MBSR Research

Peer Reviewed Research Papers

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.
Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry (1982) 4:33-47.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L. and Burney, R.
The clinical use of mindfulness meditation for the self-regulation of chronic pain.
J. Behav. Med. (1985) 8:163-190.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L. and Burney, R. and Sellers, W.
Four year follow-up of a meditation-based program for the self-regulation of chronic pain: Treatment outcomes and compliance.
Clin. J. Pain (1986) 2:159-173.

Kabat-Zinn, J. and Chapman-Waldrop, A.
Compliance with an outpatient stress reduction program: rates and predictors of completion.
J. Behav. Med. (1988) 11:333-352.

Ockene, J., Sorensen, G., Kabat-Zinn, J., Ockene, I.S., and Donnelly, G.
Benefits and costs of lifestyle change to reduce risk of chronic disease.
Preventive Medicine, (1988)17:224-234.

Bernhard, J., Kristeller, J. and Kabat-Zinn, J.
Effectiveness of relaxation and visualization techniques as an adjunct to phototherapy and photochemotherapy of psoriasis.
J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. (1988) 19:572-573.

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.
Am. J Psychiatry (1992) 149:936-943.

Kaplan, K.H., Goldenberg, D.L., Galvin-Nadeau, M.
The impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on fibromyalgia.
Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry, 15 (1993) pp. 284-289

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

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

Astin, J.A.
Stress reduction through mindfulness meditation; Effects on psychological symptomatology, sense of control, and spiritual experiences.
Psychother Psychosom (1997); 66-97-106

Kabat-Zinn, J. et al.
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).
Psychosomat Med (1998).

Hoffman, A., Goldberg, D., Bockian, N., Broadwell, S., Palmieri, M.J.
Training medical residents in mindfulness-based stress reduction: A quantitative and a qualitative evaluation.
J. Invest.Med., Vol. 46, No.7 (Sept 1998).

Goldberg , D.M., Hoffman, A., Furomoto-Dawson, A., Nelson-Johnson, H.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and its effects on well-being.
J. Investigative Med. Vol. 46, No. 7 suppl (Sept. 1998).

Shapiro, S.L., Schwartz, G.E., Bonner, G.
Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on medical and premedical students.
J.Behav. Med. (1998) Vol. 21, No. 6

-- Epstein, RM.
Mindful Practice.
JAMA (1999) 262:833-839

Speca, M., Carlson, L.E., Goodey, E., Angen, M.
A randomized, wait-list controlled clinical trial: The effect of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer patients.
Psychosomatic Med. (2000) 62: 613-622.

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

-- Teasdale JD, Segal ZV, Williams JM,et al.
Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
J Consult Clin Psychol (2000); 68(4): 615-623.

Williams, K.A., Kolar, M.M., Reger, B.E., Pearson, J.C.
Evaluation of a wellness-based mindfulness stress reduction intervention: A controlled trial.
Am. J. Health Promot (2001); 15 (6): 422-432.

Reibel, D.K., Greeson, J.M., Brainard, G.C., Rosenzweig, S.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health-related quality of life in a heterogeneous population.
Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry 23 (2001) 183-192.

Saxe, G.A., Hebert, J.R., Carmody, J.F., Kabat-Zinn, J., Rosenzweig, P.H., Jarzobski, D., Reed, G.W., Blute, R.D.
Can diet in conjuction with stress reduction affect the rate of increase in prostrate specific antigen after biochemical recurrence of prostrate cancer?
J. Clinical Urology (2001) Vol. 166 (6) pp. 2202-2207

Williams, K.A., Kolar, M.M., Larkin, K.T., Taylor, B.K., Plotka, A.
Predictors of improvement in psychosocial factors in patients with coronary artery disease after participation in the mindfulness-based stress reduction program. Psychosomatic Med. (2001) 63:91-190 pp. 179-180.

-- Sephton SE, Lynch G, et al.
Effects of a meditation program on symptoms of illness and neuroendocrine responses in women with fibromyalgia.
Psychosomatic Medicine (2001); 63:91.

-- Davidson, RJ. et al.
Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation,
Psychosomatic Medicine (2003), 65: 564-570

-- Lazar SW, et al.
Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness.
NeuroReport, (2005); 16: 1893-1897.

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