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Mind–Body Interventions for Psychological and Cognitive Benefits
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Mind–Body Interventions for Psychological and Cognitive Benefits

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2019) | Viewed by 19790

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Albert S. Yeung

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Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Interests: mind-body interventions (Tai Chi, Qigong, and Yoga); mental health; cognitive behavioral therapy; mindfulness; relaxation technique
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Prof. Liye Zou

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Exercise and Mental Health Laboratory, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Interests: mind-body exercises from neurophysiological mechanism to psychosomatic health; early intervention for motor, cognitive, and social development; evidence-based research
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, mind–body interventions (MBI) have received substantial attention from scholars worldwide. MBIs emphasize the interaction between mind, body, and behavior, and examples include, but are not limited to, Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, Pilates, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, guided imagery, breathing technique, relaxation, and stress management and resiliency training (SMART).

The emerging evidence indicates that mind–body interventions have beneficial effects on somatic-psychological outcomes and cognitive function among both healthy people (e.g., pregnant women, highly stressed workers, mental health professionals) and patients with medical and psychiatric conditions (e.g., musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia, cognitive impairment, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, insomnia). To provide better recommendations to health professionals for disease prevention and symptomatic managements, more evidence-based research needs to be conducted to substantiate the health benefits of MBIs on psychological outcomes and cognitive function.

Thus, we have the privilege of inviting you to submit your unpublished work in the form of a systematic review of existing literature, meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, or research articles with sound scientific methods and innovative statistical analyses.

Dr. Albert Yeung
Dr. Liye Zou
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Keywords

  • mindful practice
  • mindfulness
  • mind–body movement/exercise
  • Tai Chi, Yoga, Qigong
  • meditative movement
  • breathing exercise
  • meditation
  • relaxation technique
  • psychological outcomes
  • cognitive function
  • memory
  • cognitive flexibility
  • cognitive control
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • mental health
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • stress

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Mindfulness Meditation and Fantasy Relaxation in a Group Setting Leads to a Diminished Sense of Self and an Increased Present Orientation
by Niko Kohls, Tobias Esch, Lea Gerber, Lucas Adrian and Marc Wittmann
Behav. Sci. 2019, 9(8), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs9080087 - 15 Aug 2019
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(1) Background: Mind-body interventions (MBI), such as meditation or other relaxation techniques, have become the focus of attention in the clinical and health sciences. Differences in the effects of induction techniques are being increasingly investigated. (2) Methods: Here, we compared changes in the [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Mind-body interventions (MBI), such as meditation or other relaxation techniques, have become the focus of attention in the clinical and health sciences. Differences in the effects of induction techniques are being increasingly investigated. (2) Methods: Here, we compared changes in the individual experience of time, space, and self in 44 students in an integrative health-promotion program. They participated in a study employing mindfulness meditation and a relaxation intervention with one week between sessions, thus employing a within-subjects design. (3) Results: No significant differences were detected when subjective reports were compared directly after each intervention. However, we found significant sequence effects between t1 and t2, independent of the meditation type. The sense of self diminished, the present orientation increased, and the past and future orientations decreased in both interventions. (4) Conclusions: We propose using scales to assess subjective time, self, and space as basic constituents of experience to measure the specificity of intervention methods, as well as longitudinal changes. Full article
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Meditation-Induced States, Vagal Tone, and Breathing Activity Are Related to Changes in Auditory Temporal Integration
by Damisela Linares Gutierrez, Sebastian Kübel, Anne Giersch, Stefan Schmidt, Karin Meissner and Marc Wittmann
Behav. Sci. 2019, 9(5), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs9050051 - 7 May 2019
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This study is based on the relationship between meditation, the present moment, and psychophysiology. We employed the metronome task to operationalize the extension of the present moment. A pre-post longitudinal study was conducted. The performance in the metronome task was compared before and [...] Read more.
This study is based on the relationship between meditation, the present moment, and psychophysiology. We employed the metronome task to operationalize the extension of the present moment. A pre-post longitudinal study was conducted. The performance in the metronome task was compared before and after the interventions (meditation, story). The aim was to assess whether physiological changes (heart, breathing) during meditation influence the temporal-integration (TI) of metronome beats. Mindfulness meditators either meditated (n = 41) or listened to a story (n = 43). The heart and breathing activity were recorded during the intervention and compared to a resting-state condition. By applying path analyses we found that meditation led to an increase of the duration of integration intervals at the slowest metronome frequency (inter-stimulus interval, ISI = 3 s). After meditation, the higher the heart-rate variability (i.e., the root mean square of successive differences, RMSSD), the longer the duration of integration intervals at the fastest frequency (ISI = 0.33 s). Moreover, the higher the breathing rate during meditation, the greater the integration of intervals at ISI = 1 s. These findings add evidence to meditation-induced changes on the TI of metronome beats and the concept of the embodiment of mental functioning. Full article
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Less Binge Eating and Loss of Control over Eating Are Associated with Greater Levels of Mindfulness: Identifying Patterns in Postmenopausal Women with Obesity
by Veronica M. Smith, Radhika V. Seimon, Rebecca A. Harris, Amanda Sainsbury and Felipe Q. da Luz
Behav. Sci. 2019, 9(4), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs9040036 - 8 Apr 2019
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Obesity is a public health concern resulting in widespread personal, social, and economic burden. Many individuals with obesity report feeling unable to stop eating or to control their food intake (i.e., a loss of control over eating) despite their best efforts. Experiencing [...] Read more.
Obesity is a public health concern resulting in widespread personal, social, and economic burden. Many individuals with obesity report feeling unable to stop eating or to control their food intake (i.e., a loss of control over eating) despite their best efforts. Experiencing loss of control over eating predicts further eating pathology and is a key feature of binge eating. Mindfulness (i.e., awareness and acceptance of current thoughts, feelings, sensations, and surrounding events) has emerged as a potential strategy to treat such eating disorder behaviors, but it is not known whether there is merit in investigating this strategy to address binge eating in postmenopausal women with obesity. Thus, this study aimed to examine the relationships between binge eating and mindfulness in postmenopausal women with obesity seeking weight loss treatment. Participants (n = 101) were assessed with the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, the Loss of Control over Eating Scale, the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, and the Langer Mindfulness Scale. Participants´ overall scores on both mindfulness scales were significantly and negatively correlated with binge eating frequency or the severity of loss of control over eating. Moreover, participants who reported fewer binge eating episodes were significantly more mindful than those who reported greater frequencies of binge eating episodes within the past 28 days. These findings suggest a merit in investigating the use of mindfulness-based therapies to treat binge eating in postmenopausal women with obesity. Full article
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