scholarly journals Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Body Scan Meditation: A Case Study of Alcohol Dependence Patient

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shobha Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Withdrawal Symptoms ◽  
Body Scan ◽  
Central Institute ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

The present study examines the effectiveness of body scan meditation of mindfulness based stress reduction on craving in patient with alcohol dependence. An inpatient of 36year old with diagnosis of alcohol dependence disorder as per ICD-10 DCR criterion was selected purposively, from Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi. Following detoxification subject was evaluated for withdrawal symptoms, severity of alcohol dependence and craving. The subject was purposefully assigned for receiving body scan meditation, underwent 45 minutes guided meditation and 15 minutes discussion for one week. Patient showed significant reduction in craving after one week body scan meditation. Findings of current study shows that there is significant reduction in craving after one week of body scan meditation in alcohol dependence patient.

scholarly journals “Check Yourself”: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teachers of Students With Challenging Behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Todd Haydon ◽  
Peter Alter ◽  
Renee Hawkins ◽  
Connie Kendall Theado
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Challenging Behaviors ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Body Scan ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

In this article, we open with a discussion of stress and its potential impact on the teaching profession. We then follow with an empirical rationale for and steps in the implementation of potentially promising mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) interventions for teachers, particularly teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Body scan, calm breathing, focused attention, and relaxation are highlighted. A list of resources for further use of MBSR is included.

scholarly journals Brief Body Scan Meditation Intervention on Positive and Negative Affect among Alcohol Dependence Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shobha Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Body Scan ◽  
Treatment As Usual ◽  
Alcohol Dependence Syndrome ◽  
Experimental Group

Although effect of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) are effective and highly valued, but all the patients will not be interested due to extensive time and cost. Brief interventions (e.g., body scans) may be used by individuals, at a lower cost and with little training. Aim: To study the effect of body scan meditation on negative and positive affect in patients with alcohol dependence. Method: The present study was conducted on patients with alcohol dependence in Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi. The study samples were collected from 30 in-patients with alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) using a self-rating scale. After that the subjects who were randomly assigned to receiving body scan meditation underwent 45 minutes guided meditation and 15 minutes discussion for one week. Subjects assigned to other group did not receive body scan meditation. However, both the groups received pharmacological treatment as usual. After the intervention, subjects in both the groups were revaluated. Results: Patients in experimental group had significantly less severe dependence on alcohol and did not show significant reduction in negative affect and increment in positive affect after one week intervention of body scan meditation. Conclusion: There is no significant reduction in negative and increment in positive affect after receiving one week of body scan meditation intervention in alcohol dependence patients.

Alcoholism: Development of the Diagnostic Concept

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doug Sellman
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Withdrawal Symptoms ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Alcohol Dependence Syndrome ◽  
Key Aspects

This paper traces the diagnostic concepts of alcoholism featured in the major classification systems over the past 40 years. The description of alcoholism as a diagnostic concept has undergone considerable transformation over this time, but an international consensus now exists in the DSM-IIIR [2] criteria and ICD-10 [3]. Alcoholism is equated with alcohol dependence, and both definitions draw largely on the description of the alcohol dependence syndrome by Edwards and Gross [4]. Although the presence of withdrawal symptoms and relief use (key aspects of so-called physical addiction) is part of both systems, they are not necessary to make the diagnosis in either. Future directions and clinical implications of these developments are discussed.

scholarly journals Mindfulness Training Associated With Resting-State Electroencephalograms Dynamics in Novice Practitioners via Mindful Breathing and Body-Scan

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hei-Yin Hydra Ng ◽  
Changwei W. Wu ◽  
Feng-Ying Huang ◽  
Yu-Ting Cheng ◽  
Shiao-Fei Guu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Body Scan ◽  
Spectral Changes ◽  
Mindfulness Practices ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Internal Processing

Objectives: Mindfulness-based stress reduction has been proven to improve mental health and quality of life. This study examined how mindfulness training and various types of mindfulness practices altered brain activity.Methods: Specifically, the spectral powers of scalp electroencephalography of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) group (n=17) who underwent an 8-week MBSR training—including mindful breathing and body-scan—were evaluated and compared with those of the waitlist controls (n=14).Results: Empirical results indicated that the post-intervention effect of MBSR significantly elevated the resting-state beta powers and reduced resting-state delta powers in both practices; such changes were not observed in the waitlist control. Compared with mindful breathing, body-scanning resulted in an overall decline in electroencephalograms (EEG) spectral powers at both delta and low-gamma bands among trained participants.Conclusion: Together with our preliminary data of expert mediators, the aforementioned spectral changes were salient after intervention, but mitigated along with expertise. Additionally, after receiving training, the MBSR group’s mindfulness and emotion regulation levels improved significantly, which were correlated with the EEG spectral changes in the theta, alpha, and low-beta bands. The results supported that MBSR might function as a unique internal processing tool that involves increased vigilant capability and induces alterations similar to other cognitive training.

