Archive for the 'Mindfulness' Category
Tuesday, January 1st, 2013
Researchers at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, in Chicago evaluated the effectiveness of an inpatient integrative medicine consult service for pain management. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Aromatherapy, Art, Music, Dance, Massage, Mindfulness, Pain, Reflexology, Therapeutic Touch | Comments Off on Results of nonpharmacological approaches to treating pain
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
Former Medical Director, of the Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York City, Dr. James Dillard, reviewed the evidence.
Here’s what we know. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Chiropractic, Flavonoids (Soy), Ginger, Massage, Mindfulness, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Osteoarthritis, Tai Chi, Tea, TENS/FNS/VNS, Turmeric, White Willow | Comments Off on Complementary treatments for osteoarthritis
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Researchers at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, in Oslo, Norway, evaluated the effects of a mindfulness-based group training in adults with inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases. (more…)
Fatigue, Mindfulness, Pain, Rheumatoid Diseases | Comments Off on Contribution of mindfulness in rheumatic joint disease
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
In the past few years this weblog has published dozens of entries on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Therefore, it’s a good time to define and distinguish between these psychological treatment options.
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness | Comments Off on Comparing mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Researchers in Rhode Island studied the value of motivational interviewing + mindfulness meditation. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Mindfulness | Comments Off on Reducing marijuana use among young women
Monday, September 19th, 2011
Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut, conducted a study of mindfulness training for smoking cessation. (more…)
Mindfulness, Smoking Cessation | Comments Off on Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: short-term results
Friday, April 15th, 2011
The American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine reviewed the evidence and report their findings.
Here are their findings. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Exercise, Folic Acid, Light Therapy, Mindfulness, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, SAMe, St. John's Wort | Comments Off on CAM for major depressive therapy
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Researchers at Goulds Naturopathica, in Hobart TAS, Australia, reviewed the evidence. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Exercise, Folic Acid, Lavender, Light Therapy, Mindfulness, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Rhodiola Rosea, Saffron, SAMe, St. John's Wort | Comments Off on CAM (not St John’s wort) to treat depression
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Alexithymia is the inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner. Alexithymia is likely to be involved in the pain experience of cancer patients.
Researchers at the Universidad de Almería, in Spain, report their preliminary findings using meditation (mindfulness). (more…)
Cancer, Meditation, Mindfulness, Pain | Comments Off on Effects of meditation on alexithymia and social skills
Friday, December 10th, 2010
That’s the conclusion from this study at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, in Ontario. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Mindfulness | Comments Off on Mindfulness, as good as antidepressants for depression
Friday, December 10th, 2010
Relapse is common in substance use disorders, even among treated individuals.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin, in Madison reviewed the evidence supporting mindfulness meditation. (more…)
Meditation, Mindfulness, Substance Abuse | Comments Off on Mindfulness meditation for substance abuse
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
The results warrant further investigation, according to researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore. (more…)
Mindfulness, Stress Management | Comments Off on Mindfulness to manage child abuse survivors
Monday, July 5th, 2010
The Integrative Medicine Service, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City offers their perspective. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Cancer, Exercise, G. BOTANICALS, Guided Imagery, Hypnosis, Massage, Meditation, Mindfulness, Reflexology, Vitamins | Comments Off on Complementary therapies for patients with leukemia
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Smoking cessation is a major life stressor that has many consequences, including persistent negative affect.
Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston report their findings. (more…)
Mindfulness, Smoking Cessation | Comments Off on The effect of mindfulness on smoking cessation
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Substance use disorders refer to conditions arising from the abuse of alcohol and psychoactive drugs.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison reviewed the existing evidence for using mindfulness meditation — the practice of directing your full attention to the present. (more…)
Meditation, Mindfulness, Substance Abuse | Comments Off on What we know about mindfulness meditation in substance use disorders
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
Here’s a review of the evidence by researchers at the University of Western Australia in Perth. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Aromatherapy, Calcium, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Hypnosis, Kava, Meditation, Mindfulness, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics, Religion/ Spirituality, St. John's Wort | Comments Off on The role of CAM to treat anxiety and depression
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Preliminary evidence supports the feasibility of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in women experiencing severe hot flashes, according to researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. (more…)
Menopause, Mindfulness | Comments Off on Might mindfulness reduce the severity of hot flashes?
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Actually, it hasn’t been studied very much.
But here’s what we know so far.
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Acupuncture/ pressure, Aromatherapy, Hypnosis, Massage, Mindfulness, Pain, Pregnancy | Comments Off on Pain management during labor: Is there a role for CAM?
Friday, June 20th, 2008
I was surprised to read it, but “one of the more common chronic pain syndromes in children is recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) — thought to affect 10% to 30% of all school-aged children.”
The results of this study show that “the response to guided imagery in.. children with RAP was rapid, sustained, clinically effective, and not associated with any apparent side effects.”
Let’s learn more.
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Breathing, Children, Guided Imagery, Mindfulness, Pain | Comments Off on Using guided imagery to treat recurrent stomach pain in kids
Friday, May 16th, 2008
An article published on Medscape discusses the impact of stress on insomnia. In addition to a brief mention of mindfulness, the author limits the discussion to benzodiazepines or ramelteon (Rozerem), which acts on melatonin receptors.
There are so many other options that the author fails to even mention. So, I’ll mention them here. (more…)
Massage, Melatonin, Mindfulness, Qigong, Shingles, Stress, Tai Chi, Ylang-Ylang Oil, Yoga | Comments Off on Giving equal time to CAM options to manage stress