Articles on Mindfulness in Health Psychology
Updated August 2008

CANCER

Brotto, L., & Heiman, J. (2007). Mindfulness in sex therapy: Applications for women with sexual difficulties following gynecologic cancer. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 22(1), 3-11.

Brotto, L., Heiman, J., Goff, B., Greer, B., Lentz, G., Swisher, E., Tamimi, H., & Van Blaricom, A. (2008). A psychoeducational intervention for sexual dysfunction in women with gynecologic cancer. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 37(2), 317-29.

Buck, R., & Morley, S. (2006). A daily process design study of attentional pain control strategies in the self-management of cancer pain. European Journal of Pain, 10(5), 385-398.

Cameron ,L., Booth, R., Schlatter, M., Ziginskas, D., & Harman J. (2007). Changes in emotion regulation and psychological adjustment following use of a group psychosocial support program for women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Psychooncology, 16(3), 171-80.

Carlson, L. & Brown, K. (2005). Validation of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in a cancer population. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 58(1),29-33.

Carlson , L. & Garland, S. (2005). Impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on sleep, mood, stress and fatigue symptoms in cancer outpatients. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 12(4), 278-285.

Carlson, L., Speca, M., Faris, P., & Patel, K. (2007). One year pre-post intervention follow-up of psychological, immune, endocrine and blood pressure outcomes of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in breast and prostate cancer outpatients. Brain Behavioral Immunoloy, 21(8), 1038-49.

Carlson, L., Speca, M, Patel, K., & Goodey, E. (2003). Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress, and immune parameters in breast and prostate cancer outpatients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 65(4), 571-81.

Hebert, J., Ebbeling, C., Olendzki, B., Hurley, T., Ma, Y., Saal, N., Ockene, J., & Clemow, L. (2001). Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 101(4), 421-431.

Mackenzie, M., Carlson, L., Munoz, M., & Speca, M., (2007). A qualitative study of self-perceived effects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in a psychosocial oncology setting. Stress and Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 23(1), 59-69.

Mansky, P., Wallerstedt, D. (2006). Complementary medicine in palliative care and cancer symptom management. Cancer Journal, 12(5), 425-431.

Mao, J., Farrar, JT., Xie, S., Bowman, M., & Armstrong, K. (2007). Use of complementary and alternative medicine and prayer among a national sample of cancer survivors compared to other populations without cancer. Complementary Therapy and Medicine, 15(1), 21-9.

Massion, A., Teas, J., Hebert, J., Wertheimer, D., & Kabat-Zinn J. (1995). Meditation, melatonin and breast/prostate cancer: hypothesis and preliminary data. Medical Hypotheses, 44(1), 39-46.

Matchim, Y., & Armer, J. (2007). Measuring the psychological impact of mindfulness meditation on health among patients with cancer: a literature review. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(5), 1059-66.

Moadel, A., Shah, C., Wylie-Rosett, J., Harris, M., Patel, S., Hall, C., & Sparano, J. (2007). Randomized controlled trial of yoga among a multiethnic sample of breast cancer patients: effects on quality of life. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25(28), 4387-95.

Monti, D., Peterson, C., Kunkel, E., Hauck, W., Pequignot, E., Rhodes, L., & Brainard, G. (2006). A randomized, controlled trial of mindfulness-based art therapy
(MBAT) for women with cancer. Psychooncology, 15(5), 363-373.

Quartana, P., Laubmeier, K., & Zakowski, S. (2006). Psychological adjustment following diagnosis and treatment of cancer: An examination of the moderating role of positive and negative emotional expressivity. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 29(5), 487-498.

Ott, M., Norris, R. & Bauer-Wu, S. (2006). Mindfulness meditation for oncology patients: A discussion and critical review. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 52, 98-108.

Saxe, G., Hebert, J., Carmody, J., Kabat-Zinn, J., Rosenzweig, P., Jarzobski, D., Reed, G., & Blute, R.. (2001). Can diet in conjunction with stress reduction affect the rate of increase in prostate specific antigen after biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer? Journal of Urology, 166(6), 2202-2207.

Shannahoff-Khalsa, D. (2005). Patient perspectives: Kundalini yoga meditation techniques for psycho-oncology and as potential therapies for cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapy, 4(1), 87-100.

