Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
June 2016
Eileen Luders, Nicolas Cherbuin
In the context of an aging population and increased prevalence of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, developing strategies to decrease the negative effects of aging is imperative. The scientific study of meditation as a potential tool to downregulate processes implicated in brain aging is an emerging field, and a growing body of research suggests that mindfulness practices are...
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
June 1, 2016
Yi-Yuan Tang, Rongxiang Tang, Michael I Posner
The core clinical symptoms of addiction include an enhanced incentive for drug taking (craving), impaired self-control (impulsivity and compulsivity), emotional dysregulation (negative mood) and increased stress reactivity. Symptoms related to impaired self-control involve reduced activity in anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), adjacent prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and other brain areas. Behavioral...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
June 2016
Linda E. Carlson
Work in the development and evaluation of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for cancer care has been underway for the last 20 years, and a growing body of literature now supports their efficacy. MBIs are particularly helpful in dealing with common experiences related to cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship, including loss of control, uncertainty about the future, and fears of...
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
June 2016
L Gaiswinkler, H F Unterrainer
The aim of this study was to examine how different levels of yoga involvement are related to different parameters of mental health and illness. A total sample of 455 participants (410 females) were investigated by means of an internet survey. 362 yoga practitioners (327 females) rated their degree of yoga involvement on the Yoga Immersion Scale. A control group was comprised of 93 gymnastics...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
June 1, 2016
Fadel Zeidan, David R. Vago
304 citations
Pain is a multidimensional experience that involves interacting sensory, cognitive, and affective factors, rendering the treatment of chronic pain challenging and financially burdensome. Further, the widespread use of opioids to treat chronic pain has led to an opioid epidemic characterized by exponential growth in opioid misuse and addiction. The staggering statistics related to opioid use...
International Review of Psychiatry
June 1, 2016
Nirmala Maruthai, Ravindra P. Nagendra, Arun Sasidharan et al.
The present study is aimed to ascertain whether differences in meditation proficiency alter rapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep) as well as the overall sleep-organization. Whole-night polysomnography was carried out using 32-channel digital EEG system. 20 senior Vipassana meditators, 16 novice Vipassana meditators and 19 non-meditating control subjects participated in the study. The REM sleep...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
June 1, 2016
Zoran Josipovic
33 citations
This paper discusses meditation from the unique perspective of the nondual approach and explores the possible relevance of this approach to applications of love and compassion meditation in clinical settings. It contrasts the nondual approach with the better known gradual or goal-oriented, dualistic view of meditation. This paper also introduces one of the central ideas of the nondual...
International Review of Psychiatry
June 1, 2016
Alex Hankey, Rashmi Shetkar
24 citations
A simple theory of health has recently been proposed: while poor quality regulation corresponds to poor quality health so that improving regulation should improve health, optimal regulation optimizes function and optimizes health. Examining the term 'optimal regulation' in biological systems leads to a straightforward definition in terms of 'criticality' in complexity biology, a concept that...
THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
May 31, 2016
Sung Hyun Park, Seoung Yun Sung, Mi San Mi San
4 citations
최근 10여년 간 마음챙김 명상과 더불어 불교의 주요 수행법인 자비명상에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이 연구는 불교 대승 전통에 기초하여 개발된 자애미소명상의 심리사회영적 영향에 대한 탐색적 연구이다. 연구 1에서 일반성인 참가자들은 실험집단(16명)과 대기자 집단(20명)으로 할당되었고, 사전, 사후 및 추후검사가 수행되었다. 실험집단은 통제집단에 비해 사후 및 추후점수에서 자기-관련변인(자기-자비, 자기-존중감), 사회적 관계변인(자비적 사랑, 사회적 연결감, 용서) 및 영성 관련 변인에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 연구 2에서는 참가자 7명을 대상으로 포커스 그룹 인터뷰를 실시하여 수행 중 체험 및 수행 후 일상생활의 변화를 분석한 결과 신체적, 정서적, 인지적, 대인관계적...
May 31, 2016
S. Coaccioli, G. Varrassi, R. Giorno et al.
Study background: The aim of this study was the investigation the role of meditation in a cohort of Italy resident subjects coming from Thailand, following only complementary medicine. Methods: The cohort of subjects has been examined (60 subjects) by the visual analogue scale (VAS) scale for pain measurement. The subjects have been divided in two groups: experts (>10 years) and Lower experts...