Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have a growing body of support in the literature and are increasingly popular for treating variety mental health disorders. The two most investigated MBIs include Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). We provide comprehensive up-to-date review reducing anxiety depression broad range clinical populations. outperformed passive c...

The mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program was designed to be long enough for participants to grasp the principles of self-regulation through mindfulness and develop skill and autonomy in mindfulness practice. It traditionally consists of 26 hours of session time including eight classes of 2-1/2 hours and an all-day class. The circumstances of some groups exclude them from participat...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness meditation for the treatment of chronic insomnia. DESIGN Three-arm, single-site, randomized controlled trial. SETTING Academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS Fifty-four adults with chronic insomnia. INTERVENTIONS Participants were randomized to either mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia ...

BACKGROUND Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a secular form of meditation training. The vast majority of the extant literature investigating the health effects of mindfulness interventions relies on wait-list control comparisons. Previous studies have found that meditation training over several months is associated with improvements in cognitive control and attention. METHODOLOGY/P...

The objective of this study was to examine effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on the ability to decrease anxiety and depression and increase mindfulness compared to cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBSM). Thirty-five subjects were recruited from a community healthcare center and took part in MBSR (n = 21) and CBSM (n =14) groups. There were no initial differences betwee...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a functional disorder of the lower gastrointestinal (gi) tract caused by stress and is also is associated with anxiety and depression which may benefit from a treatment such as mindfulness. objectives: to determine the effectiveness of the mindfulness in decreasing the anxiety and depression in the patients suffering from ibs. methods: the research ...

Introduction: Stress is a one of risk factors affecting all health categories including nursing officers. Objective: To implement Mindfulness Base Reduction (MBSR) intervention for officers at base hospital Horana Sri Lanka. Methodology: Intervention study with randomizing two groups (i.e., control group and group) was conducted in hospital, Horana. A sample 96 randomized to groups. Prior rando...