Mindfulness May Produce Its Benefits by Improving Self-Related Processes By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful people might be happier because they have a better idea of who they are.” – Kira M. Newman “Meditation leads to concentration, concentration leads to understanding, and understanding leads to happiness” – This wonderful quote from the […]
Reduce Stigma and Perceived Devaluation in Patients with Schizophrenia with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Stigma is the number one reason people do not seek help; therefore, efforts to reduce stigma are crucial to increasing people’s help-seeking behaviors.” – Sami Boomgarden Stigma is a view that a distinguishing characteristic makes […]
Reduce Self-Harm and Suicidality in Adolescents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “growing evidence supports DBT-A as a likely viable treatment intervention for adolescents who self-harm.” – Kimberly R. Freeman Around 43,000 people take their own lives each year in the US. The problem is far worse than these statistics […]
Novelty Seeking Lowers the Ability of Mindfulness Training to Increase Self-Compassion. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is the foundation of self-compassion insofar as we can only respond self-compassionately when we know we are struggling.” – Pittman McGehee One of the more remarkable aspects of Western culture is that in general […]
Improve Motor Performance with Self-Talk and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “From time to time today, ask yourself the simple question, What is on my mind? Do you notice that you are thinking mostly in images, words, or both? After being aware of one thought, ask yourself: I wonder what thought will come up […]
“If you’ve ever felt too depressed to solve a problem, it might be because your brain is having a hard time regulating your emotions. One solution? Mindfulness training.” – Ruth Buczynsk Meditation is known to improve the physical and mental health of practitioners. To some extent, it does so by improving emotion regulation […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. In today’s Research News article “Development and Evaluation of a Mindfulness-Based Mobile Intervention for Perinatal Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Trial” (See summary below or view the full text of the study at: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11786135/ ) Park and colleagues performed a randomized clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of a 4-week […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “People do not realize that Alzheimer’s is not old age. It is a progressive and fatal disease and staggering amounts of people develop Alzheimer’s every day.” – Melina Kanakaredes The normal aging process involves a systematic progressive decline in every system in the body, the brain […]
Improve Fibromyalgia Symptoms with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about your joys.” — Rita Schiano Fibromyalgia is a mysterious disorder whose causes are unknown. It is very common affecting over 5 million people in the U.S., about 2% […]
Improve Satisfaction with Life with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” – Thích Nhat Hanh. The primary focus of the majority of research on mindfulness has been on its ability to treat mental illness and […]