979 results for "Mindfulness"
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Literature Review.
Brain sciences – September 30, 2024
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Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have emerged in recent years as a strong candidate for the treatment of a range of difficulties faced by ind...
Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on the well-being of healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
General psychiatry – January 01, 2024
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Growing evidence attests to the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), but their effectiveness for healthcare workers remains uncertai...
Guided Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Community Residents with Emotional Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Social work – March 19, 2024
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This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a guided online mindfulness-based intervention (iMBI) for community residents experiencing emotional dis...
The effectiveness of taught, self-help mindfulness-based interventions on Chinese adolescents' well-being, mental health, prosocial and difficult behavior, and coping strategy.
Applied psychology. Health and well-being – August 01, 2024
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Despite China's enduring historical connection with mindfulness and the growing recognition of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in Western ed...
Self-Referential Thinking, Suicide, and Function of the Cortical Midline Structures and Striatum in Mood Disorders: Possible Implications for Treatment Studies of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Bipolar Depression
Depression Research and Treatment – January 01, 2012
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Brain activity linked to self-focused thinking may hold the key to understanding suicide risk in bipolar depression. Research shows that specific brain regions - particularly those involved in self-reflection and emotion regulation - function differently in people with mood disorders. Mindfulness practices appear promising as they help reduce harmful self-focused thoughts while positively impacting these same brain areas, potentially offering a new path for treating bipolar depression and reducing suicide risk.
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Bipolar depression is often refractory to treatment and is frequently associated with anxiety symptoms and elevated suicide risk. There is a great ...
Connected through movement: a feasibility study of online mindfulness-based dance/movement therapy for older adults with age-related cognitive decline during COVID-19.
Aging & mental health – December 01, 2024
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Online dance therapy shows promising results in fighting loneliness among seniors with mild cognitive decline. A 12-week mindfulness-based dance/movement therapy program helped older adults stay active and connected during isolation. Participants joined virtual group sessions, combining gentle movement with mindfulness practices. Results showed decreased loneliness, improved mood, and better psychological well-being. 65% of participants reported positive changes, with many noting stronger social connections and enhanced body awareness.
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Social isolation and loneliness pose significant public health risks, especially among older adults experiencing age-related cognitive decline (ACD...
Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on perceived stress among non-clinical adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Npj mental health research – February 03, 2026
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Mindfulness-based interventions significantly reduce perceived stress in adults. A comprehensive review of 17 randomized controlled trials, involving 1,641 participants, found that after intervention, MBI groups experienced substantially lower stress (effect size = -0.53) compared to controls. Participants engaging in mindfulness practices showed significant within-group stress reductions (effect size = 0.93), whereas control groups saw only marginal changes (effect size = 0.23). These findings confirm MBIs are effective and scalable strategies for managing stress.
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Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are recognised as effective psychosocial strategies for managing stress. We conducted a systematic review an...
Altered states of consciousness caused by a mindfulness-based programme up to a year later: Results from a randomised controlled trial.
PLoS One – July 17, 2024
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Mindfulness training can lead to profound shifts in how we experience the world, with lasting effects. A controlled comparison explored if mindfulness programs induce changes in consciousness. Participants in a mindfulness program reported positive shifts, such as heightened awareness and a deeper sense of calm. Remarkably, these beneficial changes were observed to persist for up to a year, indicating mindfulness offers enduring benefits to conscious experience.
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Altered states of consciousness caused by a mindfulness-based programme up to a year later: Results from a randomised controlled trial.
Psychedelic Drugs: A Mind-expanding Hallucinogens
Indian Journal of Behavioural Sciences – March 22, 2024
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Psychedelics like psilocybin are showing promise in Psychology for treating conditions such as depression and PTSD. These powerful hallucinogens, explored in Cognitive science and Drug Studies, profoundly alter perception, mood, and thinking. Historically, natural alkaloids from magic mushrooms were consumed for their mind-altering effects. Modern investigations into their chemical properties, including those from chemical synthesis like NBOMe, reveal diverse administration methods. This highlights the ancient roots and modern therapeutic potential of these compounds, offering new avenues in mental health.
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Psychedelics are mainly from the class of psychoactive substances whose action is to produce changes in the perception, mood, cognitive behavior, a...
Comparison of two brief mindfulness interventions for anxiety, stress and burnout in mental health professionals: a randomised crossover trial.
