Mind–body approaches are commonly used to treat a variety of chronic health conditions,
including depression and anxiety. A substantial proportion of individuals with depression …

Objective Of the 34 million adult Americans (17%) using mind-body medicine therapies, 8
million (24%) have anxiety/depression. The evidence for using mind-body therapies to …

Background: Although emerging evidence during the past several decades suggests that
psychosocial factors can directly influence both physiologic function and health outcomes …

OBJECTIVE: Mind–body therapies (MBT) are used by 16.6% of adults in the United States.
Little is known about the patterns of and reasons for use of MBT by adults with common …

Given that mind–body interventions constitute a major portion of complementary and
alternative medicine used by the public, it seems important to explore those human …

Fifty years ago, meditation was considered fringe, the idea that it had any role in medical
treatment, absurd. Nevertheless, one of us (HB) published research demonstrating that …

Integrative medicine and other behavioral health professions have embraced integrative
practices, whereas social work has been relatively slow in responding to this change …

The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a short‐term mind‐body intervention
program on improving the depressive mood of an adult community sample. Forty adult …

Objective Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly used for treating
myriad health conditions and for maintaining general health. The present article provides an …

Background: Meditation, imagery, acupuncture, and yoga are the most frequently offered
mind and body practices in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Yet, the research on mind …