Mindfulness Based Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases and Related Symptoms










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Volume 3,Issue 4
Mindfulness Based Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases and Related Symptomsby
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by symptoms including chronic fatigue, joint pain, swelling, skin rashes, pain, and anemia. Symptoms can flare or be in remission unpredictably, often affect multiple organ systems, and can be life-threatening. SLE is [...] |
Healthcare Provider’s Guide to Kratom: Succinct Introduction to the Basics and the QuestionsAbstract (1) Background: The leaves of Mitragyna speciosa (kratom), a tropical tree indigenous to Southeast Asia, have been used traditionally to increase stamina, as a digestive aid, and for pain relief. Defined as a novel psychoactive substance, it is becoming increasingly popular in the U.S., Europe, and [...] |
Binary Model of the Dynamics of Active versus Passive Mindfulness in Managing Depressionby
![]() Abstract Background: Meditation has developed over many centuries within a diverse range of religious traditions including Middle-Eastern, Indian, and East-Asian. Of these, mindfulness meditation from the Buddhist (Indian) tradition, has been the most extensively adopted in the Western secular world primaril [...] |
Evaluating a 3-Week Model for Reducing Symptoms of Stress in Traumatised Youth Using the Trauma Tapping Technique (TTT) for Self-help: A Pilot TrialAbstract (1) Background: This feasibility trial investigated whether a 3-week self-help model for stress reduction using the Trauma Tapping Technique (TTT) would impact traumatized youth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on post-traumatic stress symptoms and general happiness. It was also focussed on [...] |
Chronic Pain Two CuresAbstract Background: This study presents several anecdotal case reports of chronic pain patients cured with two different plant medicines from the Chumash Indian tradition.
Methods: Patients suffering from fibromyalgia, chronic back pain, chronic bursitis, chronic tendinitis and other conditions were treated [...] |
Experimental Effects of Exercise on ForgettingAbstract Background: There are mixed findings regarding the effectiveness of selected directed forgetting (SDF). On psychological and physiological grounds, SDF may influence forgetting and subsequent memory enhancement via multiple mechanisms, including, for example, executive control and the Rac1-Cofilin p [...] |
The Lived Experience of Individuals with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: An Adapted Group Yoga InterventionAbstract (1) Background: An adapted yoga intervention was delivered to seven individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the participants’ experience of engaging in the 8-week intervention.
(2) Methods: Using a phenomenological design, data were col [...] |
Meditation and Immune Function: The Impact of Stress Management on the Immune Systemby
![]() ![]() Abstract As alternative forms of medicine have become increasingly popular, research on the health benefits of meditation has grown. Specifically, Mindfulness Meditation, Transcendental Meditation, and Qigong have been shown to be effective in treating psychological disorders, enhancing immune function, and [...] |
Complementary and alternative treatment of MS – A study of three casesby
![]() ![]() Abstract Background: People suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) commonly use Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) due to the partial efficacy of conventional treatment, the chronic aspect of MS, the impact of pain and the side effects of medication. An exploratory descriptive case study consisting [...] |
What is the Current Evidence to Support the Use of Herbs and Supplements to Treat Mood and Anxiety Disorders?by
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(1) Background:
• Treatment of mood and anxiety disorders with supplements, herbs and nutraceuticals (dietary supplements) is at this point viewed as an integrative or alternative treatment, however these substances have been around for quite some time and are regarded as basic to the unde [...] |
Meditation: Awakening the Intuitive and Creative SelfAbstract What is meditation? A tool that empowers you to create your life through working it from inside out, beginning with a thought.
There is a story. A father had two sons: one felt a victim of life. He viewed his life through the prism of “My childhood was difficult. My father was an alcoholic. The rea [...] |
Impacts of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on the Psychological and Functional Wellbeing of Patients with Bipolar DisordersAbstract Background: This time series analysis investigated variations in psychic and somatic anxiety during and after completion of MBCT compared to baseline in patients diagnosed with BD. Secondary variables considered were sleep quality and quality of life, as well as depressive and manic symptoms.
Method [...] |
Integrating Mindfulness and Physical Exercises for Medical Students: A Systematic Reviewby
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(1) Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to appraise the empirical evidence and refereed literature pertaining to medical students and the integration of mindfulness and physical exercise regimens.
(2) Methods: A systematic review protocol was implemented. Five databases [...] |
A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Conceptions of Mindfulness MeditationAbstract Background: Mindfulness meditation (MM) is an increasing area of interest for health professionals and the general public alike. Beneficial outcomes are associated with this practice; however, definitions of mindfulness and meditation are varied, and anecdotal accounts suggest that people hold misco [...] |
Meditation as an Intervention for Health: A Framework for Understanding Meditation Researchby
![]() ![]() Abstract We propose a framework for understanding meditation that can support greater scientific rigor in conducting meditation research, and selecting meditation health interventions. There are no consistent and rigorous standards for describing meditation research interventions. This impedes rigor of medit [...] |
Feasibility of a Meditation Video Game to Reduce Anxiety in College Studentsby
![]() ![]() Abstract (1) Background: Meditation is a common intervention for college students suffering from issues with anxiety. Due to this popularity, several meditation-based video games have been released which can be used to supplement or motivate meditation practice. However, these tools are not often given scrut [...] |
Specific Somatic Symptoms Alleviated by Mindfulness Meditation TrainingAbstract Background: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based intervention developed to teach mindfulness meditation to a wide range of patients. Although the efficacy of MBSR has been established for a variety of medical and psychiatric conditions, measured outcomes typically are limit [...] |
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