normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: findings demonstrated that parents of children with cancer experience elevated levels of distress, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and subjective symptoms of stress. in this study, we determined effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (mbct) on reduction of depression and anxiet...

CONTEXT Psychological distress is linked with impaired glycemic control among diabetics. OBJECTIVE Estimate changes in glycemic control, weight, blood pressure, and stress-related psychological symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes participating in a standard Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. DESIGN Prospective, observational study. SETTING Academic health center. P...

BACKGROUND Stress has been defined as a barrier to concentration, problem solving, decision making, and other necessary abilities for students' learning; it also has some symptoms and illnesses in the students such as depression and anxiety. In reviewing stress and its consequences, the methods of coping with stress in the method of response to it would be more important than the nature of stre...

BACKGROUND Chronic pain affects millions of racially diverse Americans. Evidence suggests that group medical visits are effective for treating chronic pain; similarly, a number of studies demonstrate the effectiveness of certain evidence-based complementary therapies in managing pain. OBJECTIVES The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the integrative medical group vis...