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Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Health: A Review of Empirical Studies

Shian-Ling Keng, +2 more
- 01 Aug 2011 - 
- Vol. 31, Iss: 6, pp 1041-1056
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It is concluded that mindfulness brings about various positive psychological effects, including increased subjective well-being, reduced psychological symptoms and emotional reactivity, and improved behavioral regulation.
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This article is published in Clinical Psychology Review.The article was published on 2011-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1902 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy & Mindfulness-based stress reduction.

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Resiliency is independently associated with greater quality of life among informal caregivers to neuroscience intensive care unit patients.

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The effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on the illness perception and Psychological Symptoms in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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Mechanisms of Action in Concurrent Parent-Child Mindfulness Training: a Qualitative Exploration

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined potential processes of change and mechanisms of action in an 8-week manualized mindfulness intervention for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their parents.
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The Benefits of Being Present: Mindfulness and Its Role in Psychological Well-Being

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The Attention System of the Human Brain

TL;DR: Illustration de trois fonctions principales qui sont predominantes dans l'etude de l'intervention de l'sattention dans les processus cognitifs: 1) orientation vers des evenements sensoriels; 2) detection des signaux par processus focal; 3) maintenir la vigilance en etat d'alerte
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

TL;DR: The treatment of Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been studied extensively in the literature as discussed by the authors, with a focus on the treatment of the behavioral patterns of patients with BPD.
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Multidimensional Assessment of Emotion Regulation and Dysregulation: Development, Factor Structure, and Initial Validation of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale

TL;DR: The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) as discussed by the authors measures the ability to act in desired ways regardless of emotional state, and has high internal consistency, good test-retest reliability, and adequate construct and predictive validity.
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Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Context: Past, Present, and Future

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