In this study, participants with self-reported anxiety were taught meditation practices over the course of 8 weekly sessions in order to instill habits to improve their anxiety. Previous studies suggest an increase in alpha and theta band power in individuals relaxed and with their eyes closed. However, this has not been shown using a mobile wireless electroencephalographic (EEG) system suitabl...

BACKGROUND Mindfulness meditation interventions improve a variety of health conditions and quality of life, are inexpensive, easy to implement, have minimal if any side effects, and engage patients to take an active role in their treatment. However, the group format can be an obstacle for many to take structured meditation programs. Internet Mindfulness Meditation Intervention (IMMI) is a progr...

background programs to improve the pain and health status in illnesses with pain such as headache are still in their infancy. mindfulness-based stress reduction (mbsr) is a new psychotherapy that appears to be effective in treating chronic pain. objectives this study evaluated efficacy of mbsr in improving pain severity and mindful awareness in patients with tension headache. conclusions mbsr c...

The present study tested whether engaging in a mindfulness centering exercise 5 minutes before a session could have a positive impact on therapy, in particular on the therapists' ability to remain present in session and on session outcomes. Results indicated that therapists perceived themselves as being more present in session when they prepared for their sessions by engaging in a mindfulness c...

Health technology The use of short daily or nocturnal haemodialysis for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Short daily dialysis is performed five to seven times per week in 1.5to 2-hour sessions, either at the hospital or in the patient's own home. Nocturnal dialysis is carried out for 6 to 10 hours while the patient is asleep, five to seven times weekly. The comparator was thrice-we...

Background. Meditation practices are associated with a reduction in adrenergic activity that may benefit patients with severe cardiac arrhythmias. This paper describes the design and methods of a pilot study testing the feasibility of a phone-delivered mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for treatment of anxiety in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). Design and Method...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of compassion focused (CFT) and acceptance commitment (ACT) combined therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), on psychological well-being in women with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Materials and Methods: This is quasi-experimental. This study consists of three groups (two experimental and one control groups) and three sta...

Health technology The use of short daily or nocturnal haemodialysis for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Short daily dialysis is performed five to seven times per week in 1.5to 2-hour sessions, either at the hospital or in the patient's own home. Nocturnal dialysis is carried out for 6 to 10 hours while the patient is asleep, five to seven times weekly. The comparator was thrice-we...

This treatment-development study is a Stage I evaluation of an intervention that combines mindfulness meditation with cognitive-behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). Thirty adults who met research diagnostic criteria for Psychophysiological Insomnia (Edinger et al., 2004) participated in a 6-week, multi-component group intervention using mindfulness meditation, sleep restriction, stimulus cont...