Improve Painful Diabetic Neuropathy with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness specifically can also potentially improve quality of life for patients with neuropathy. . . Research indicates that in addition to improving pain, mindfulness also addresses the psychological consequences of chronic pain, including depression symptoms.” – Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy […]
Control Binge Eating Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Psychotherapy approaches, including DBT, have been shown to be effective in helping a person with binge eating disorder overcome abnormal eating behaviors.” – Jacquelyn Ekern Around 30 million people in the United States of all ages and genders suffer from […]
Improve Emotional Distress in The Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness based approaches has been found to be particularly effective in supporting diabetes management and the mental turmoil that is accompanied with a diagnosis of such as chronic physical illness. It can address the feelings […]
Improve the Well-Being of Mothers of Children with Autism with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder . . . who engage in a mindfulness-based practice see a decrease in their child’s aggression and challenging behaviors and an improvement in the child’s overall functioning.” – Katy […]
Improve Fibromyalgia Symptoms with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness training is a low-cost, side-effect-free addition to fibromyalgia treatment that almost anyone can try — research suggests it helps you improve negative emotions surrounding fibromyalgia pain and, over time, change the way you respond to and think about your fibromyalgia symptoms.” – Madeline Vann […]
Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Lupus Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For someone with lupus who suffers from persistent joint or muscular pain, the struggle to find relief can be stressful and exhausting. But mindfulness meditation is not about fighting. It’s all about acceptance. And once you have achieved […]
Mindfulness Therapies May Be Cost-Effective for the Treatment of Mental Illness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “[Mindfulness] is a cost-saving alternative to treatment as usual over the trial duration from both a healthcare and a societal perspective for patients with a diagnosis of depression, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders.” – Sanjib […]
Improve the Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “most OCD sufferers I know who practice mindfulness find it very helpful in fighting their disorder. To be able to focus on what is really happening in any given moment, as opposed to dwelling on the past or anticipating […]
Improve Dementia Patient Caregiver Mental Health and Reduce Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “To my mother, I owe the experience of being with her since the beginning of her dementia, and the ability to notice what a difference mindfulness practice made in our relationship. From feeling only grief, to […]
Improve Psychotic Symptoms with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “there is now sufficient published research, backed up by considerable clinical experience, to encourage careful clinical practice and research exploring the efficacy and effectiveness of adapted mindfulness interventions for people struggling to cope with psychotic experience.” – Paul Chadwick Psychoses are […]