Browsing by Subject "Mindfulness"
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Does Mindfulness Affect Subsystems of Attention?
(2011)Attention is considered a fundamental component of mindfulness and current theory suggests that it is a primary mechanism of change that contributes to the substantive improvements in physical and psychological functioning ... -
Effects of Mindfulness Training on Emotion Regulation and Attention
(2008-01-01)The effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training on experimental measures of attention and emotion regulation was assessed. Two laboratory based measures of attention and emotion regulation were employed. ... -
Evaluating the Impact of a Brief, Emotion Regulation Intervention on Emotion Perception
(2021)The current study tested the effects of a brief, behavioral intervention for problems with emotion perception, the ability to perceive other people’s emotions, across a range of psychiatric disorders. The intervention was ... -
Hair cortisol as a biomarker of stress in mindfulness training for smokers.
(J Altern Complement Med, 2014-08)OBJECTIVES: Stress is a well-known predictor of smoking relapse, and cortisol is a primary biomarker of stress. The current pilot study examined changes in levels of cortisol in hair within the context of two time-intensity ... -
Mindfulness based stress reduction in people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners.
(Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 2021-05)<h4>Background</h4>Parkinson's Disease (PD) leads to poor quality of life and caregiver burden. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may improve these symptoms. We assessed the impact of a 9-week MBSR course on people ... -
Mindfulness training for smokers via web-based video instruction with phone support: a prospective observational study.
(BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2015-03-29)BACKGROUND:Many smokers are unable to access effective behavioral smoking cessation therapies due to location, financial limitations, schedule, transportation issues or other reasons. We report results from a prospective ... -
Pilot randomized trial on mindfulness training for smokers in young adult binge drinkers.
(BMC Complement Altern Med, 2013-09-03)BACKGROUND: We report results of a pilot study designed to test a novel smoking cessation intervention, Mindfulness Training for Smokers (MTS), in smokers age 18-29 years with regular episodes of binge drinking. Mindfulness ... -
Randomized trial comparing mindfulness training for smokers to a matched control.
(J Subst Abuse Treat, 2014-09)Smoking continues to take an enormous toll on society, and although most smokers would like to quit, most are unsuccessful using existing therapies. These findings call on researchers to develop and test therapies that provide ... -
Randomized trial on mindfulness training for smokers targeted to a disadvantaged population.
(Subst Use Misuse, 2014-04)We report the results of a randomized trial comparing a novel smoking cessation treatment Mindfulness Training for Smokers (MTS) to a usual care therapy (Controls), which included the availability of a tobacco quit line ... -
Regulating Together: Emotion Dysregulation Group Treatment for ASD Youth and Their Caregivers.
(Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022-02-09)Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience behavioral and emotional symptoms hypothesized to arise from emotion dysregulation (ED), difficulty modulating emotional experience, expression, and intensity in ... -
Staying Present: Incorporating Mindfulness into Therapy for Dissociation
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The Mindful Path to Valued Living: Understanding the Associations Between Mindfulness and Valued Living
(2012)When behavior is directed toward activities, people, and experiences that people find most important in their lives, they are engaged in valued living. Given that valued living is associated with well-being, quality of ... -
The role of therapeutic alliance in mindfulness interventions: therapeutic alliance in mindfulness training for smokers.
(J Clin Psychol, 2013-09)OBJECTIVE: Mindfulness-based interventions have enjoyed a marked increase in support within biomedical and psychological research and practice in the past two decades. Despite the widespread application of these treatments ... -
The secret ingredient in mindfulness interventions? A case for practice quality over quantity.
(J Couns Psychol, 2014-07)As mindfulness-based interventions become increasingly widespread, interest has grown in better understanding which features of these treatments produce beneficial effects. The present study examined the relative contribution ...
