Mindfulness-based psychological interventions and benefits: State of the art

Mindfulness-based interventions, rooted in old Buddhist practices, have been updated and adapted to the western context. In the present review, the most frequently used mindfulness interventions will be described as well as the psychological mechanisms activated by them. Afterwards, applied studies...

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Authors: Hervas, G, Cebolla, A, Soler, J
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Publication Date:2016
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Keyword:Mindfulness
Efficacy
Review
MBSR
MBCT
Health
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spelling Mindfulness-based psychological interventions and benefits: State of the artHervas, GCebolla, ASoler, JMindfulnessEfficacyReviewMBSRMBCTHealthMindfulness-based interventions, rooted in old Buddhist practices, have been updated and adapted to the western context. In the present review, the most frequently used mindfulness interventions will be described as well as the psychological mechanisms activated by them. Afterwards, applied studies will be reviewed. First, clinical trials and meta-analytic studies focused on interventions for psychological disorders will be analyzed. Second, clinical trials and meta-analytic studies focused on interventions for health conditions will be analyzed. In the last section some important issues are addressed, such as, for instance, potential adverse effects, personality profiles that fit better with this type of interventions, and topics that need more attention, such as the analysis of efficacy compared with other well-validated interventions, are reviewed. The overall conclusion after the literature review is that mindfulness-based interventions show high versatility, being very suitable for primary health care or similar settings, and have demonstrated their best results in patients with symptoms of stress, anxiety, or depression. (C) 2016 Colegio Oficial de Psicologos de Madrid. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.COLEGIO OFICIAL PSICOLOGOS MADRID2016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://iibsantpau.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=6953Clinica y SaludISSN: 11305274ISSNe: 21740550reponame:r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pauinstname:Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau)Españolinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:iibsantpau.fundanetsuite.com:p69532026-06-14T12:41:47Z
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title Mindfulness-based psychological interventions and benefits: State of the art
spellingShingle Mindfulness-based psychological interventions and benefits: State of the art
Hervas, G
Mindfulness
Efficacy
Review
MBSR
MBCT
Health
title_short Mindfulness-based psychological interventions and benefits: State of the art
title_full Mindfulness-based psychological interventions and benefits: State of the art
title_fullStr Mindfulness-based psychological interventions and benefits: State of the art
title_full_unstemmed Mindfulness-based psychological interventions and benefits: State of the art
title_sort Mindfulness-based psychological interventions and benefits: State of the art
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Hervas, G
Cebolla, A
Soler, J
author Hervas, G
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Cebolla, A
Soler, J
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Soler, J
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Mindfulness
Efficacy
Review
MBSR
MBCT
Health
topic Mindfulness
Efficacy
Review
MBSR
MBCT
Health
description Mindfulness-based interventions, rooted in old Buddhist practices, have been updated and adapted to the western context. In the present review, the most frequently used mindfulness interventions will be described as well as the psychological mechanisms activated by them. Afterwards, applied studies will be reviewed. First, clinical trials and meta-analytic studies focused on interventions for psychological disorders will be analyzed. Second, clinical trials and meta-analytic studies focused on interventions for health conditions will be analyzed. In the last section some important issues are addressed, such as, for instance, potential adverse effects, personality profiles that fit better with this type of interventions, and topics that need more attention, such as the analysis of efficacy compared with other well-validated interventions, are reviewed. The overall conclusion after the literature review is that mindfulness-based interventions show high versatility, being very suitable for primary health care or similar settings, and have demonstrated their best results in patients with symptoms of stress, anxiety, or depression. (C) 2016 Colegio Oficial de Psicologos de Madrid. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.
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