Tag Archives: mindfulness
Research review: Mindfulness meditation interventions for long COVID & ME/CFS
Mindfulness meditation – a useful intervention for long COVID & ME/CFS Prof Leonard Jason and Dr Nicole Porter have explored the research into mindfulness meditation to find out if it can help people with post viral conditions like long … Continue reading
The downside of mindfulness
Guardian article: Is mindfulness making us ill? by Dawn Foster, Saturday 23 January 2016 It’s the relaxation technique of choice, popular with employers and even the NHS. But some have found it can have unexpected effects I am sitting in a … Continue reading
Can Mindfulness reduce stress in long term physical conditions?
Review abstract: OBJECTIVE: To identify whether mindfulness-based stress reduction is effective in improving physical health outcomes for long-term physical conditions. METHOD: A systematic review of the literature (retrieved from MEDLINE, PubMed and PsycINFO). RESULTS: Fifteen studies were included in the … Continue reading
Mindfulness and ME/CFS
Research abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is associated with physical, cognitive and emotional challenges, and much research suggests that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can be helpful for these difficulties. It is reasonable to assume that living with ME/CFS influences how people … Continue reading
Mindfulness as effective as anti-depressants for depression
From the BBC website: A mindfulness-based therapy could offer a “new choice for millions of people” with recurrent depression, a Lancet report suggests. Scientists tested it against anti-depressant pills for people at risk of relapse and found it worked just … Continue reading
