Human Resource Management Review
April 5, 2017
L. Eby, T. Allen, Kate M. Conley et al.
Abstract We provide a comprehensive qualitative review of 67 published studies that have examined mindfulness-based training interventions conducted with employees. The findings indicate that the most common research designs were the pre-test/post-test only design (35.8%) and the randomized waitlist control group design (26.9%). About two-thirds of the studies included a control group (61.2%),...
Psychological Medicine
April 4, 2017
Wai Tong Chien, Daniel Thomas Bressington, Annie Lai King Yip et al.
57 citations
BACKGROUND: We aimed to test a mindfulness-based psychoeducation group (MBPEG), v. a conventional psychoeducation group (CPEG) v. treatment as usual (TAU), in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders over a 24-month follow-up. METHOD: This single-blind, multi-site, pragmatic randomized controlled trial was conducted in six community treatment facilities across three countries (Hong Kong,...
Scientific Reports
April 4, 2017
Francesca A Cotier, Ruibin Zhang, Tatia M C Lee
The beneficial effects of meditation on preserving age-related changes in cognitive functioning are well established. Yet, the neural underpinnings of these positive effects have not been fully unveiled. This study employed a prospective longitudinal design, and graph-based analysis, to study how an eight-week meditation training vs. relaxation training shaped network configuration at global,...
Frontiers in Psychology
April 3, 2017
Brian A Sharpless, K. Doghramji
Citation: Sharpless BA and Doghramji K (2017) Commentary: How to Make the Ghosts in my Bedroom Disappear? Focused-Attention Meditation Combined with Muscle Relaxation (MR Therapy)—A Direct Treatment Intervention for Sleep Paralysis. Front. Psychol. 8:506. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00506 Commentary: How to Make the Ghosts in my Bedroom Disappear? Focused-Attention Meditation Combined with Muscle...
April 3, 2017
J. Rycroft-Malone, Felix Gradinger, Heledd Owen Griffiths et al.
Background: Depression affects as many as one in five people in their lifetime and often runs a recurrent lifetime course. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an effective psychosocial approach that aims to help people at risk of depressive relapse to learn skills to stay well. However, there is an ‘implementation cliff’: access to those who could benefit from MBCT is variable and...
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...