Achtsamkeit

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Michalak ◽  
Thomas Heidenreich ◽  
J. Mark. G. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Body Scan ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Achtsamkeit ist das Bemühen, sich den Erfahrungen im Hier und Jetzt mit möglichst großer Bewusstheit und Offenheit zuzuwenden. Dieses ursprünglich aus dem Bereich östlicher Meditationsansätze stammende Prinzip wurde in den letzten Jahren vermehrt in die Behandlung von Depressionen und unterschiedlichen anderen psychischen und körperlichen Störungen integriert. Der Band gibt einen praxisorientierten Einblick in die Hintergründe und die Methoden achtsamkeitsbasierter therapeutischer Arbeit. Der Band stellt die Grundzüge achtsamkeitsbasierter Behandlungsverfahren wie Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) oder Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) sowie zentrale Modelle zur Wirkungsweise achtsamkeitsbasierter Verfahren dar. Weiterhin gibt er einen Überblick über wichtige Forschungsergebnisse zur Wirksamkeit von achtsamkeitsbasierten Verfahren. Neben der Anwendung in der Rückfallprophylaxe bei Depressionen wird auch auf die Integration von Achtsamkeit bei der Therapie anderer Störungsbilder und in unterschiedlichen therapeutischen Settings eingegangen. Der Schwerpunkt des Bandes liegt auf der konkreten Darstellung der Behandlungsmethoden. Dabei wird das Vorgehen bei einzelnen Achtsamkeitsübungen, wie z.B. beim Body-Scan oder bei der Sitzmeditation, beschrieben und der Umgang mit möglichen Schwierigkeiten thematisiert. Die Neuauflage referiert aktuelle Forschungsbefunde und stellt ausführlich die achtsamkeitsbasierte Arbeit im Einzelsetting vor. Zudem werden in der Neubearbeitung kritische Aspekte im Kontext von Achtsamkeit diskutiert, wie z.B. die Frage von „Nebenwirkungen“ von Achtsamkeitsübungen oder das Problem einer „Kommerzialisierung“ und „Verflachung“ von Achtsamkeit.

Achtsamkeitsbasierte kognitive Therapie

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Heidenreich ◽  
Christoph Grober ◽  
Johannes Michalak
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Kognitive Therapie ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Praktische Umsetzung

Unter den im Zentrum dieses Sonderhefts stehenden Neuentwicklungen nehmen achtsamkeitsbasierte Verfahren eine bedeutsame Rolle ein: Während die „Achtsamkeitsbasierte Stressreduktion” (mindfulness-based stress reduction, MBSR) bereits in der zweiten Hälfte der 1970er Jahre entwickelt wurde ( Kabat-Zinn, 1990 ), erlangte insbesondere die von Segal, Williams und Teasdale (2002) speziell für die Rückfallprävention bei rezidivierender depressiver Störung entwickelte „Achtsamkeitsbasierte Kognitive Therapie” (mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, MBCT) eine zunehmende Bedeutung im Bereich kognitiv-behavioraler Ansätze. Der vorliegende Beitrag geht zunächst auf den historischen und theoretischen Hintergrund der Achtsamkeitsbasierten Kognitiven Therapie ein. Im Anschluss daran wird die praktische Umsetzung des Gruppenkonzepts vorgestellt und der Stand der Forschung anhand aktueller Metaanalysen referiert. Der Beitrag schließt mit einer kritischen Diskussion einer allzu verkürzten Anwendung von Achtsamkeit in der klinischen Praxis.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Can Increase Sense of Coherence

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Weissbecker ◽  
P. Salmon ◽  
J. Studts ◽  
A. R. Floyd ◽  
E. A. Dedert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
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