Shapiro, S., Bootzin, R., Figueredo, A., Lopez, A., & Schwartz, G. (2003). The efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction in the treatment of sleep disturbance in women with breast cancer: an exploratory study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 54(1), 85-91.

Smith, J., Richardson, J., Hoffman, C., & Pilkington, K. (2005). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as supportive therapy in cancer care: Systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 52(3), 315-327.

Speca, M., Carlson, L., Goodey, E., & Angen, M. (2000). A randomized, wait-list controlled clinical trial: the effect of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62(5), 613-622.

Wells, M., Sarna, L., Cooley, M., Brown, J., Chernecky, C., Williams, R., Padilla, G., & Danao, L. (2007). Use of complementary and alternative medicine therapies to control symptoms in women living with lung cancer. Cancer Nursing, 30(1), 45-55.

CHRONIC ILLNESS

Bonadonna, R. (2003). Meditation's impact on chronic illness. Holistic Nurse Practitioner, 17(6), 309-319.

DIABETES

Gregg, J., et al. (2007). Improving diabetes self-management through acceptance, mindfulness, and values: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75(2), 336-343.

Sowattanangoon, N., Katchabhakdi, N., Chitvanish, S., Plengvidhaya, N., & Petrie, K. (2006). Buddhism values are associated with better control of diabetes in Thai patients. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 299.

EPILEPSY

Lundgren, T., Dahl, J., Yardi N., &Melin, L. (2008). Acceptance and commitment therapy and yoga for drug-refractory epilepsy: A randomized controlled trial. Epilepsy & Behavior, 13(1), 102-108.

EATING/WEIGHT

Adams, C., & Leary, M. (in press). Promoting Self-compassionate Attitudes toward Eating Among Restrictive and Guilty Eaters. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Andersen, A. (2007). Stories I tell my patients: Where are you when you are eating?
Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 15(3), 279-280.

Ballen, K. (2007). Mindful eating: An interview with Dr. David Engstrom. Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care, 2(4), 237-43.

Corstorphine, E. (2006). Cognitive-Emotional-Behavioural Therapy for the Eating Disorders: Working with Beliefs about Emotions. European Eating Disorders Review, 14(6), 448-61.

Engstrom, D. (2007). Eating mindfully and cultivating satisfaction: Modifying eating patterns in a bariatric surgery patient. Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care, 2(4), 245-50.

Rowen, L. (2007). Mindfully me. Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care, 2(4), 223.

Singh, N., Lancioni, G., Singh, A., Winton, A., Singh, J., McAleavey, K., & Adkins, A. (2008). A mindfulness-based health wellness program for an adolescent with Prader-Willi syndrome. Behavior Modification, 32(2), 167-81.

HEART DISEASE

Ditto, B., Eclache, M., & Goldman, N. (2006). Short-term autonomic and cardiovascular effects of mindfulness body scan meditation. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 32(3), 227-34.

Edelman, D., Oddone, E., Liebowitz, R., Yancy Jr., W., Olsen, M., Jeffreys, A., Moon, S., Harris, A., Smith, L., Quillian-Wolever, R., & Gaudet, T. (2006). A multidimensional integrative medicine intervention to improve cardiovascular risk. Journal General Internal Medicine, 21(7), 728-34.

Tacon, A., McComb, J., Caldera, Y., & Randolph, P. (2003). Mindfulness meditation, anxiety reduction, and heart disease: A pilot study. Family and Community Health, 26(1) 25-33.

HEPATITIS C

Koerbel, L., & Zucker, D. (2007). The suitability of mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic hepatitis C. Journal Holistic Nursing, 25(4), 265-74.

HIV

Logsdon-Conradsen, S. (2002). Using mindfulness meditation to promote holistic health in individuals with HIV/AIDS. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9, 67-72.

Robinson, F., Mathews, H., & Witek-Janusek, L. (2003). Psycho-endocrine-immune response to mindfulness-based stress reduction in individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus: A quasiexperimental study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 9(5), 683-694.

Shannahoff-Khalsa, D. (2003). The complications of meditation trials and research: issues raised by the Robinson, Mathews, and Witek-Janusek paper-"Psycho-endocrine-immune response to mindfulness-based stress reduction in individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus: A quasiexperimental study". Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 9(5), 603-605.

