Mindfulness Research References

The following list of references was compiled by Micki Fine, M.Ed., L.P.C., founder of Mindful Living. Micki was personally involved in the research studies documented in the Journal of Substance Use and Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment publications.

Altner, N., Mindfulness Practice and Smoking Cessation: The Essen Hospital Smoking Cessation Study, Journal for Meditation and Meditation Research , 2, 9-18, 2002.

Astin, J.A., Stress Reduction through Mindfulness Meditation: Effects on Psychological, Symptomatology, Sense of Control, and Spiritual Experiences, Psychotherapy Psychosomatics , 66, 97-106, 1997.

Astin JA, Berman BM, Bausell B, Lee WL, Hochberg M, Forys KL., The efficacy of mindfulness meditation plus Qigong movement therapy in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial, Journal of Rheumatology . 2003 Oct; 30(10):2257-62.

Bernhard, J. D., Kristeller, J., Kabat-Zinn, Jon, Effectiveness of relaxation and visualization techniques as as adjunct to phototherapy and photochemotherapy of psoriasis, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology , 19(3), 572-573. 1988.

Bishop, S. R., What do we really know about mindfulness-based stress reduction?, Psychosomatic Medicine , 64, 71-83.

Brown, D., Forte, M., Dysart, M., Visual sensitivity and mindfulness meditation, Perceptual and Motor Skills , 58(3)775-784, June, 1984.

Brown, D., Forte, M., Dysart, M., Differences in visual sensitivity among mindfulness meditators and non-meditators, Perceptual and Motor Skills , 58(3), 727-733, June, 1984.

Brown, K.W., Ryan, R.M., The Benefits of Being Present: Mindfulness and Its Role in Psychological Well-Being, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 84 or 34, No 4, 822-848.

Carlson LE , Garland SN , Impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on sleep, mood, stress and fatigue symptoms in cancer outpatients, Int J Behav Med. 2005; 12(4):278-85.

Carlson LE , Speca M , Patel KD , Goodey E ., Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress and levels of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and melatonin in breast and prostate cancer outpatients, Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2004 May;29(4):448-74.

Carlson LE , Speca M , Faris P , Patel KD , One year pre-post intervention follow-up of psychological, immune, endocrine and blood pressure outcomes of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in breast and prostate cancer outpatients, Brain Behav Immun. 2007 Nov;21(8):1038-49. Epub 2007 May 22.

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Carlson LE , Speca M , Patel KD , Goodey E , Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress, and immune parameters in breast and prostate cancer outpatients, Psychosomatic Medicine, 2003 Jul-Aug;65(4):571-81.

Commentary. Mindfulness and metaphor in relapse prevention: An interview with G. Alan Marlatt. Journal of the American Dietetic Association , 94(8), 846-848, 1994.

Davidson, R.J., Kabat-Zinn, J., Schmacher, J., Rosenkranz, M., Muller, D., Santorelli, S.F., Urbanowski, F., Harringtron, A., Bonus, K., Sheridan , J.F., Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation. Psychosomatic Medicine, 65: 564-570, 2003.

Farber, E.M., Nall, L., An appraisal of measures to prevent and control psoriasis. (reveiw 42 references), Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology , 10(3), 511-17, March, 1984.

Gaston, L., Lassonde, M., Dernier-Buzzanga, J., Hodgins, S., Crombez, J.C., Psoriasis and stress: A prospective study, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology , 17(1), 82-86, July, 1987.

Goldenberg, D.L., Kaplan, K.H., Galvin-Nadeau, M., The Impact of Meditation-Based Stress Reduction Program on Fibromyalgia , General Hospital Psychiatry , 15, 284-289, 1993.

Goldenberg, D.L., Kaplin, K.H., Galvin-Nadeau, M., A Controlled Study of a Stress-Reduction, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program in Fibromyalgia, Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain , 2: 53-66, 1994.

Hirst, I.S., Perspectives of mindfulness. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 10: 359-366, 2003

