Since mindfulness is something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues.

Recent findings from the National Institute of Mental Health have introduced a groundbreaking development in anxiety treatment. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a practice that focuses on ...

Mindfulness” is a term we hear a lot these days, and while it may seem like just another buzzword, it actually has a lot of basis in powerful science. Specifically, for the way it can modulate your ...

Using mindfulness techniques can be instrumental in reducing stress and promoting positive psychological outcomes.

Nurses who practice mindfulness do better at managing anxiety and stress, according to a new report published this month in the journal Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. Investigators evaluated 14 ...

Recently I came across two new, unrelated studies that together provide new evidence about the impact of mindfulness practice. One looked at the potential impact of being “in the moment” when you’re ...

Some mindfulness-based interventions significantly improve depression and anxiety related to a cancer diagnosis, according to a meta-analysis published in the November issue of Medicine. "Our overall ...

Treatments may include a type of antidepressant called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), beta-blockers (to reduce the physical symptoms associated with anxiety), or benzodiazepines — ...

Mindfulness meditation appeared to be similar to escitalopram (Lexapro) in reducing anxiety symptoms at 8 weeks based on several patient- and clinician-reported measures, a secondary analysis of a ...

Recently, a wonderful new book was released to help people suffering from anxiety. Authored by Drs. Susan Orsillo and Lizabeth Roemer, The Mindful Way Through Anxiety provides a systematic, ...

If you’re anxious about work, finances, the state of the world, or anything else, you might try a moment of mindfulness. Paying close attention to the present moment without judgment — the basic idea ...

School of Nursing researchers have identified a new benefit of mindfulness for people managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a condition commonly known as COPD. The study, “Associations ...