from Disabil Rehabil. 2003 Jul 8;25(13):722-31
Bédard M, Felteau M, Mazmanian D, Fedyk K, Klein R, Richardson J, Parkinson W, Minthorn-Biggs MB.
Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada. michel.bedard@lakeheadu.ca
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To examine the potential efficacy of a mindfulness-based stress reduction approach to improve quality of life [...]
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from Harv Bus Rev. 2005 Nov;83(11):53-8, 165
Benson H.
Stress is an essential response in highly competitive environments. Before a race, before an exam, before an important meeting, your heart rate and blood pressure rise, your focus tightens, you become more alert and more efficient. But beyond a certain level, stress overloads your system, compromising your performance [...]
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from Eat Disord. 2008 Jan-Feb;16(1):52-72
Proulx K.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. kproulx55@comcast.net
The experience of 6 college-age women with bulimia nervosa was examined after they participated in an 8-week mindfulness-based eating disorder treatment group. This phenomenological study used individual interview and pre- and post-treatment self-portraits. Participants described their experience of transformation from emotional and behavioral extremes, [...]
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from Acta Oncol. 2009;48(1):18-26
Biegler KA, Chaoul MA, Cohen L.
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230-1439, USA. kabiegler@mdanderson.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cancer-related cognitive impairment has been acknowledged as a substantial limiting factor in quality of life among cancer patients and survivors. In addition to deficits on behavioral measures, [...]
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from J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008 Jun;76(3):408-21
Zautra AJ, Davis MC, Reich JW, Nicassario P, Tennen H, Finan P, Kratz A, Parrish B, Irwin MR.
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104, USA. alex.zautra@asu.edu
This research examined whether cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness interventions that target responses to chronic stress, pain, and depression reduce pain [...]
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from J Behav Med. 2008 Aug;31(4):351-66
Wachholtz AB, Pargament KI.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Mass Medical Center, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. WachholA@ummhc.org
Migraine headaches are associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety (Waldie and Poulton Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 72: 86-92, 2002) and feelings of low self-efficacy (French et al. Headache, 40: 647-656, 2000). [...]
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from Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Nov;5(11):624-36
Kearney DJ, Brown-Chang J.
Gastroenterology Section, University of Washington School of Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA. kearney@u.washington.edu
Standard treatment for IBS focuses on the management or alleviation of the predominant gastrointestinal presenting symptoms, such as diarrhea or constipation, often using pharmacological therapy. For [...]
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from Am Heart J. 2009 Jan;157(1):84-90
Sullivan MJ, Wood L, Terry J, Brantley J, Charles A, McGee V, Johnson D, Krucoff MW, Rosenberg B, Bosworth HB, Adams K, Cuffe MS.
Institute for Health and Wellness, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
BACKGROUND: The Support, Education, and Research in Chronic Heart Failure (SEARCH) study was designed to assess the impact of [...]
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from J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2009 Jun;16(2):200-7
Lush E, Salmon P, Floyd A, Studts JL, Weissbecker I, Sephton SE.
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, 2301 South Third Street, Life Sciences Building, Suite 317, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
OBJECTIVES: Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome, is often accompanied by psychological distress and increased basal sympathetic [...]
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Posted in Aging, Mindfulness in Medicine on Aug 2nd, 2009
from Gerontologist. 2008 Apr;48(2):135-41
Rejeski WJ.
Departments of Health and Exercise Science and Public Health Science, Box 7868, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA. rejeski@wfu.edu
Derived from Buddhism, mindfulness is a unique approach for understanding human suffering and happiness that has attracted rapidly growing interest among health care professionals. In this article I describe current thinking [...]
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