ReviewComprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology2021
Psychobiological mechanisms underlying the mood benefits of meditation: A narrative review.
Review in Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effects of a Mindfulness Intervention on Physical and Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Life in Patients With Post Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC) Dysautonomia
The Effects of Mindfulness Practice With Tao Art (Love Peace Harmony Calligraphy and Song) on Well-being - Controlled Randomized Study
Effect of Tao Calligraphy Meditation and Energized Water on Depression Randomized Control Cross-over Study
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of physical activity interventions on mental health in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention type and baseline risk as moderators.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- PCC-hippocampal functional connectivity associated with stress biomarker changes after meditation training for healthy adults.Neuroscience letters · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Salivary Cortisol and α-amylase Level, Anxiety and Depression in Students: A Randomized and Parallel-Group Clinical Trial.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2025Trial
- Perceptions and experiences of chair-based yoga by older adults with multimorbidity - a qualitative process evaluation of the Gentle Years Yoga randomised controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Effects of Cognitively Based Compassion Training in the outskirts: A mixed study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2022Trial
- Applying Virtual Reality in Mindfulness Exercises for Emotion Regulation and Mental Health Among Inpatients With Behavioral Issues: A Feasibility Study.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2026Article
- Development of an Evidence-Based Yoga Programme for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study.Nursing research and practice · 2026Article
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- Death recollection moderates stress-influenced depression in Thai boarding school students.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Advanced and long-term meditation and the autonomic nervous system: A review and synthesis.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation on practice, satisfaction, and self-confidence among nursing students in mental health nursing class.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The long-term mental health benefits of exercise training for physical education students: a comprehensive review of neurobiological, psychological, and social effects.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Tai Chi Practice Buffers Aging Effects in Functional Brain Connectivity.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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- Motivational Barriers and Facilitators for Older Adults' Engagement in Exercise during Depressive Episodes: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Mind and body connection in expert meditators: a computational study based on central and peripheral nervous system.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Cognitive, psychological, and physiological effects of a web-based mindfulness intervention in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: an open study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The sympathetic nervous system response to a Continuous Performance Task.microPublication biology · 2024Article
- Mind-body internet and mobile-based interventions for depression and anxiety in adults with chronic physical conditions: A systematic review of RCTs.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Strength of spatial correlation between gray matter connectivity and patterns of proto-oncogene and neural network construction gene expression is associated with diffuse glioma survival.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Psychological stressors can lead to distress and result in autonomic arousal and activation of a stress response. Ongoing or persistent stress can disrupt the stress response feedback mechanisms and result in elevated cortisol and pro-inflammatory cytokines which can cause damage to brain regions involved in the regulation of mood and emotion. We propose that the magnitude of the stress response experienced in response to psychological stressors depends on a number of modifiable psychological processes including an individual's level of self-compassion, dispositional mindfulness, tendency to ruminate and attentional bias. We further propose that the stress response elected by psychological stressors can be meditated by influencing these modifiable psychological processes, and that meditation practices can decrease stress and improve mood by decreasing stress reactivity on a psychological, physiological and neurobiological level. We explore this in a narrative review.
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