Citation: Sirgy MJ and Jackson PA (2015) How to enhance the well-being of healthcare service providers and their patients? A mindfulness proposal. The notion of mindfulness is key to developing ideas that can address how healthcare service providers (e.g., clinicians) can effectively enhance their own well-being in the workplace, and by doing so, increase the well-being of their patients. The s...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate whether an eight-week group mindfulness-based stress reduction program would be an acceptable and effective treatment for patients suffering from gad. methods: eligible subjects with generalized anxiety disorder were recruited to parsa hospital and shahid rajaee counseling and social work center from june 2009 to october 2011. an experienced psy...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate whether an eight-week group mindfulness-based stress reduction program would be an acceptable and effective treatment for patients suffering from GAD. METHODS Eligible subjects with generalized anxiety disorder were recruited to Parsa Hospital and Shahid Rajaee Counseling and Social Work Center from June 2009 to October 2011. An experienced psy...

The purpose of this project was to develop a bidimensional measure of mindfulness to assess its two key components: present-moment awareness and acceptance. The development and psychometric validation of the Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale is described, and data are reported from expert raters, two nonclinical samples (n = 204 and 559), and three clinical samples including mixed psychiatric outp...

Aim: Mindfulness means focusing on the moment with attention and a positive attitude. It is Buddhist concept that was secularized by Kabat-Zinn (2005) brought to world of science, its effects in different areas such as psychology, business administration, health sciences, guidance, psychological counseling were studied. Numerous studies have found mindfulness has an individual’s attitudes behav...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects a Mindfulness-Gestalt-based Counseling Program on students’ mindfulness skills and aspects well-being. Gestalt psychotherapy considers as part its therapeutic model, both which contribute development awareness. A growing number studies Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have shown positive outcomes for mental health An intervention progra...

The pandemic caused by the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) has had psychological and health impacts on people's lives around world. On a aspect, this anxiety due to low mindfulness. To increase potential of mindfulness, one ways taken is counselor intervention. authors used an Islamic counseling approach reduce Therefore, research was conducted using quasi-experimental design with non-equivalen...

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 observational study in which a promising novel behavioral intervention, Mindfulness Training for Smokers was provided via web-based video instruction with telephone-based couns...

• Mindfulness training shows promising effects on counseling self-efficacy. The are proven by psychological and neuro-physiological evidence. Various facets of mindfulness contribute to self-efficacy differently. Stress reduction self-compassion enhance challenges To investigate the impact a structured eight-week mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program among trainees. Undergraduate t...