Mindfulness
October 5, 2017
Anna Ridderinkhof, Esther I. de Bruin, René Blom et al.
145 citations
A combined mindfulness-based program for children and their parents (MYmind) was beneficial for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, we investigated whether this program is also beneficial for younger children with ASD, whether effects last on the long-term, and whether it reduces common comorbid problems. Forty-five children referred with ASD aged 8 until 19 years...
Oxford Handbooks Online
October 5, 2017
Helen Y. Weng, Brianna S. Schuyler, Richard J. Davidson
Compassion meditation is a form of mental training that cultivates compassion towards oneself and other people, and is thought to result in greater prosocial behavior in real-world settings. This framework views compassion as a quality that can be trained, rather than a stable trait, and scientists have started testing these hypotheses using neuroscientific and objective behavioral methods. How...
Flashpoints for Asian American Studies
October 3, 2017
Sharon A. Suh
Chapter 15 seriously scrutinizes the relationship of Buddhism, “one of America’s racialized other religious darlings,” to Asian American studies, which has yet to consistently recognize religion as a legitimate site upon which to map race, gender, and sexuality. Suh argues that “the common Buddhist units of measure and authenticity” —for instance, Orientalized monks and Eastern meditation— “are...
International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology Revista INFAD de psicología
October 2, 2017
Ana Sánchez Iglesias, José Antonio del Barrio, Josefa González-Santos et al.
2 citations
Abstract.MINDFULNESS AND NEUROCOGNITIVE REHABILITATION.Nowadays approximately fifty million persons are suffering from dementia throughout the world according to the latest statistics of the European Commission (2016). Moreover, every year new 7.7 million instances of this disease are detected. At this moment, Alzheimer’s disease would be the most common mental disorder in terms of world...
Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
October 2, 2017
Jenna E Boyd, Ruth A. Lanius, Margaret C Mckinnon
Mindfulness-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have emerged as promising adjunctive or alternative intervention approaches. A scoping review of the literature on PTSD treatment studies, including approaches such as mindfulness-based stress reduction, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and metta mindfulness, reveals low attrition with medium to large effect sizes. We...
Mindfulness
October 2017
Augustine C Lee, William F Harvey, John B Wong et al.
Tai Chi mind-body exercise is widely believed to improve mindfulness through incorporating meditative states into physical movements. A growing number of studies indicate that Tai Chi may improve health in knee osteoarthritis (OA), a chronic pain disease and a primary cause of global disability. However, little is known about the contribution of mindfulness to treatment effect of Tai Chi...
Oxford Medicine Online
October 1, 2017
Kate L. Morrison, Brooke M. Smith, Michael P. Twohig
This chapter summarizes mindfulness-based therapies for observe-compulsive disorder (OCD). Mindfulness and acceptance interventions focus on the way in which individuals with OCD address or experience their obsessions, anxiety, uncertainty, and bodily sensations, and how this impacts their behavior. Mindfulness and acceptance interventions include a variety of procedures and treatment packages...
Obstetrics and Gynecology
October 1, 2017
Erin Cavanaugh, Marisa Rose
BACKGROUND: Studies have linked improved physician well-being with better patient outcomes. Despite the documentation of growing job dissatisfaction, burnout, and depression among OBGYN residents, few interventions have been studied. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been shown to significantly improve personal well-being and job satisfaction in primary care specialties, but has not...
Supportive Care in Cancer
October 2017
Else Bisseling, Melanie P. J. Schellekens, Ellen T M Jansen et al.
Breast cancer is associated with high levels of psychological distress. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has proven to be effective in reducing distress in cancer patients. In several studies, patients who are currently undergoing somatic anticancer treatment are excluded from participating in MBSR. Little is known about what would be the most suitable stage of disease to offer MBSR....
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
October 2017
Morgan Anne Valley, Lorann Stallones
The study assessed the impact of mindfulness training on occupational safety of hospital health care workers. The study used a randomized waitlist-controlled trial design to test the effect of an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course on self-reported health care worker safety outcomes, measured at baseline, postintervention, and 6 months later. Twenty-three hospital health...