Frontiers in psychology – January 01, 2023
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Anxiety, stress and burnout are a growing reality among mental health professionals, impacting negatively on them and their clients. Mindfulness-ba...
Mindfulness-based interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Integrative medicine research – June 01, 2025
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Mindfulness practices show promising results in managing type 2 diabetes mellitus, reducing stress levels by up to 50% in participants. This comprehensive meta-analysis examined 31 clinical trials with over 2,300 participants, revealing how integrative medicine approaches can benefit diabetic patients. Mindfulness interventions significantly improved mental health outcomes and modestly reduced blood sugar levels and blood pressure. The findings suggest mindfulness could be a valuable complement to conventional diabetes care.
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can lead to macro- and microvascular complications. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may improve metabolic an...
Developing self-compassion and well-being with a hybrid mindfulness-based intervention: Lessons learned from health professions students, faculty and staff.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH – June 25, 2025
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A recent program found that a hybrid approach to mindfulness can significantly boost self-compassion. Health profession students, faculty, and staff participated in a program incorporating mindfulness practices, similar to MBSR. Findings revealed a notable increase in self-compassion and improved well-being, particularly for faculty and staff. This suggests such interventions are highly effective for enhancing self-compassion and well-being in demanding healthcare environments.
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Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine whether participation in a hybrid mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) is associated with lower ...
Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Professional Development Program for Primary School Teachers in the Czech Republic: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health – December 14, 2024
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Research has shown that 20% of Czech teachers suffer with burnout symptoms and 65% are at risk of burning out, which suggests that it is essential ...
Interoceptive brain network mechanisms of mindfulness-based training in healthy adolescents.
Frontiers in psychology – January 01, 2024
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This study evaluated changes in the white matter of the brain and psychological health variables, resulting from a neuroscience-based mindfulness i...
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Iranian journal of public health – December 01, 2023
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We aimed to investigate the intervention effect of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in patients with postpartum depression. The method of com...
Virtual Reality Combined with Mind-Body Therapies for the Management of Pain: A Scoping Review.
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis – January 01, 2024
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When used separately, virtual reality (VR) and mind-body therapies (MBTs) have the potential to reduce pain across various acute and chronic condit...
Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Blood Pressure, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Hypertensive Adult Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study.
The journal of Tehran Heart Center – July 01, 2022
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Hypertension is one of the most important causes of cardiovascular diseases. Patients with hypertension have a lower quality of life. We aimed to e...
Four Weekly Ayahuasca Sessions Lead to Increases in “Acceptance” Capacities: A Comparison Study With a Standard 8-Week Mindfulness Training Program
Frontiers in Pharmacology – March 20, 2018
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Ayahuasca sessions can be as effective as an 8-week meditation course for enhancing psychological acceptance. In a comparison of two groups (10 participants each), four ayahuasca sessions boosted "Non-Judging" mindfulness scores comparably to a standard 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. While MBSR led to greater overall mindfulness increases, this finding suggests psychedelics like ayahuasca offer a potent psychological intervention. This has implications for clinical psychology and psychotherapists considering new medicine approaches within drug studies and mindfulness and compassion interventions.
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Background: The therapeutic effects of the Amazonian plant tea ayahuasca may relate to its ability to enhance mindfulness capacities. Ayahuasca ind...
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review of Neurocognitive Outcomes and Applications for Mental Health and Well-Being.
J Clin Med – March 03, 2025
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Regular mindfulness practice can physically reshape brain regions linked to attention and emotional control. This comprehensive analysis of 47 clinical studies shows that combining mindfulness with cognitive therapy significantly improves mental health outcomes. Patients experienced reduced anxiety and depression while showing enhanced focus, memory, and emotional regulation. Brain scans revealed positive changes in areas controlling stress response and self-awareness.
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review of Neurocognitive Outcomes and Applications for Mental Health and Wel...
Quality of care combined with mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention in patients undergoing arterial interventional embolization for liver tumors.
World journal of gastrointestinal surgery – June 27, 2025
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Beyond the physical, patients undergoing interventional embolization of liver tumor often experience significant psychological stress. A new finding reveals that combining enhanced nursing quality, guided by sensitive indicators of nursing quality, with mindfulness stress intervention significantly boosts patient well-being. This approach improved psychological states, fostered positive coping strategies, and elevated the overall quality of nursing and patient satisfaction, leading to better recovery.
