Mechanisms of mindfulness Tập 62 Số 3 - Trang 373-386 - 2006
Shauna L. Shapiro, Linda E. Carlson, John A. Astin, Ben Freedman
AbstractRecently, the psychological construct mindfulness has received a great
deal of attention. The majority of research has focused on clinical studies to
evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness‐based interventions. This line of research
has led to promising data suggesting mindfulness‐based interventions are
effective for treatment of both psychological and physical symptoms. However, an
equally ... hiện toàn bộ
A Pilot Study and Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mindful Self‐Compassion Program Tập 69 Số 1 - Trang 28-44 - 2013
Kristin D. Neff, Christopher K. Germer
ObjectivesThe aim of these two studies was to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Mindful Self‐Compassion (MSC) program, an 8‐week workshop designed to train
people to be more self‐compassionate.MethodsStudy 1 was a pilot study that
examined change scores in self‐compassion, mindfulness, and various wellbeing
outcomes among community adults (N = 21; mean [M] age = 51.26, 95% female).
Study 2 was a r... hiện toàn bộ
Evaluating the psychometric properties of the mental health Continuum‐Short Form (MHC‐SF) Tập 67 Số 1 - Trang 99-110 - 2011
S.M.A. Lamers, Gerben J. Westerhof, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer, Peter M. ten Klooster, Corey L. M. Keyes
AbstractThere is a growing consensus that mental health is not merely the
absence of mental illness, but it also includes the presence of positive
feelings (emotional well‐being) and positive functioning in individual life
(psychological well‐being) and community life (social well‐being). We examined
the structure, reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of
the Mental Health Co... hiện toàn bộ
Pain and emotion: a biopsychosocial review of recent research Tập 67 Số 9 - Trang 942-968 - 2011
Mark A. Lumley, Jay L. Cohen, George S. Borszcz, Annmarie Caño, Alison M. Radcliffe, Laura S. Porter, Howard Schubiner, Francis J. Keefe
AbstractObjective and Method:Research on emotion and pain has burgeoned. We
review the last decade's literature, focusing on links between emotional
processes and persistent pain.Results:Neurobiological research documents the
neural processes that distinguish affective from sensory pain dimensions, link
emotion and pain, and generate central nervous system pain sensitization.
Psychological researc... hiện toàn bộ
Self‐Compassion in Clinical Practice Tập 69 Số 8 - Trang 856-867 - 2013
Christopher K. Germer, Kristin D. Neff
Self‐compassion is conceptualized as containing 3 core components: self‐kindness
versus self‐judgment, common humanity versus isolation, and mindfulness versus
overidentification, when relating to painful experiences. Research evidence
demonstrates that self‐compassion is related to psychological flourishing and
reduced psychopathology. Mindful Self‐Compassion (MSC) is an 8‐week training
program, ... hiện toàn bộ
The effectiveness and applicability of motivational interviewing: a practice‐friendly review of four meta‐analyses Tập 65 Số 11 - Trang 1232-1245 - 2009
Brad Lundahl, Brian L. Burke
AbstractThis article reviews the research support for Motivational interviewing
(MI) so that practitioners can make informed decisions about the value and
applicability of MI in their clinical work. We highlight the evidence from the
three published meta‐analyses of MI and a recent meta‐analysis that we
completed. MI is significantly (10%–20%) more effective than no treatment and
generally equal t... hiện toàn bộ
Postpartum depression: what we know Tập 65 Số 12 - Trang 1258-1269 - 2009
Michael W. O’Hara
AbstractPostpartum depression (PPD) is a serious mental health problem. It is
prevalent, and offspring are at risk for disturbances in development. Major risk
factors include past depression, stressful life events, poor marital
relationship, and social support. Public health efforts to detect PPD have been
increasing. Standard treatments (e.g., Interpersonal Psychotherapy) and more
tailored treatm... hiện toàn bộ