 Meditation
"Meditation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A state of consciousness in which the individual eliminates environmental stimuli from awareness so that the mind can focus on a single thing, producing a state of relaxation and relief from stress. A wide variety of techniques are used to clear the mind of stressful outside interferences. It includes meditation therapy. (Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed)
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D019122
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E02.190.525.374 E02.190.901.455 F04.754.137.750.500
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meditation" by people in Profiles.
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Lewis-Peacock JA, Wager TD, Braver TS. Decoding Mindfulness With Multivariate Predictive Models. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2025 Apr; 10(4):369-376.
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Gust CJ, Bryan AD. Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Standard Versus Postures-Only Yoga Session: Potential Self-Regulatory and Neurophysiological Mechanisms of an Ancient Practice. Ann Behav Med. 2024 Oct 18; 58(11):707-716.
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Riegner G, Dean J, Wager TD, Zeidan F. Mindfulness Meditation and Placebo Modulate Distinct Multivariate Neural Signatures to Reduce Pain. Biol Psychiatry. 2025 Jan 01; 97(1):81-88.
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Cox CE, Gallis JA, Olsen MK, Porter LS, Gremore T, Greeson JM, Morris C, Moss M, Hough CL. Mobile Mindfulness Intervention for Psychological Distress Among Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Jul 01; 184(7):749-759.
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Paschali M, Lazaridou A, Sadora J, Papianou L, Garland EL, Zgierska AE, Edwards RR. Mindfulness-based Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin J Pain. 2024 Feb 01; 40(2):105-113.
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Goerlitz D, Hong A, Bailey V, Wachholtz A. Implications for a mindfulness-enhanced positive affect induction: A brief commentary toward acute pain management. J Health Psychol. 2024 01; 29(1):81-84.
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Burnet G, Platnick C, Krishnan P, Robinson CK, Sauaia A, Burlew CC, Nehler MR, Jaiswal K, Platnick KB. Muffins and Meditation: Combatting Burnout in Surgical Residents. J Surg Educ. 2023 02; 80(2):185-193.
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Wielgosz J, Kral TRA, Perlman DM, Mumford JA, Wager TD, Lutz A, Davidson RJ. Neural Signatures of Pain Modulation in Short-Term and Long-Term Mindfulness Training: A Randomized Active-Control Trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2022 10; 179(10):758-767.
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Mu?oz-Vergara D, Grabowska W, Yeh GY, Khalsa SB, Schreiber KL, Huang CA, Zavacki AM, Wayne PM. A systematic review of in vivo stretching regimens on inflammation and its relevance to translational yoga research. PLoS One. 2022; 17(6):e0269300.
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Porter AC, Hunter S, Noonan K, Hoffman MC. A Mindfulness Application for Reducing Prenatal Stress. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2022 07; 67(4):442-447.
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