Kabat-Zinn, J., An Out-Patient Program in Behavioral Medicine for Chronic Pain Patients Based on the Practice of Mindfulness Meditation: Theoretical Considerations and Preliminary Results, General Hospital Psychiatry , 4: 33-47., 1982.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Mindfulness Meditation: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Its Role in Health Care and Medicine, in Haryuki, J. Ishii, Y, and Suzuki, M., (Eds.) Comparaitve and Psychological Study on Meditation , 1996 161-170.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Chapman-Waldrop, A., Compliance with an Outpatient Stress Reduction Program: Rates and Predictors of Completion. Journal of Behavioral Medicine , 11: 333-352., 1988.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Chapman, A., Salmon, P., Relationship of Cognitive and Somatic Components of Anxiety to Patient Preference for Different Relaxation Techniques, Mind/Body Medicine , 2, 101-109, 1997.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L., Burney, R., The Clinical Use of Mindfulness Meditation for the Self-Regulation of Chronic Pain, Journal of Behavioral Medicine , 8: 163-190, 1985.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L., Burney, R., Sellers, W., Four year Follow-up of a Meditation-Based Program for the Self-Regulation of Chronic Pain: Treatment Outcomes and Compliance, Clinical Journal of Pain , 2: 159-173, 1986.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Massion, A.O., Kristeller, J., Peterson, L.G., Fletcher, K., Pbert, L., Linderking, W., Santorelli, S.F., Effectiveness of a Meditation-Based Stress Reduction Program in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders, American Journal of Psychiatry , 149: 936-943, 1992.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Wheeler, E., Light, T., Skillings, A., Scharf, M.S., Cropley, T.G., Hosmer, D., and Bernhard, J. Influence of a mindfulness=-based stress reduction intervention on rates of skin clearing in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis undergoing phototherapy (UVB) and photochemotherapy (PUVA), Psychosomatic Medicine , (60), 625-632, (1998).

Kabat-Zinn, J., Mindfulness-based Interventions in context: Past, present, and future. Clinical Psychology , May, 2003, 10 (2), 144-156.

Kaplan, K.H., Goldenberg, D.L., Galvin-Nadeau, M., The Impact of Meditation-Based Stress Reduction Program on Fibromyalgia, General HospitalPsychiatry , 15, 284-289, 1993.

Kingston J, Chadwick P, Meron D, Skinner TC., Pilot randomized control trial investigating the effect of mindfulness practice on pain tolerance, psychological well-being, and physiological activity , J Psychosom Res. 2007 Mar;62(3):297-300.

Kreitzer MJ, Gross CR, Ye X, Russas V, Treesak C., Longitudinal impact of mindfulness meditation onillness burden in solid-organ transplant recipients, Prog Transplant . 2005 Jun;15(2):166-72.

Kristeller, J.L. & Halleh, C. B., An exploratory study of a meditation-based intervention for binge eating disorder , Journal of Health Psychology , 4: 357 – 363, 1999.

Kutz, I. , Borysenko, J.Z., Benson, H., Meditation and Psychotherapy: A Rationale for the Integrationof Dynamic Psychotherapy, the Relaxation Response, and Mindfulness Meditation, American Journal of Psychiatry, 142(1), 1-8, January, 1985.

Mansky PJ , Wallerstedt DB ., Complementary medicine in palliative care and cancer symptom management, Cancer J. 2006 Sep-Oct;12(5):425-31.

Marcus, M. T., Fine, M., Kouzekanani, K., Mindfulness-Based Meditation in a TherapeuticCommunity, Journal of Substance Use , 5, 305-311, 2001.

Marcus, M.T., Fine, M., Moeller, F. G., Khan, M.M., Pitt, K., Liehr, P., Changes in stress levels following mindfulness-based stress reduction in a therapeutic community, Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 2: 63-68. 2003.

Marcus, M.T., Liehr, P., Schmitz, J., Moeller, F.,Swank, P., Fine, M., Cron, S., Granmayeh, L.K., Carroll, D., Behavioral Therapies Trials, Nursing Research , 56, 3: 210-216, 2007.

Marlatt, G.A., Mindfulness and metaphor in relapse prevention: an interview with G. Allan Marlatt, Journal of the American Dietetic Association , 94(8), 846-8, Aug., 1994.

Massion A. O., Teas J., Hebert J.R., Wertheimer, M.D., Kabat-Zinn, J., Meditation, melatonin and breast/prostate cancer: hypothesis and preliminary data, Medical Hypotheses, 44(1), 39-46. Jan, 1995.

Minor HG , Carlson LE , Mackenzie MJ , Zernicke K , Jones L ., Evaluation of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program for caregivers of children with chronic conditions, Social Work Health Care , 2006;43(1):91-109.

Miller J.J., Fletcher, K., Kabat-Zinn, J., Three-year follow-up and clinical implications of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction intervention in the treatment of anxiety disorders, General Hospital Psychiatry, 17(3), 192-200, May, 1995.

Mills, N, Allen, J. Mindfulness of movement as a coping strategy in multiple sclerosis: a pilot study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (2000) 22:425-431.

Moore , N.G., the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine: Meditation training for the Body's Innate Wisdom. Alternative Therapies, 4(2), 32-33, 1998.

Morone NE , Greco CM , Weiner DK , Mindfulness meditation for the treatment of chronic low back pain in older adults: a randomized controlled pilot study, Pain, 2008 Feb;134(3):310-9. Epub 2007 Jun 1.

Ockene, J.K., Ockene, I. S., Kabat-Zinnne, J., Greene, H.L., and Frid, D. Teaching risk-factor counseling skills to medical students, house staff, and fellows. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 6(2), 35-42, 1990.

