Talk:Mindfulness

I have changed the first sentence because the references do not support "conceptual reification." There are many forms of mindfulness and we don't get to pick the one we like best. It remains a capacious and muddy term with competing definitions. The lead should reflect that.DolyaIskrina (talk) 18:26, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

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The last week or so I have added new material to this article. This is so because this article lacks a section on adverse effects. This is unacceptable. We nowdays have peer-rewied studies that convincingly show that meditation/mindfullness is not an innocuous practice. This information must be offered to the readers of wikipedia up-front (as is done in other articles, e.g., on SSRI-drugs or psychotherapy), and not embedded or hidden under other sections, or underepresented, so that they can make informed choices as to whether they want to use these techniques or not. The section on "risks" is so small as to be patronizing and threfore I deleted it and fused its content with the new section/heading. Didaktron (talk) 20:07, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

I suggest adding a section on mindfulness app or technology aided technology. This might include reference to Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer, Buddhify, and Yours App, or a link to the Software and Mediation section of the Mindfulness and Technology article. Thanks! Lbeaumont (talk) 14:09, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

:While writing about apps in general based on academic sources and the like would be just fine, I would oppose making any list of vendors or mentioning particular apps. MrOllie (talk) 16:21, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi,

I would like to include a specific section covering mindfulness-based interventions, MBIs, within an addiction treatment context.

Rationale for such a section:

1. It is a considerable topic in its own right
2. There has been an exponential growth in publication in this area since about 2000
3. Reviews of the literature seem to indicate that MBIs are as effective as other treatments

Allowing for the positive nature of these investigations, recent publications have suggested a sense of empirical caution.

My aim is to cover and elaborate on the topic faithfully in as neutral a way as possible. Any data or themes are going to be referenced by appropriate contemporary sources. Thanks DharmSophia (talk) 11:44, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Any WP:MEDRS available? Bon courage (talk) 11:52, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

::Support for the use, and further investigation, of MBIs (Mindfulness Based Interventions) for a range of medical and psychological conditions.

::Both reviews have specific sections outlining the case for MBIs within addiction:

::Goldberg, S. B., Tucker, R. P., Greene, P. A., Davidson, R. J., Wampold, B. E., Kearney, D. J., & Simpson, T. L. (2018). Mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical psychology review, 59, 52-60.

::DOI: j.cpr.2017.10.011

::Zhang, D., Lee, E. K., Mak, E. C., Ho, C. Y., & Wong, S. Y. (2021). Mindfulness-based interventions: an overall review. British medical bulletin, 138(1), 41-57.

::DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldab005

::Support for the use of MBIs with addiction:

::Sancho, M., De Gracia, M., Rodriguez, R. C., Mallorquí-Bagué, N., Sánchez-González, J., Trujols, J., ... & Menchón, J. M. (2018). Mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of substance and behavioral addictions: a systematic review. Frontiers in psychiatry, 9, 95.

::DOI: fpsyt.2018.00095

::Cavicchioli, M., Movalli, M., & Maffei, C. (2018). The clinical efficacy of mindfulness-based treatments for alcohol and drugs use disorders: a meta-analytic review of randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials. European addiction research, 24(3), 137-162.

::DOI: 10.1159/000490762

::Let me know if you would like anything more specific. Thanks DharmSophia (talk) 12:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:::Looks like a viable subject then. I think Frontiers journals should be avoided when there are better ones, and 2018 is a little old. I note PMID:39231467 discusses mindfulness and tobacco addiction, and is more recent. Bon courage (talk) 13:18, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

::::Appreciate the feedback and I am going to take it on board. Thanks DharmSophia (talk) 13:39, 20 April 2025 (UTC)