Dispositional Mindfulness, Meditation, and Conditional Goal Setting by Crane, C, Jandric, D, Barnhofer, T, Williams, J

“…However initial reactions to meditation, and in particular loving kindness meditation, may be counterintuitive and further research is required in order to determine the relationship between initial reactions and longer-term benefits of meditation practice. © 2010 The Author(s).…”

Dispositional Mindfulness, Meditation, and Conditional Goal Setting by Crane, C, Jandric, D, Barnhofer, T, Williams, J

Effects of meditation on frontal alpha-asymmetry in previously suicidal individuals. by Barnhofer, T, Duggan, D, Crane, C, Hepburn, S, Fennell, M, Williams, J

“…This study investigated the effects of a meditation-based treatment for preventing relapse to depression, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), on prefrontal alpha-asymmetry in resting electroencephalogram (EEG), a biological indicator of affective style. …”

State Effects of Two Forms of Meditation on Prefrontal EEG Asymmetry in Previously Depressed Individuals by Barnhofer, T, Chittka, T, Nightingale, H, Visser, C, Crane, C

“…A clinical series of previously depressed individuals were guided to practice either mindfulness breathing meditation (N = 8) or a form of meditation directly aimed at cultivating positive affect, loving kindness or metta meditation (N = 7). …”

State Effects of Two Forms of Meditation on Prefrontal EEG Asymmetry in Previously Depressed Individuals by Barnhofer, T, Chittka, T, Nightingale, H, Visser, C, Crane, C

Erratum to Dispositional Mindfulness, Meditation, and Conditional Goal Setting (Mindfulness, 10.1007/s12671-010-0029-y) by Crane, C, Jandric, D, Barnhofer, T, Williams, J

The effects of amount of home meditation practice in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy on hazard of relapse to depression in the Staying Well after Depression Trial. by Crane, C, Crane, R, Eames, C, Fennell, M, Silverton, S, Williams, J, Barnhofer, T

Staying well after depression: trial design and protocol. by Williams, J, Russell, I, Crane, C, Russell, D, Whitaker, C, Duggan, D, Barnhofer, T, Fennell, M, Crane, R, Silverton, S

“…METHODS/DESIGN: This trial compares Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), a novel form of treatment combining mindfulness meditation and cognitive therapy for depression, with both Cognitive Psycho-Education (CPE), an equally plausible cognitive treatment but without meditation, and treatment as usual (TAU). …”

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of recurrence of suicidal behavior. by Williams, J, Duggan, D, Crane, C, Fennell, M

“…MBCT integrates mindfulness meditation practices and cognitive therapy techniques. …”

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a treatment for chronic depression: A preliminary study. by Barnhofer, T, Crane, C, Hargus, E, Amarasinghe, M, Winder, R, Williams, J

“…This pilot study investigated the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), a treatment combining mindfulness meditation and interventions taken from cognitive therapy, in patients suffering from chronic-recurrent depression. …”

Doing no harm in mindfulness-based programs: Conceptual issues and empirical findings by Baer, R, Crane, C, Miller, E, Kuyken, W

“…We also review research on harmful effects of meditation in contemplative traditions. These bodies of literature provide helpful parallels for understanding potential harm in MBPs and suggest three interrelated types of factors that may contribute to harm and require further study: program-related factors, participant-related factors, and clinician- or teacher-related factors. …”

Principles for a responsible integration of mindfulness in individual therapy by Michalak, J, Crane, C, Germer, C, Gold, E, Heidenreich, T, Mander, T, Meibert, P, Segal, Z

“…Empirical research has shown that many therapists working in individual therapy integrate mindfulness practices (e.g., body scan, sitting meditation) into their treatments. However, research on this topic is in its infancy. …”

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for preventing relapse in recurrent depression: a randomized dismantling trial. by Williams, J, Crane, C, Barnhofer, T, Brennan, K, Duggan, D, Fennell, M, Hackmann, A, Krusche, A, Muse, K, Von Rohr, I, Shah, D, Crane, R, Eames, C, Jones, M, Radford, S, Silverton, S, Sun, Y, Weatherley-Jones, E, Whitaker, C, Russell, D, Russell, I

“…MBCT was delivered in accordance with its published manual, modified to address suicidal cognitions; CPE was modeled on MBCT, but without training in meditation. Both treatments were delivered through 8 weekly classes. …”

Mindfulness for pregnancy: A randomised controlled study of online mindfulness during pregnancy by Krusche, A, Dymond, M, Murphy, S, Crane, C

“…</p> <p><strong>Intervention</strong> The online mindfulness course is available at www.bemindfulonline.com and comprises a four-week, condensed version of an eight-week mindfulness course, with videos and written instructions for guided meditation and other mindfulness-based exercises.</p> <p><strong>Measurements and findings</strong> A number of psychological well-being measurements were taken including stress, anxiety, depression and pregnancy-specific measure such as labour worry. …”