Sage Open
April 1, 2017
Fieke Z. Bruggeman-Everts, Marije Liesbeth van der Lee, Elisabeth F. M. van ‘t Hooft et al.
16 citations
Most validation studies of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI) involved healthy subjects. Validation in patients who suffer from a life-threatening medical illness is needed, to investigate the FMI’s validity in medical psychology research and practice. Psychometric properties of the Dutch FMI were examined in two patient groups of two different studies: (Sample 1) cardiac patients ( n =...
Journal of Attention Disorders
April 1, 2017
Marc-Andreas Edel, Tanja Hölter, Kristina Wassink et al.
Objective: To compare a novel “third wave” mindfulness-based training program with an established skills training derived from dialectical behavior therapy, to reduce ADHD symptoms and improve mindfulness and self-efficacy. Method: Ninety-one adults with ADHD (combined and inattentive type, mainly medicated) were non-randomly assigned to and treated within a mindfulness-based training group...
European Psychiatry
April 1, 2017
A. Allen, R. Ansari, J. Thurley et al.
Educational objectives: The goal of this poster is to discuss a brief pilot study in which mindfulness – and yoga-based practices were utilized with a group of adult ADHD patients. Methods: A sample of 10 adults participated in a pilot group which utilized the use mindfulness-based and yoga practices to address ADHD. This group was a single 2 hour session which was a pilot for a future 6-week...
April 1, 2017
C. Franco, Alberto Amutio, Israel Mañas et al.
This study aimed to analyze the effects of a mindfulness training program on anxiety, worry, and geriatric depression in a sample of older adults. A randomized controlled trial with pretest-posttest measurements was used on an experimental group (n = 42) and a control group (waiting list; n = 45). Participants in the experimental group completed the Short Cognitive Examination, the Penn State...
Medicine
April 1, 2017
Yu-Hao Lee, Ya-Ju Hsieh, Yung-Jong Shiah et al.
To quantitate the meditation experience is a subjective and complex issue because it is confounded by many factors such as emotional state, method of meditation, and personal physical condition. In this study, we propose a strategy with a cross-sectional analysis to evaluate the meditation experience with 2 artificial intelligence techniques: artificial neural network and support vector...
Journal of Hypertension
April 2017
Lu Shi, Donglan Zhang, Liang Wang et al.
We meta-analyzed the effect of meditation on blood pressure (BP), including both transcendental meditation and non-transcendental meditation interventions. We identified randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that examined the BP responses to meditation interventions through a systematic literature search of the PubMed, ABI/INFORM, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases (from January 1980...
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
April 1, 2017
Sarah E. Rush, Manoj Sharma
Cancer is acknowledged as a source of stress for many individuals, often leading to suffering, which can be long-lasting. Mindfulness-based stress reduction offers an effective way of reducing stress among cancer patients by combining mindfulness meditation and yoga in an 8-week training program. The purpose of this study was to inspect studies from October 2009 to November 2015 and examine...
April 1, 2017
Véronique A. Taylor
Un cercle vicieux par lequel la peur et la douleur se maintiennent explique le développement et maintient de troubles impliquant le conditionnement à la peur. Bien que les processus comportementaux et circuits neurobiologiques du conditionnement à la peur aient été étudiés extensivement, les effets de cet apprentissage sur la douleur sont peu connus. L’objectif de cette thèse était d’étudier...
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
April 2017
Kamal Solati
The wives of patients with schizophrenia experience high levels of stress due to their spouses' disease, which leads to certain problems and decreased adaptability and efficiency in them. This study investigated the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on resilience in schizophrenia patients. In this quasi-experimental study, 40 wives of patients with schizophrenia (20...
The Journal of Pediatrics
April 2017
Ather Ali, Theresa R Weiss, Anne Dutton et al.
To assess the feasibility of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for adolescents with widespread chronic pain and other functional somatic symptoms and to make preliminary assessments of its clinical utility. Three cohorts of subjects completed an 8-week MBSR program. Child- and parent-completed measures were collected at baseline and 8 and 12 weeks later. Measures included the...