from J Pain. 2008 Sep;9(9):841-8
Morone NE, Lynch CS, Greco CM, Tindle HA, Weiner DK.
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. moronene@upmc.edu
To identify the effects of mindfulness meditation on older adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP), we conducted a qualitative study based on grounded theory and used content [...]
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from the journal, Psychosom Med. 2009 Jan;71(1):106-14
Grant JA, Rainville P.
Département de physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate pain perception and the potential analgesic effects of mindful states in experienced Zen meditators. METHODS: Highly trained Zen meditators (n = 13; >1000 hours of practice) and age/gender-matched control volunteers (n = 13) received individually [...]
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Posted in Aging on Jul 25th, 2009
from the journal, Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Jun;17(6):503-7
Cruz M, Schulz R, Pincus HA, Houck PR, Bensasi S, Reynolds CF 3rd.
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Advanced Center for Intervention and Services Research for Late-life Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. cruzm@upmc.edu
OBJECTIVE: The authors assessed the association between public and private religious participation and [...]
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Posted in Aging on Jul 25th, 2009
from the journal, Conscious Cogn. 2009 Jun 8
van Leeuwen S, Müller NG, Melloni L.
Cognitive Neurology Unit, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University & Brain Imaging Center, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Department of Neurophysiology, Deutschordenstrasse 46, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Here we explore whether mental training in the form of [...]
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