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Iris R. Bell
Researcher at University of Arizona
Publications - 149
Citations - 7927
Iris R. Bell is an academic researcher from University of Arizona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Multiple chemical sensitivity. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 149 publications receiving 7618 citations. Previous affiliations of Iris R. Bell include United States Department of Veterans Affairs & McLean Hospital.
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A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation versus relaxation training: effects on distress, positive states of mind, rumination, and distraction.
Shamini Jain,Shauna L. Shapiro,Summer Swanick,Scott C. Roesch,Paul J. Mills,Iris R. Bell,Gary E. Schwartz +6 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that compared with a no-treatment control, brief training in mindfulness meditation or somatic relaxation reduces distress and improves positive mood states, and mindfulness meditation may be specific in its ability to reduce distractive and ruminative thoughts and behaviors.
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Integrative medicine and systemic outcomes research: issues in the emergence of a new model for primary health care.
Iris R. Bell,Opher Caspi,Gary E. Schwartz,Kathryn L. Grant,Tracy W. Gaudet,Tracy W. Gaudet,David Rychener,Victoria Maizes,Andrew Weil +8 more
TL;DR: This article outlines the relevance of complex systems theory as an approach to health outcomes research and describes the systemic outcomes encompass the simultaneous, interactive changes within the whole person.
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An olfactory-limbic model of multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome: possible relationships to kindling and affective spectrum disorders.
TL;DR: A model for MCS based on olfactory-limbic system dysfunction that overlaps in part with Post's kindling model for affective disorders is developed and raises testable neurobiological hypotheses that could increase understanding of the multifactorial etiology of MCS and of certain overlapping affective spectrum disorders.
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The association of energy intake bias with psychological scores of women.
Douglas Taren,Michael E. Tobar,A. Hill,Wanda H. Howell,C. Shisslak,Iris R. Bell,Cheryl Ritenbaugh +6 more
TL;DR: Results suggest that Social Desirability and self image of body shape are associated with RA, and modifications in subject training may reduce the effect of these factors on RA.
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Self-reported Illness from Chemical Odors in Young Adults without Clinical Syndromes or Occupational Exposures
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the prevalence of self-reported illness from the smell of the five following common environmental chemicals (cacosmia): (1) pesticide, (2) automobile exhaust, (3) paint, (4) new carpet, and (5) perfume.