HYPNOSIS

Holroyd, J. (2004). The science of meditation and the state of hypnosis. Behavior Modification, 28(6), 783-811.

Lynn, S., Das, L., Hallquist, M., & Williams, J. (2006). Mindfulness, acceptance, and hypnosis: Cognitive and clinical perspectives. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 54(2), 143-166.

Otani, A. (2000). Eastern meditative techniques and hypnosis: a new synthesis. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 46(2), 97-108.

INSOMNIA

Carlson, L. & Garland, S. (2005). Impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on sleep, mood, stress and fatigue symptoms in cancer outpatients. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 12(4), 278-285.

Lundh, L. (2005). The Role of Acceptance and Mindfulness in the treatment of insomnia. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 19(1), 29-39.

Shapiro, S., Bootzin, R., Figueredo, A., Lopez, A., & Schwartz, G. (2003). The efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction in the treatment of sleep disturbance in women with breast cancer: an exploratory study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 54(1), 85-91.

Yook, K., Lee, S., Ryu, M., Kim, K., Choi, T., Suh, S., Kim, Y., Kim, B., Kim, M., & Kim, M. (2008). Usefulness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for treating insomnia in patients with anxiety disorders: A pilot study. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 196(6), 501-3.

MISCELLANEOUS

O'Loughlin, R., & Zuckerman, M. (2008). Mindfulness as a moderator of the relationship between dehydroepiandrosterone and reported physical symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 44(5), 1193-202.

Shigaki, C., Glass, B., & Schopp, L. (2006). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Medical Settings. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 13(3), 209-216.

ORGAN TRANSPLANT

Gross, C., Kreitzer, M., Russas, V., Treesak, C., Frazier, P., & Hertz, M. (2004).
Mindfulness meditation to reduce symptoms after organ transplant: A pilot study. Advances in Mind and Body Medicine, 20(2), 20-29. AND Alternative Therapy in Health Medicine, 10(3), 58-66. AND Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42(9), 1053-1069.

Kreitzer, M., Gross, C., Ye, X., Russas, V., & Treesak, C. (2005). Longitudinal impact of mindfulness meditation on illness burden in solid-organ transplant recipients. Progress in Transplantation, 15(2), 166-72.

PAIN

Buck, R. & Morley, S. (2006). A daily process design study of attentional pain control strategies in the self-management of cancer pain. European Journal of Pain, 10(5), 385-398.

Carson, J., Keefe, F., Lynch, T., Carson, K., Goli, V., Fras, A., & Thorp, S. (2005). Loving-kindness meditation for chronic low back pain. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 23(3), 287-304.

Dahl, J., Wilson, K., Luciano, C., & Hayes, S. (2005). Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain. Reno, NV:Context Press.

Gatlin, C., & Schulmeister, L. (2007). When medication is not enough: nonpharmacologic management of pain. Clinical Journal of Oncololgy Nursing, 11(5), 699-704.

Grossman, P., Tiefenthaler-Gilmer, U., Raysz, A., & Kesper, U., (2007). Mindfulness training as an intervention for fibromyalgia: Evidence of post-intervention and 3-year follow-up benefits in weil-being. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 76(4), 226-233.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L., & Burney, R. (1985). The clinical use of mindfulness meditation for the self-regulation of chronic pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 8(2), 163-190.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L., Burney, R. & Sellers, W. (1987) Four-year follow-up of a meditation-based program for the self-regulation of chronic pain: Treatment outcomes and compliance. Clinical Journal of Pain, 2, 159-173.

Keogh, E., Bond, F., Hanmer, R., & Tilston, J. (2005). Comparing acceptance and control-based coping instructions on the cold-pressor pain experiences of healthy men and women. European Journal of Pain, 9(5), 591-598.

Kingston, J., Chadwick, P., Meron, D., & Skinner, T. (2007). A pilot randomized control trial investigating the effect of mindfulness practice on pain tolerance, psychological well-being, and physiological activity. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 62(3), 297-300.

McCracken, L., Gauntlett-Gilbert, J., & Vowles, K. (2007). The role of mindfulness in a contextual cognitive-behavioral analysis of chronic pain-related suffering and disability. Pain, 131(1-2), 63-69.

McCracken, L., & Vowles, K. (2007). Psychological flexibility and traditional pain management strategies in relation to patient functioning with chronic pain: An examination of a revised instrument. Journal of Pain, 8(9), 700-707.

