Effects of Mind-Body Interventions on Adolescents’ Cooperativeness and Emotional Symptoms

Feruglio, Susanna; Pascut, Stefania; Matiz, Alessio; Paschetto, Andrea; Crescentini, Cristiano

doi:10.3390/bs12020033

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“…The mental health screening showed a significant increase in emotional self-regulation, which supported the efficacy of both meditation programmes. Emotional self-regulation, in turn, showed a correlation with cooperativeness [153]. What is most remarkable about the study is that there were changes in personality traits.…”

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Effortless Attention Trainings: The Intersection of Attention and Mental Health in Children and Teenagers

M. Guiote,

Ángel Vallejo,

Mas

2023

Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the 21st Century

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This chapter presents several effortless attention trainings—mindfulness, yoga, qigong, nature exposure and more especially, autogenic meditation—which not only improve attention but also facilitate stress reduction and emotional regulation. Cultivating serene attention is a relevant strategy to promote mental health and well-being in children and teenagers. Fostering serene attention plays a fundamental role in shaping life experience because part of the individual’s identity and knowledge is founded on what they pay attention to—their conscious experience. By training children and teenagers to focus and direct their attention from a calm state of mind, we allow them to mould their own conscious experiences, laying the foundation for a balanced and fulfilling life.

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confidence: 64%

Effortless Attention Trainings: The Intersection of Attention and Mental Health in Children and Teenagers

M. Guiote,

Ángel Vallejo,

Mas

2023

Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the 21st Century

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“…Meta‐analyses support the effectiveness of mind–body approaches for improving mental and physical health in the general population (Feruglio et al, 2022; Perrier et al, 2020; Section on Integrative Medicine, 2016). For example, data from 209 mindfulness‐based therapy trials indicated moderate effectiveness compared to no intervention and other active treatments, including psychological treatments, for anxiety, depression, and stress, with efficacy comparable to that observed for cognitive behavioral therapy and antidepressants (Khoury et al, 2013).…”

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Strong mind, strong body: The promise of mind–body interventions to address growing mental health needs among youth

Grasser

Marusak

2023

Mental Health Science

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As the prevalence of childhood and adolescent anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns continues to rise, there has been an unprecedented increase in support of mind-body practices like yoga, dance, meditation, mindfulness, aerobic exercise, and more-in part driven by the mental health burden imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.While a growing body of evidence supports the safety and effectiveness of mind-body approaches, gaps in funding for and empirical research on mechanistic underpinnings, methodology development to assess multicomponent therapeutic practices, dissemination and implementation, and diversity in researchers, practitioners, and recipients remain. As a consequence, the neurobiological impacts of mind-body techniques are not well understood nor broadly accepted as standard forms of care by clinicians and insurers-often being considered as "alternative" rather than "complementary" or "integrative." In this commentary, we summarize work from our labs and others highlighting the promise of mind-body approaches for improving mental health in youth, in line with the National Institute of Mental Health's strategic plan to address health disparities. We offer a potential framework for implementation and research-the Expressive Therapies Continuum. We also propose solutions to key research and policy gaps, that by could have positive public health impacts for those who are struggling and to prevent emergence of psychiatric illness, especially in developing youth.

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“…Finally, emotional disorders are common among adolescents. A recent study [23] has demonstrated that both two 8-week mind-body interventions, namely mindfulnessoriented meditation training and AT, resulted in an increased level of adolescents' cooperativeness (i.e., the acceptance of others, compassion, forgiveness) and reduced emotional difficulties (e.g., feeling unhappy, downhearted). The increases in cooperativeness following the AT correlated well with reductions in negative emotional symptoms [23].…”

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Autogenic Training in Mental Disorders: What Can We Expect?

Breznoscakova

Kovaničová

Sedláková

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Autogenic training (AT) is a well-established self-induced relaxation technique based on autosuggestion. From the past two decades, an increasing number of AT studies strongly suggests the practical usefulness of psychophysiological relaxation in the area of medicine. Despite this interest, to date, limited critical clinical reflection on the application and effects of AT in mental disorders exists. The present paper reviews psychophysiological, psychopathological, and clinical aspects of AT in persons with mental disorders with emphasis on implications for future research and practice. Based on a formal literature search, 29 reported studies (7 meta-analyses/systematic reviews) were identified that examined the effects and impact of AT on mental disorders. The main psychophysiological effects of AT include autonomic cardiorespiratory changes paralleled by central nervous system activity modifications and psychological outputs. Studies demonstrate consistent efficacy of AT in reducing anxiety and medium range positive effects for mild-to-moderate depression. The impact on bipolar disorders, psychotic disorders, and acute stress disorder remains unexplored. As an add-on intervention psychotherapy technique with beneficial outcome on psychophysiological functioning, AT represents a promising avenue towards expanding research findings of brain–body links beyond the current limits of the prevention and clinical management of number of mental disorders.

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Effects of Mind-Body Interventions on Adolescents’ Cooperativeness and Emotional Symptoms

Cited by 5 publications

References 79 publications

Effortless Attention Trainings: The Intersection of Attention and Mental Health in Children and Teenagers

Effortless Attention Trainings: The Intersection of Attention and Mental Health in Children and Teenagers

Strong mind, strong body: The promise of mind–body interventions to address growing mental health needs among youth

Autogenic Training in Mental Disorders: What Can We Expect?

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