 Meditation
"Meditation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A state of consciousness in which the individual eliminates environmental stimuli from awareness so that the mind can focus on a single thing, producing a state of relaxation and relief from stress. A wide variety of techniques are used to clear the mind of stressful outside interferences. It includes meditation therapy. (Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed)
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D019122
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E02.190.525.374 E02.190.901.455 F04.754.137.750.500
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meditation" by people in Profiles.
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Ong JC, Moore C. What do we really know about mindfulness and sleep health? Curr Opin Psychol. 2020 08; 34:18-22.
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Hoge EA, Bui E, Palitz SA, Schwarz NR, Owens ME, Johnston JM, Pollack MH, Simon NM. The effect of mindfulness meditation training on biological acute stress responses in generalized anxiety disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2018 04; 262:328-332.
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Hoge EA, Guidos BM, Mete M, Bui E, Pollack MH, Simon NM, Dutton MA. Effects of mindfulness meditation on occupational functioning and health care utilization in individuals with anxiety. J Psychosom Res. 2017 04; 95:7-11.
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Ong JC, Manber R, Segal Z, Xia Y, Shapiro S, Wyatt JK. A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation for chronic insomnia. Sleep. 2014 Sep 01; 37(9):1553-63.
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Katterman SN, Kleinman BM, Hood MM, Nackers LM, Corsica JA. Mindfulness meditation as an intervention for binge eating, emotional eating, and weight loss: a systematic review. Eat Behav. 2014 Apr; 15(2):197-204.
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Cvengros JA, Crawford MR, Manber R, Ong JC. The relationship between beliefs about sleep and adherence to behavioral treatment combined with meditation for insomnia. Behav Sleep Med. 2015; 13(1):52-63.
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Hoge EA, Bui E, Marques L, Metcalf CA, Morris LK, Robinaugh DJ, Worthington JJ, Pollack MH, Simon NM. Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation for generalized anxiety disorder: effects on anxiety and stress reactivity. J Clin Psychiatry. 2013 Aug; 74(8):786-92.
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Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Fitchett G, Hovey KM, Schnall E, Thomson C, Andrews CA, Crawford S, O'Sullivan MJ, Post S, Chlebowski RT, Ockene J. Frequency of private spiritual activity and cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative. Ann Epidemiol. 2013 May; 23(5):239-45.
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Hoge EA, Chen MM, Orr E, Metcalf CA, Fischer LE, Pollack MH, De Vivo I, Simon NM. Loving-Kindness Meditation practice associated with longer telomeres in women. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Aug; 32:159-63.
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Ong JC, Ulmer CS, Manber R. Improving sleep with mindfulness and acceptance: a metacognitive model of insomnia. Behav Res Ther. 2012 Nov; 50(11):651-60.
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