Researchers at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, in Chicago evaluated the effectiveness of an inpatient integrative medicine consult service for pain management. Continue reading Results of nonpharmacological approaches to treating pain
Category Archives: Mindfulness
Complementary treatments for osteoarthritis
Former Medical Director, of the Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York City, Dr. James Dillard, reviewed the evidence.
Here’s what we know. Continue reading Complementary treatments for osteoarthritis
Contribution of mindfulness in rheumatic joint disease
Researchers at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, in Oslo, Norway, evaluated the effects of a mindfulness-based group training in adults with inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases. Continue reading Contribution of mindfulness in rheumatic joint disease
Comparing mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy
In the past few years this weblog has published dozens of entries on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Therefore, it’s a good time to define and distinguish between these psychological treatment options.
Continue reading Comparing mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy
Reducing marijuana use among young women
Researchers in Rhode Island studied the value of motivational interviewing + mindfulness meditation. Continue reading Reducing marijuana use among young women
Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: short-term results
Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut, conducted a study of mindfulness training for smoking cessation. Continue reading Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: short-term results
CAM for major depressive therapy
The American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine reviewed the evidence and report their findings.
Here are their findings. Continue reading CAM for major depressive therapy
CAM (not St John’s wort) to treat depression
Researchers at Goulds Naturopathica, in Hobart TAS, Australia, reviewed the evidence. Continue reading CAM (not St John’s wort) to treat depression
Effects of meditation on alexithymia and social skills
Alexithymia is the inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner. Alexithymia is likely to be involved in the pain experience of cancer patients.
Researchers at the Universidad de Almería, in Spain, report their preliminary findings using meditation (mindfulness). Continue reading Effects of meditation on alexithymia and social skills
Mindfulness, as good as antidepressants for depression
That’s the conclusion from this study at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, in Ontario. Continue reading Mindfulness, as good as antidepressants for depression
Mindfulness meditation for substance abuse
Relapse is common in substance use disorders, even among treated individuals.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin, in Madison reviewed the evidence supporting mindfulness meditation. Continue reading Mindfulness meditation for substance abuse
Mindfulness to manage child abuse survivors
The results warrant further investigation, according to researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore. Continue reading Mindfulness to manage child abuse survivors
Complementary therapies for patients with leukemia
The Integrative Medicine Service, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City offers their perspective. Continue reading Complementary therapies for patients with leukemia
The effect of mindfulness on smoking cessation
Smoking cessation is a major life stressor that has many consequences, including persistent negative affect.
Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston report their findings. Continue reading The effect of mindfulness on smoking cessation
What we know about mindfulness meditation in substance use disorders
Substance use disorders refer to conditions arising from the abuse of alcohol and psychoactive drugs.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison reviewed the existing evidence for using mindfulness meditation — the practice of directing your full attention to the present. Continue reading What we know about mindfulness meditation in substance use disorders
The role of CAM to treat anxiety and depression
Here’s a review of the evidence by researchers at the University of Western Australia in Perth. Continue reading The role of CAM to treat anxiety and depression
Might mindfulness reduce the severity of hot flashes?
Preliminary evidence supports the feasibility of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in women experiencing severe hot flashes, according to researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Continue reading Might mindfulness reduce the severity of hot flashes?
Pain management during labor: Is there a role for CAM?
Actually, it hasn’t been studied very much.
But here’s what we know so far.
Continue reading Pain management during labor: Is there a role for CAM?
Using guided imagery to treat recurrent stomach pain in kids
I was surprised to read it, but “one of the more common chronic pain syndromes in children is recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) — thought to affect 10% to 30% of all school-aged children.”
The results of this study show that “the response to guided imagery in.. children with RAP was rapid, sustained, clinically effective, and not associated with any apparent side effects.”
Let’s learn more.
Continue reading Using guided imagery to treat recurrent stomach pain in kids
Giving equal time to CAM options to manage stress
An article published on Medscape discusses the impact of stress on insomnia. In addition to a brief mention of mindfulness, the author limits the discussion to benzodiazepines or ramelteon (Rozerem), which acts on melatonin receptors.
There are so many other options that the author fails to even mention. So, I’ll mention them here. Continue reading Giving equal time to CAM options to manage stress