitive enhancement....