Mindfulness-Based Practice for Stress Management and Enhancing Well-Being
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 38068
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Meditation; Mindfulness; Neurolinguistics; Neuroscience
Interests: Meditation, Mindfulness, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Psychology
Interests: Meditation; Mindfulness; Positive Psychology; Attention Training
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Within its original Buddhist context, as well as in the field of contemporary Western psychology since its appearance in the second part of the last century, mindfulness-based practice has been employed as a self-help method for managing various forms of physical and psychological suffering. Mindfulness is the intentional accepting awareness of experience in the present moment and can be effectively developed through structured programs including group and individual mental training. Much research has shown that mindfulness-based practices are effective for the promotion of well-being in the general population, the treatment of a variety of organic and psychiatric conditions, e.g., stress, anxiety, and depression, and the management of chronic pain, substance use disorders, and eating disorders.
In this Special Issue, we will focus on the psychological mechanisms and the neurobiological correlates of mindfulness-based practice, also when delivered using web-based technologies, in the promotion of well-being and reduction of psychological suffering over the entire life cycle (from childhood to older age). We therefore welcome novel experimental and clinical studies as well as review studies and theoretical contributions on this topic.
Prof. Dr. Franco Fabbro
Prof. Dr. Cristiano Crescentini
Prof. Dr. Peter Malinowski
Prof. Dr. Alessio Matiz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- meditation;
- mindfulness;
- self-help;
- mental health;
- psychological well-being;
- clinical psychology;
- pain;
- stress;
- neurobiology.
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