Morone, N., Greco, C., & Weiner, D. (2008). Mindfulness meditation for the treatment of chronic low back pain in older adults: a randomized controlled pilot study. Pain, 134(3), 310-9.

Plews-Ogan, M., Owens, J., Goodman, M., Wolfe, P, & Schorling, J. (2005). A pilot study evaluating mindfulness-based stress reduction and massage for the management of chronic pain. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 20(12), 1136-1138.

Sephton, S., Salmon, P., Weissbecker, I., Ulmer, C., Floyd, A., Hoover, K., & Studts, J. (2007). Mindfulness meditation alleviates depressive symptoms in women with fibromyalgia: results of a randomized clinical trial. Arthritis Rheumatology, 57(1), 77-85.

Sagula, D., & Rice, K. (2004). The effectiveness of mindfulness training on the grieving process and emotional well-being of chronic pain patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 11(4), 333-342.

PSORIASIS

Benhard, J., Kristeller, J., & Kabat-Zinn, J.. (1988). Effectiveness of relaxation and visualization techniques as an adjunct to phototherapy and photochemotherapy of psoriasis. Journal of the American Academy Dermatology, 19(3), 572-574.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Wheeler, E., Light, T., Skillings, A., Scharf, M., Cropley, T.G., et al. (1998). Influence of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction intervention on rates of skin clearing in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis undergoing phototherapy (UVB) and photochemotherapy (PUVA). Psychosomatic Medicine, 60, 625-632.

PRENATAL STRESS

Vieten, C., & Astin, J. (2008). Effects of a mindfulness-based intervention during pregnancy on prenatal stress and mood: Results of a pilot study. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 11(1), 67-74.

REVIEW

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2007). Meditation practices for health: State of the research. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Number 155.

Bishop, S. (2002). What do we really know about mindfulness-based stress reduction? Psychosomatic Medicine, 64(1), 71-83.

Grossman, P., Niemann, L., Schmidt, S., & Walach, H. (2004). Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits. A meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 57(1), 35-43.

Hassed, C. (2004). Bringing holism into mainstream biomedical education. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 10(2), 405-407.

Murphy, M., Donovan, S., & Taylor, E. (1997). The physical and psychological effects of meditation: A review of contemporary research with a comprehensive bibliography, 1931-1996. 2d ed. Sausalito, Calif.: The Institute of Noetic Sciences.

Ospina, M., Bond, K., Karkhaneh, M., Tjosvold, L., Vandermeer, B., Liang, Y., Bialy, L., Hooton, N., Buscemi, N., Dryden, D., & Klassen, T. (2007). Meditation practices for health: state of the research. Evidence Report Technology Assesment, Jun (155): 1-263.

Smith, J., Richardson, J., Hoffman, C., & Pilkington, K. (2005). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as supportive therapy in cancer care: Systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 52(3), 315-27.

Young, L., Bruce, A., Turner, L., & Linden, W. (2001). Evaluation of mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention. Canadian Nurse, 97(6), 23-26.

Zautra, A., Davis, M., Reich, J., Nicassario, P., Tennen, H., Finan, P., Kratz, A., Brendt, I., & Michael, R. (2008). Comparison of cognitive behavioral and mindfulness meditation interventions on adaptation to rheumatoid arthritis for patients with and without history of recurrent depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76(3), 408-21.

SMOKING

Davis, J., Fleming, M., Bonus, K., Baker, T. (2007). A pilot study on mindfulness based stress reduction for smokers. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 25, 7:2.

STRESS AND HEALTH

Astin, J. (1997). Stress reduction through mindfulness meditation. Effects on psychological symptomatology, sense of control, and spiritual experiences. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics, 66(2), 97-106.

Carlson, L., Speca, M., Patel, K., & Goodey, E. (2004). Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress and levels of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and melatonin in breast and prostate cancer outpatients. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 29(4), 448-474.

Carmody, J., Reed, G., Kristeller, J., & Merriam, P. (2008). Mindfulness, spirituality, and health-related symptoms. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 4(4), 393-403.

Carroll, D., Lange, P., Liehr, S., Raines & Marcus, M. (2008). Evaluating mindfulness-based stress reduction: Analyzing stories of stress to formulate focus group questions. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 22(2), 107-109.