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Although transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an effective treatment for liver cancer, clinical practice has shown that many patients experien...
Don’t be afraid, try to meditate- potential effects on neural activity and connectivity of psilocybin-assisted mindfulness-based intervention for social anxiety disorder: A systematic review
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews – June 06, 2022
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Conventional psychological interventions, like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, often fall short for severe social anxiety. Up to 40% of patients may not find lasting relief from debilitating anxiety. Clinical psychology is now exploring a novel psychological intervention: psilocybin-assisted mindfulness. Integrating meditation with psilocybin, which influences neurotransmitter receptor activity, offering profound treatment. Guided by a psychotherapist, this intervention, a focus of Psychedelics and Drug Studies, aims to alleviate anxiety and depression, improving cognitive processes, measured via psychometrics.
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Future studies should investigate whether psilocybin-assisted mindfulness-based intervention can provide therapeutic benefits to SAD patients who a...
The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions on mental health among university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Frontiers in public health – January 01, 2023
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We aimed to estimate the effect of mindfulness therapy on mental health. Two researchers searched 12 databases to identify relevant trials that wer...
Psychological Outcomes and Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Training for Generalised Anxiety Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) – May 11, 2023
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This systematic review aimed to identify 1) the effect of mindfulness training on pre-post measures of anxiety and attention among adults experienc...
Psychoneuroimmunology of Mindfulness: What works, how it works, and for whom?
Brain, behavior, & immunity - health – July 01, 2025
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Mind-body interventions like meditation and mindfulness practices can significantly reduce inflammation and boost immune function, offering a powerful antidote to chronic stress. Regular mindfulness practice triggers measurable changes in immune markers and stress hormones, helping protect both mental and physical health. These natural, cost-effective techniques work by activating the body's relaxation response, though individual results vary based on personal factors and practice consistency.
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As a major risk factor for mental and physical health disorders, chronic stress presents a critical public health challenge. Over the past decades,...
Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Salivary Cortisol and α-amylase Level, Anxiety and Depression in Students: A Randomized and Parallel-Group Clinical Trial.
Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback – July 22, 2025
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The current trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training on salivary cortisol and α-amylase levels, anxie...
A randomized, controlled trial study of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on depression and physical problems in depressed elderly individuals.
Journal of health psychology – December 21, 2024
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on depression and physical problems...
A mindfulness-based intervention for Substance Use Disorder in a Brazilian vulnerable population: a feasibility mixed method study.
Frontiers in public health – January 01, 2024
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Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a chronic condition that impacts various facets of an individual's life, and society as a whole. The Mindfulness-Ba...
Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention (eMBI) in management of dyspnea in patients with interstitial lung disease: A randomized clinical trial.
Complementary therapies in medicine – December 01, 2024
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Dyspnea and cough are frequent symptoms in ILD patients. The management of these symptoms is challenging, and evidence-based therapies are lacking....
Mindfulness-based intervention as a symptom management strategy in patients with end-stage renal disease: A controlled clinical trial.
International journal of nursing practice – December 01, 2024
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The study's purpose was to examine the effect of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on physical and psychological symptoms in patients with end-s...
An online self-study mindfulness-based stress reduction course for people suffering from mental fatigue after an acquired brain injury.
Brain injury – July 28, 2024
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The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program has shown promising results for people suffering from mental fatigue after an acquired brain ...
Mindfulness-based intervention reduce interference of negative stimuli to working memory in individuals with subclinical depression: A randomized controlled fMRI study.
International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP – January 01, 2024
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Individuals with subclinical depression are prone to major depression and experience emotional responses and attentional biases to negative stimuli...
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Treatment of Vestibular Migraine: A Prospective Pilot Study.
Cureus – February 01, 2025
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe the implementation and efficacy of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for treati...
To Move or Not to Move: Factors of Mind-Body Practice Engagement in a Population-Based Study.
Journal of integrative and complementary medicine – April 01, 2025
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Background: Mind-body practices (MBPs), which include seated- (meditation) and movement-based practices (yoga, Tai Chi, qigong), have grown increas...
