Improve Psychological Well-Being in Cancer Survivors with Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “both MBCT and eMBCT interventions reduced fear of cancer recurrence and rumination, and increased mental health–related quality of life, mindfulness skills, and positive mental health.” – Félix Compen Receiving a diagnosis of cancer has […]
Improve Major Depression in the Real World with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Depression is not only the most common mental illness, it’s also one of the most tenacious. Up to 80 percent of people who experience a major depressive episode may relapse. Drugs may lose their effectiveness over time, if […]
Improve Depression in International Students with Positive Coping with Mindfulness “with practice, meditation can help many people control how they react to the stress and anxiety that often leads to depression,” – John Denninger By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. Depression affects over 6% of the population. It is common in college […]
Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Practicing mindfulness can assist with uncertainty about the future, depression, fear of recurrence and anxiety as well as mitigate physical symptoms such as fatigue, pain, and sleep disturbance.” – Erin Murphy-Wilczek Receiving a diagnosis of cancer has […]
Reduce Depression in Vindictive/Self‐Centered Depressed Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “there are a handful of key areas — including depression, chronic pain, and anxiety — in which well-designed, well-run studies have shown benefits for patients engaging in a mindfulness meditation program, with effects similar to other existing treatments.” – […]
Reduce the Risk of Major Depression Relapse with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “a growing body of research is pointing to an intervention that appears to help prevent relapse by altering thought patterns without side effects: mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, or MBCT.” – Stacy Lu Clinically diagnosed depression is the most […]
Improve Depression During the Perinatal Period with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Pregnancy is a challenging terrain for everyone to navigate. And if you are entering that space with some history of depression, it can be particularly challenging.” – Sona Dimidjian The period of pregnancy is a time of intense […]
Mindfulness Improves Depression in Real-World Healthcare Applications By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Rather than try to avoid or eliminate sadness or other negative emotions, one learns to change their relationship with these emotions by practicing meditation and other mindfulness exercises.” – Psychology Today Clinically diagnosed depression is the most common mental […]
Mindfulness Training Improves Anxiety and Depression in Japanese Patients By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “meditation was never conceived of as a treatment for any health problem. Rather, it is a path one travels on to increase our awareness and gain insight into our lives.” – Madhav Goyal Many of the symptoms […]
Mindfulness Training Improves Major Depression after One but Not Two Years By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Depression is not only the most common mental illness, it’s also one of the most tenacious. Up to 80 percent of people who experience a major depressive episode may relapse. Drugs may lose their effectiveness over […]