Ockene, J., Sorensen, G., Kabat-Zinn, J., Ockene, I.S., Donnelly, G., Benefits and Costs of Lifestyle Change to Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease, Preventive Medicine, 17: 224-234, 1988.

Plews-Ogan M , Owens JE , Goodman M , Wolfe P , Schorling J ., A pilot study evaluating mindfulness-based stress reduction and massage for the management of chronic pain, J Gen Intern Med , 2005 Dec;20(12):1136-8.

Randolph, PD, Caldera YM, Tacone AM et al. The long-term combined effects of medical treatment and a mindfulness-based behavorial program for the multidisciplinary management of chronic pain in West Texas . Pain Digest (1999) 9:103-112.

Reibel, D.K., Greeson, J.M., Brainard, G.C., & Rosenzweig, S., Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health-related quality of life in a heterogeneous patient population. General Hospital Psychiatry, 23:183-192, 2001.

Roth, B., Creaser, T., Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction: Experience With a Bilingual Inner-City Program, The Nurse Practitioner, 22: 150-176, 1997.

Roth, B., Robbins, D., Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Health-Related Quality of Life: Findings From a Bilingual Inner-City Patient Population, Psychosomatic Medicine, 66: 113-123.

Salmon, P., Santorelli, S., Kabat-Zinn, J., Intervention elements promoting adherence to mindfulness-based stress reduction programs in the clinical behavioral medicine setting. In S. A. Shumaker, E. Schron, J., Ockene and W. L. McBee (Eds.) Handbook for Health Behavior Change. Second Edition. New York , Springer. 1998.

Saxe, G. A., Hebert, J. R., Carmody, J. F., Kabat-Zinn, J., Rosenzweig, P., Jarzobski, D., Reed, G. W., Blute, R. D., Can diet in conjunction with stress reduction affect the rate of increase in prostate specific antigens after biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer? The Journal of Urology, 166, 2002 – 2007, 2001.

Segal, Z.V., Williams, J.M.G., Teasdale, J.D., Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse, New York : The Guilford Press, 2002.

Sephton SE , Salmon P , Weissbecker I , Ulmer C , Floyd A , Hoover K , Studts JL ., Mindfulness meditation alleviates depressive symptoms in women with fibromyalgia: results of a randomized clinical trial, Arthritis Rheum , 2007 Feb 15;57(1):77-85.

Seville , R.H., Stress and psoriasis: the importance of insight and empathy in prognosis, (Review 52 references), Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 20(1) 97-100, Jan., 1989.

Shapiro, S.L., Schwartz, G.E., Bonner, G., Effects of mindfulness-based meditation stress reduction on medical and premedical students, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21, 581 – 599, 1998.

Smith JE , Richardson J , Hoffman C , Pilkington K ., Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as supportive therapy in cancer care: systematic review, J Adv Nur, 2005 Nov;52(3):315-27.

Smith, J.C., David son, R.J., Kabat-Zinn, J., Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation: three caveats • Response. Psychosomatic Medicine 66: 148-152, 2004.

Speca, M., Carlson, L.E., Goodey, E., Angen, M., A randomized, wait-list controlled trail: the effect of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 613 – 622, 2000.

Teasdale, J.D., Segal, Z., Williams, M.G., How does Cognitive Therapy Prevent Depressive Relapse and Why Should Attentional Control (Mindfulness) Help?, Behav., Res. Ther., 33, 25-39, 1995.

Teasdale, J. D., Segal, Z. V. , Williams, J. M. G., Ridgeway, V. A., Soulsby, J. M. , Lau, M. A., Prevention of relapse, recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68(4) 615-623, 2000.

Teasdale, JD. Metacognition, mindfulness and the modification of mood disorders. Clin Psychol Psychother (1999) 6:146-155.

Trunnell, E. P., Mindfulness and People with Stomas, Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, 38-45, January, 1996.

Williams, J.M.G., Teasdale, J.D., Segal, Z.V., Soulsby, J., Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Reduces Overgeneral Autobiographical Memory in Formerly Depressed Patients. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109(1), 150-155, 2000.

Winbush NY , Gross CR , Kreitzer MJ , The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on sleep disturbance: a systematic review , Explore (NY), 2007 Nov-Dec;3(6):585-91.

Winchell , S.A. , Watts , R.A., Relaxation therapies in the treatment of psoriasis and possible pathophysiologic mechanisms. (Review, 27 references), Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 18(1 Pt. 1) 101-4, Jan., 1988.

Zachariae, R., Oster, H., Bjerring, P., Kragballe, K., Effects of psychologic intervention on psoriasis: a preliminary report, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 34(6), 1008-15, June, 1996.

Compiled by Micki Fine, M.Ed., L.P.C. - 713 522-7032.