Factors related to the effects of mindfulness-based depression reduction program

The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction in depression and blood sugar reduction diabetic patients with BIS type of personality

The present study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction in depression reduction and blood sugar control in diabetic patients with Behavioral Inhibition type of personality. It was a quasi-experimental study with pretest/posttest design employing one experimental and one control group. The participants were 225 patients in Tehran. First, 30 patien...

The Effects of Mindfulness - based Stress Reduction Program on the Mental Health 1

An empirical study of the mechanisms of mindfulness in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program.

S. L. Shapiro and colleagues (2006) have described a testable theory of the mechanisms of mindfulness and how it affects positive change. They describe a model in which mindfulness training leads to a fundamental change in relationship to experience (reperceiving), which leads to changes in self-regulation, values clarification, cognitive and behavioral flexibility, and exposure. These four var...

The comparison of effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction program on emotional divorce of couples

The purpose of this study was to compare of the effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction program on the emotional divorce of couples. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with a control group and follow-up for two months. The statistical population included all the couples referring to counseling and psychologica...

The Effects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Group Therapy on Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and the Intolerance of Uncertainty in Infertile Women

Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) group therapy on anxiety, depression, stress, and the Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) in infertile women receiving In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial with a pre-test/post-test and 3-month follow-up design. The study sample included 30 women with infer...