Predicting and exploring ayahuasca effects: Perception, mind-wandering, and EEG oscillations
Journal of Psychopharmacology – December 04, 2025
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Ayahuasca significantly alters consciousness, leading to profound mystical and emotional experiences. In a study with 60 participants, brain mapping using electroencephalography revealed that acute theta rhythm was inversely related to the intensity of mystical experiences. Interestingly, baseline theta and beta rhythms predicted interoception and emotional responses, suggesting a complex interplay between brain activity and psychological states. These findings enhance our understanding of how psychedelics influence cognitive psychology and the neuroscience of consciousness, shedding light on the connection between interoception and emotionality.
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Ayahuasca induced consciousness alterations, visual, bodily, emotional, and mystical experiences, chaotic and meaningful mind-wandering, and decrea...
The feasibility of an innovative online mind-body wellness program for medical students.
Canadian medical education journal – February 01, 2025
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Medical students have higher stress levels than their age-matched peers; however, few online wellness interventions have been trialed in this popul...
Mindfulness-based Neurofeedback: A Systematic Review of EEG and fMRI studies.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology – September 15, 2024
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Neurofeedback concurrent with mindfulness meditation may reveal meditation effects on the brain and facilitate improved mental health outcomes. Her...
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Minding the Body: A Meta-analysis of the Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Training on Self-reported Interoception.
Research square – June 04, 2025
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Mindfulness meditation does more than calm the mind - it enhances our ability to sense internal bodily signals. Analysis of 29 studies shows that mindfulness training significantly improves body awareness, particularly through structured programs. These improvements correlate with reduced psychological distress, suggesting that better mind-body connection supports mental wellbeing.
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Mindfulness meditation training may cultivate interoceptive awareness and provide therapeutic benefit when implemented within mental and physical h...
"It's a Really Big Privilege to be Able to Take Care of Ourselves": A Mixed Methods Study of Integrating Mindfulness for Mental Health into a Job Training Program for Low-Income Emerging Adults.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health – January 01, 2025
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Learning self-care can be a profound privilege, especially for young adults facing economic challenges. A program explored if integrating mind-body interventions like mindfulness into job training could improve mental health and job performance for low-income emerging adults. Surveys and focus groups with over 200 participants revealed significant positive changes. Participants experienced reduced stress, increased life satisfaction, and enhanced self-compassion. This approach effectively supports self-care, fostering mental well-being and promoting health equity for underserved groups.
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Mental health of emerging, young adults remains a concern, particularly in lower income groups who receive less mental healthcare. Mindfulness-base...
Modulating mechanisms of adverse childhood experiences in a mindfulness-based intervention: preliminary insights from an opioid use disorder study.
Frontiers in psychology – January 01, 2025
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are transdiagnostic developmental risk factors for various mental and physical health issues, including Opioid ...
The effects of mindfulness enhanced Tai Chi Chuan training on mental and physical health among beginners: a randomized controlled trial.
Frontiers in psychology – January 01, 2024
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Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is a traditional Chinese mind-body exercise widely adopted in Chinese communities and colleges. However, the mindful essence of...
[Mechanisms of action of antidepressive pharmacotherapy: brain and mind-body and environment].
Der Nervenarzt – March 01, 2025
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Antidepressants work through complex interactions between brain chemistry and environmental factors. Recent findings reveal that both traditional and newer medications promote neuroplasticity while improving emotional processing. The therapeutic benefits emerge from a combination of drug effects and extrapharmacological factors, including social support and environmental context. This challenges the notion that these external elements are merely placebo effects.
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Novel antidepressive substances are challenging the explanations for the mechanisms of action of traditional psychopharmacology. What could be the ...
Can mind-altering prescription medicines be safe? Lessons from ketamine and esketamine.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) – August 01, 2024
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As psychedelics gain medical acceptance, ketamine and its newer cousin esketamine reveal striking differences in safety outcomes. While both drugs have similar effects, their regulatory approaches tell different stories. Real-world data shows increasing misuse of loosely-regulated ketamine, while strictly-controlled esketamine demonstrates minimal abuse despite growing medical use. This suggests careful regulation, not just chemistry, determines a drug's safety profile.
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Recent decades have witnessed an extraordinary global crisis of drug misuse. Although opioid analgesics receive the most attention, numerous other ...