Galantino, M., Baime, M., Maguire, M., Szapary, P., & Farrer, J. (2005). Association of psychological and physiological measures of stress in health-care professionals during an 8-week mindfulness meditation program: Mindfulness in practice. Stress and Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 21(4), 255-261.

Grossman, P., Niemann, L., Schmidt, S., & Walach, H. (2004). Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits: A meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 57(1), 35-43.
Hamilton, N., Kitzman, H., & Guyotte, S. (2006). Enhancing health and emotion: Mindfulness as a missing link between cognitive therapy and positive psychology. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20(2), 123-134.

Huynh, T., Gotay, C., Layi, G., & Garrard, S. (2007). Mindfulness meditation and its medical and non-medical applications. Hawaii Med Journal, 66(12), 328-30.

Jain, S., Shapiro, S., Swanick, S., Rowsch, S., Mills, P., Bell, I. & Schwartz. E. (2007). A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation versus relaxation training: Effects on distress, positive states of mind, rumination, and distraction. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 33(1), 11-21.

Majumdar, M., Grossman, P., Dietz-Waschkowski, B., Kersig,S., & Walach H. (2002). Does mindfulness meditation contribute to health? Outcome evaluation of a German sample. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 8(6),719-730.

Oman, D., Shapiro, S., Thoresen, C., Plante, T., & Flanders, T. (in press). Meditation lowers stress and supports forgiveness among college students: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of American College Health.

Ostafin, B., Chawla, H., Bowen, S., Dillworth, T., Witkiewitz, K. & Marlatt, G. (2006). Intensive mindfulness training and the reduction of psychological distress: a preliminary study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 13, 191-197.

Reibel, D., Greeson, J., Brainard, G., & Rosenzweig, S. (2001). Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health-related quality of life in a heterogeneous patient population. General Hospital Psychiatry, 23(4), 183-192.

Rosenzweig, S., Reibel, D., Greeson, J., Brainard, G., & Hojat, M. (2003). Mindfulness-based stress reduction lowers psychological distress in medical students. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 15(2), 88-92.

Roth, B., & Robbins, D. (2004). Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health-related quality of life: Findings from a bilingual inner-city patient population. Psychosomatic Medicine, 66(1), 113-123.

Roth, B., & Stanley, T. (2002). Mindfulness-based stress reduction and healthcare utilization in the inner city: Preliminary findings. Alternative Therapy Health Medicine, 8(1), 60-62, 64-66.

Shapiro, S., Astin, J., Bishop, S., & Cordove, M. (2005). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for health care professionals: results from a randomized trail. International Journal of Stress management, 12(2), 164-176.

Shapiro S., Schwartz, G., & Bonner, G. (1998) Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on medical and premedical students. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21(6), 581-599.

Weiss,, M., Nordlie, J.., & Siegel, E. (2005). Mindfulness-based stress reduction as an adjunct to outpatient psychotherapy. Psychother Psychosom, 74(2), 108-112.

Williams, K., Kolar, M., Reger, B., & Pearson, J. (2001). Evaluation of a wellness-based mindfulness stress reduction intervention: A controlled trial. American Journal of Health Promotion, 15(6), 422-432.

TINNITUS

Sadlier, M., Stevens, S., & Kennedy, V.(2007). Tinnitus rehabilitation: a mindfulness meditation cognitive behavioural therapy approach. Journal Laryngol Otol, April, 1-7.

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Bedard, M., Felteau, M., Mazmanian, D., Fedyk, K., Klein, R., Richardson, J., Parkinson, W., & Minthorn-Biggs, M. (2003). Pilot evaluation of a mindfulness-based intervention to improve quality of life among individuals who sustained traumatic brain injuries. Disability and Rehabilitation, 25(13), 722-731.

Bedard, M., Felteau, M., Gibbons, C., Klein, R., Mazmanian, D., Fedyk, K., & Mack, G. (2005). A mindfulness-based intervention to improve the quality of life among individuals who sustained traumatic brain injuries: One-year follow-up. Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation, 23(1), 8-13.

Kerr, C., Wasserman, R., & Moore, C. (2007). Cortical dynamics as a therapeutic mechanism for touch healing. Journal Alternative Complementary Medicine, 13(1), 59-66.