Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging
June 30, 2017
Athene K W Lee, David A Gansler, Nanyin Zhang et al.
Mindfulness is paying attention, non-judgmentally, to experience in the moment. Mindfulness training reduces depression and anxiety and influences neural processes in midline self-referential and lateralized somatosensory and executive networks. Although mindfulness benefits emotion regulation, less is known about its relationship to anger and the corresponding neural correlates. This study...
June 30, 2017
M. Kim, J. Heo, Wan-Suk Gim
Loving-kindness and compassion meditation (LKCM) is known to be effective in improving mental health and interpersonal relationships. An exploratory pilot study was conducted with the aim of examining the feasibility of LKCM which known to be effective in improving mental health and interpersonal relationships for pregnant women. Measures of stress, depression, maternal fetal attachment,...
International Journal of Indian Psychology
June 30, 2017
The present study examines the effectiveness of body scan meditation of mindfulness based stress reduction on craving in patient with alcohol dependence. An inpatient of 36year old with diagnosis of alcohol dependence disorder as per ICD-10 DCR criterion was selected purposively, from Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi. Following detoxification subject was evaluated for withdrawal...
Journal of rehabilitation medicine
June 28, 2017
Alexandra E W Hoogerwerf, Yvonne Bol, Jill Lobbestael et al.
Fatigue is the most common symptom in multiple sclerosis. Evidence-based treatment options are scarce. To study the feasibility and potential effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in severely fatigued multiple sclerosis patients. Non-randomized pilot study with a wai-ting list control period including 59 multiple sclerosis patients with severe fatigue. fatigue severity subscale...
The Maastricht Journal of Liberal Arts
June 27, 2017
Rachel Anna Marjet Heutz
3 citations
Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to identify to what extent the development of Alzheimer’s disease can be delayed or prevented by the use of mindfulness-based interventions. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease in which accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) plays an important role. This leads to neuronal cell death and synaptic...
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
June 26, 2017
C. Spears, Donald Hedeker, Liang Li et al.
Objective: To examine cognitive and affective mechanisms underlying mindfulness-based addiction treatment (MBAT) versus cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and usual care (UC) for smoking cessation. Method: Participants in the parent study from which data were drawn (N = 412; 54.9% female; 48.2% African American, 41.5% non-Latino White, 5.4% Latino, 4.9% other; 57.6% annual income <$30,000) were...
Physical Therapy Reviews
June 26, 2017
Sue Dean, Wenbo Peng, Chris Zaslawski et al.
11 citations
Background: Mindfulness practices provide numerous benefits for individuals with a variety of health issues. Recent research has highlighted the benefits of mindfulness for health professionals. The potential benefits for physical and occupational therapists or students however, are currently unclear.Objectives: To perform a scoping review on the effects of mindfulness practices among physical...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
June 26, 2017
B. R. Cahn, Matthew S. Goodman, C. Peterson et al.
Thirty-eight individuals (mean age: 34.8 years old) participating in a 3-month yoga and meditation retreat were assessed before and after the intervention for psychometric measures, brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), circadian salivary cortisol levels, and pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Participation in the retreat was found to be associated with decreases in self-reported anxiety...
The British Student Doctor Journal
June 23, 2017
Craig Stephen Hassed
Mindfulness can be described as a generic life-skill that has an endless number of applications. It is both a form of meditation and a way of living. It involves the training of present-moment attention and also the attitude with which we pay attention – one of curiosity, acceptance, openness and compassion. Historically, the ‘soft’ subject of mindfulness or meditation was marginalised as just...
Oxford Scholarship Online
June 22, 2017
Jay L. Garfield
This essay explores the role of the two aspects of mindfulness (smṛti and samprajanya) in ethical discipline. It argues that mindfulness understood as the union of these two attitudes is essential to the kind of perception and attention necessary for spontaneous moral engagement with the world. The essay first discusses why mindfulness is so important in Buddhist ethics. It then turns to the...