J
James Carmody
Researcher at University of Massachusetts Medical School
Publications - 39
Citations - 13338
James Carmody is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mindfulness & Mindfulness-based stress reduction. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 39 publications receiving 11838 citations. Previous affiliations of James Carmody include Penny George Institute for Health and Healing.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Mindfulness : A proposed operational definition
Scott R. Bishop,Mark A. Lau,Shauna L. Shapiro,Linda E. Carlson,Nicole D. Anderson,James Carmody,Zindel V. Segal,Susan E. Abbey,Michael Speca,Drew M. Velting,Gerald M. Devins +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a two-component model of mindfulness is proposed and each component is specified in terms of specific behaviors, experiential manifestations, and implicated psychological processes, and discussed implications for instrument development and briefly describing their own approach to measurement.
Journal ArticleDOI
Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program
James Carmody,Ruth A. Baer +1 more
TL;DR: Increases in mindfulness were found to mediate the relationships between formal mindfulness practice and improvements in psychological functioning, suggesting that the practice of mindfulness meditation leads to increases in mindfulness, which in turn leads to symptom reduction and improved well-being.
Journal ArticleDOI
Mindfulness Practice Leads to Increases in Regional Brain Gray Matter Density
Britta K. Hölzel,James Carmody,Mark Vangel,Christina Congleton,Sita M. Yerramsetti,Tim Gard,Tim Gard,Sara W. Lazar +7 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that participation in MBSR is associated with changes in gray matter concentration in brain regions involved in learning and memory processes, emotion regulation, self-referential processing, and perspective taking.
Journal ArticleDOI
The toronto mindfulness scale: Development and validation
Mark A. Lau,Scott R. Bishop,Zindel V. Segal,Tom Buis,Nicole D. Anderson,Linda E. Carlson,Shauna L. Shapiro,James Carmody,Susan E. Abbey,Gerald M. Devins +9 more
TL;DR: A self-report mindfulness measure, the Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS), developed and validated is a promising measure of the mindfulness state with good psychometric properties and predictive of treatment outcome.
Journal ArticleDOI
Stress reduction correlates with structural changes in the amygdala
Britta K. Hölzel,James Carmody,Karleyton C. Evans,Elizabeth A. Hoge,Jeffery A. Dusek,Lucas P K Morgan,Roger K. Pitman,Sara W. Lazar +7 more
TL;DR: Whereas prior studies found gray matter modifications resulting from acquisition of abstract information, motor and language skills, this study demonstrates that neuroplastic changes are associated with improvements in a psychological state variable.