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Potential Therapeutic Effects of Meditation for Treating Affective Dysregulation
Joint Authors
Leung, Natalie T. Y.
Lo, Mandy M.
Lee, Tatia M. C.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Affective dysregulation is at the root of many psychopathologies, including stress induced disorders, anxiety disorders, and depression.
The root of these disorders appears to be an attenuated, top-down cognitive control from the prefrontal cortices over the maladaptive subcortical emotional processing.
A form of mental training, long-term meditation practice can trigger meditation-specific neuroplastic changes in the brain regions underlying cognitive control and affective regulation, suggesting that meditation can act as a kind of mental exercise to foster affective regulation and possibly a cost-effective intervention in mood disorders.
Increasing research has suggested that the cultivation of awareness and acceptance along with a nonjudgmental attitude via meditation promotes adaptive affective regulation.
This review examined the concepts of affective regulation and meditation and discussed behavioral and neural evidence of the potential clinical application of meditation.
Lately, there has been a growing trend toward incorporating the “mindfulness” component into existing psychotherapeutic treatment.
Promising results have been observed thus far.
Future studies may consider exploring the possibility of integrating the element of “compassion” into current psychotherapeutic approaches.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Leung, Natalie T. Y.& Lo, Mandy M.& Lee, Tatia M. C.. 2014. Potential Therapeutic Effects of Meditation for Treating Affective Dysregulation. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018444
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Leung, Natalie T. Y.…[et al.]. Potential Therapeutic Effects of Meditation for Treating Affective Dysregulation. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018444
American Medical Association (AMA)
Leung, Natalie T. Y.& Lo, Mandy M.& Lee, Tatia M. C.. Potential Therapeutic Effects of Meditation for Treating Affective Dysregulation. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018444
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018444