S1 Appendix - Psilocybin-assisted group psychotherapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction for frontline healthcare provider COVID-19-related depression and burnout: A randomized controlled trial
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University) – September 19, 2025
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Psilocybin, delivered via brief psychotherapy, significantly boosted social connectedness, a key patient-reported outcome in psychology. A randomized controlled trial with 100 participants saw ratio scale scores rise by 30%. Intention-to-treat analysis and repeated measures confirmed this. Exploratory bivariate analysis considered expectancy. This psychedelic medicine intervention, unlike physical therapy, shows promise for pain management, death anxiety, and social exclusion, moving beyond placebo effects. Outcomes, including depression checklist and DASS, improved.
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Supplement 1. Additional tables presenting primary and secondary outcomes, sensitivity analyses, and exploratory findings. Table A1. ITT analyses f...
Associations of Yoga as a Mind-Body Exercise and Its Components with Spiritual and Subjective Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Evidence for Potential Distress Prevention.
Sports (Basel, Switzerland) – January 04, 2026
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Regular yoga practice significantly boosts well-being. A survey of 335 Hungarian adults, averaging over a decade of yoga experience, found that engaging in yoga components like meditation and relaxation had a medium-sized positive impact on spiritual well-being. These practices also demonstrated a small, yet positive, effect on subjective well-being. This indicates a strong association between consistent yoga engagement and improved mental health, highlighting its potential for fostering spiritual connection and overall mental wellness.
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Yoga is increasingly practiced worldwide and is associated with diverse physical and mental health benefits, yet its spiritual dimensions remain un...
Exploring the therapeutic potential of Ayahuasca: acute intake increases mindfulness-related capacities
Psychopharmacology – November 27, 2015
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Falling Asleep on the Job: The Efficacy of a Short App-Based Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Sleep Quality and Quantity Within the Workforce.
Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress – February 01, 2025
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Quality sleep is among the most important determinants of psychological and physical well-being. Insufficient sleep quality and quantity directly a...
From Mental Health Crisis to Existential Human Suffering: The Role of Self-Transcendence in Contemporary Mindfulness
Religions – August 25, 2022
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Modern mindfulness practices often miss a crucial element: self-transcendence. While colleges increasingly turn to mindfulness to address mental health challenges, research shows combining Buddhist wisdom with Existential Analysis offers a more complete approach. By shifting focus from purely therapeutic benefits to deeper meaning-making, mindfulness can better address human suffering and foster genuine well-being.
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Our paper addresses the so-called college mental health crisis and the adoption of the strategy of mindfulness-based interventions. We offer a crit...
Interoception Underlies The Therapeutic Effects of Mindfulness Meditation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
arXiv Preprint Archive – October 12, 2020
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Mindfulness meditation's power to heal PTSD lies in how it enhances the brain's ability to process internal bodily signals. Veterans who received mindfulness training showed significant improvement in PTSD symptoms, with brain scans revealing increased activity in regions responsible for body awareness and emotional regulation. The treatment strengthened neural pathways in the brain's interoceptive network, helping participants better manage anxiety and emotional disturbances.
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Mindfulness-based interventions have proven its efficacy in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the underlying neurobiological mech...
The Mindful Way From Information to Knowledge, to Wisdom, and to Life: Perspectives on Mindfulness (-Based Cognitive Therapy) for Higher Education.
Mindfulness – January 01, 2025
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This article explores the potential relevance of Mindfulness-Based Programs, particularly Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), to support th...
From Ancient Contemplative Practice to the App Store: Designing a Digital Container for Mindfulness
arXiv Preprint Archive – June 16, 2020
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Digital mindfulness apps often miss the mark, reducing an ancient practice to simple stress relief. A comprehensive analysis of 370 apps and interviews with mindfulness experts reveals a concerning gap between traditional teachings and modern digital adaptations. While apps focus on relaxation, experienced teachers emphasize that true mindfulness encompasses deeper elements like compassion cultivation. The research suggests that successful digital tools must align their design (H.5.2) with authentic contemplative principles, balancing user experience (cs.HC) with traditional wisdom.
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Hundreds of popular mobile apps today market their ties to mindfulness. What activities do these apps support and what benefits do they claim? How ...
Veterans' engagement in mindfulness practices following intervention.
Psychological services – June 30, 2025
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Over half of veterans completing mindfulness interventions maintain a daily practice. Researchers surveyed 161 veterans months after VA-provided mindfulness training to understand long-term engagement. Many sought help for trauma, depression, and anxiety, reporting significant improvements in these areas, plus health and pain. Findings suggest presenting mindfulness skills early and building daily practice during treatment can boost benefits and reduce dropout.
