Reduce Dysfunctional Eating with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor.” ~Chinese Proverb Around 30 million people in the United States of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder: either anorexia nervosa, bulimia, or binge eating […]
Improve Depression by Changing the Brain with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is just as effective as medication in preventing depression relapse among adults with a history of recurrent depression, and in reducing depressive symptoms among those with active depression.” – Deborah Yip Clinically diagnosed depression is the most common mental […]
Mindfulness Changes Neural Activity and Improves Major Depressive Disorder By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “People at risk for depression are dealing with a lot of negative thoughts, feelings and beliefs about themselves and this can easily slide into a depressive relapse. . . MBCT helps them to recognize that’s happening, engage with […]
Improve Food Related Cognitive Processing in Patients with Eating Disorders with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Practicing mindfulness techniques has proven to be extremely helpful in aiding individuals to understand the driving forces behind their eating disorder.” – Greta Gleissner Around 30 million people in the United States of all […]
Reduce Depression with Mindfulness Training in Primary Care By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness and other meditations, particularly combined with cognitive therapy, work just as well for anxiety or depression as the medications do, but they don’t have those side effects,” – Daniel Goleman Clinically diagnosed depression is the most common […]
Improve Well-Being of Healthy Individuals with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “engaging in mindfulness meditation cultivates our ability to both focus and broaden our attention, which is a practical way to elicit psychological well-being.” – Jennifer Wolkin The primary focus of the majority of research on mindfulness has been on […]
Improve Unmedicated Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “a growing pool of research coming out over the last few years suggests that those who are adding mindfulness into treatment for OCD are on the right track.” – John Hershfield Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) sufferers have repetitive anxiety producing […]
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Plus Loving-Kindness Mediation is highly Effective in Depressed Patients By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “MBCT can provide a viable relapse prevention intervention for people with a history of recurrent depression.” – Catherine Crane Clinically diagnosed depression is the most common mental illness, affecting over 6% of the […]
Improve Depression with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “MBCT encourages individuals with [Major Depressive Disorder] to become more aware of their internal events (ie, thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations) and to change the ways in which they relate to these thoughts. For example, individuals are encouraged to view […]
Mindfulness is a Cost-Effective Treatment to Prevent Depression Relapse By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “MBCT significantly reduces the rates of depressive relapse or recurrence compared with usual care or placebo, corresponding to a relative risk reduction of 34%.” – Willem Kuyken Clinically diagnosed depression is the most common mental illness, affecting over 6% of […]