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Mindfulness-based interventions are complementary and integrative health interventions, widely used for mental health. However, while these interve...
Mechanisms of sustained mindfulness practice in stroke survivors: A critical realist secondary analysis of the HEADS: UP intervention.
Complementary therapies in clinical practice – December 23, 2025
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Sustaining mindfulness practice is crucial for stroke survivors managing long-term anxiety and depression. A secondary data analysis of 12 participant accounts from a mindfulness intervention identified seven key mechanisms determining this continued engagement. Factors like believing in benefits, personal preferences, and practical structuring are vital. Understanding these mechanisms offers valuable insights for designing enhanced support, facilitating effective maintenance of mindfulness, and improving mental well-being for individuals recovering from stroke.
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Post-stroke anxiety and depression symptoms are common after stroke and can persist long-term. Despite this, there is a lack of long-term psycholog...
The associations and effects of mindfulness on anger and aggression: A meta-analytic review.
Clinical psychology review – June 01, 2025
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Dispositional mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions have been linked to emotion regulation and may reduce anger and aggression. The prese...
Not all mindfulness is equal: certain facets of mindfulness have important implications for well-being and mental health across the lifespan.
Frontiers in psychology – January 01, 2024
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The connections between the five facets of mindfulness, well-being, and mental health across the lifespan have traditionally been investigated usin...
How to create a mindful community of practice: exploring the social functions of group-based mindfulness practices facilitated via Zoom during COVID-19.
Frontiers in psychology – January 01, 2025
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This exploratory qualitative study was conducted to investigate the experiences of individuals who have been participating in online mindfulness se...
Examining the Potential Synergistic Effects Between Mindfulness Training and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Frontiers in Psychiatry – August 11, 2021
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Combining mindfulness and psychedelic-assisted therapy shows remarkable promise for mental health. This psychological intervention, a new frontier in clinical psychology, demonstrates synergistic effects, enhancing therapeutic benefits beyond either approach alone. Both mindfulness-based practices and chemical synthesis of alkaloids in psychedelics, used in medicine as complementary and alternative medicine studies, effectively reduce symptoms. Preliminary evidence suggests psychedelics can even enhance mindfulness capacities. This potent dual intervention offers psychotherapists a powerful new tool for counseling, but requires further quantified investigation.
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Mindfulness-based interventions and psychedelic-assisted therapy have been experimentally utilised in recent years as alternative treatments for va...
Mindfulness training in medical education as a means to improve resilience, empathy, and mental health in the medical profession.
World journal of psychiatry – April 19, 2024
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The high rates of depression, burnout, and increased risk of suicide among medical students, residents, and physicians in comparison with other car...
A rationale and framework for sharing mindfulness in trauma-dense communities in South Africa.
South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care – June 09, 2025
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Mindfulness, an innate human capacity, can be adapted to address severe community trauma. A framework was developed for sharing mindfulness in South Africa, where communities face continuous traumatic stress. By refining mindfulness-based pedagogy based on local experience, a more relevant and accessible curriculum emerged. This new approach emphasizes trauma-sensitive mindfulness, ensuring mindfulness-based interventions are highly effective, offering positive support for well-being.
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Mindfulness has its historical roots in the teachings of the Buddha. The core of these teachings addresses the causes and relief of human suffering...
Training-related improvements in mental well-being through reduction in negative interpretation bias: A randomized trial of online socio-emotional dyadic and mindfulness interventions.
Journal of affective disorders – June 01, 2024
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Effects of online contemplative practices, especially partner-based practices, on psychological well-being remain mixed, with sparse understanding ...
Depression, Mindfulness, and Psilocybin: Possible Complementary Effects of Mindfulness Meditation and Psilocybin in the Treatment of Depression. A Review
Frontiers in Psychiatry – March 31, 2020
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For the 4.4% of the global population experiencing depression, a novel treatment strategy combining psilocybin, a potent hallucinogen, with mindfulness meditation shows promise. A review of 93 articles suggests both impact mood and neuroplasticity, vital for mental health. While psilocybin influences cognition via neural network changes, mindfulness meditation enhances prefrontal cortex regulation. This synergy could offer a powerful new psychotherapeutic treatment, potentially extending the benefits of psychedelics for anxiety and depression in clinical psychology.
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Depression is a major public health problem that affects approximately 4.4% of the global population. Since conventional pharmacotherapies and psyc...