"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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2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meditation" by people in Profiles.
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Thimmapuram J, Pargament R, Bell T, Schurk H, Madhusudhan DK. Heartfulness meditation improves loneliness and sleep in physicians and advance practice providers during COVID-19 pandemic. Hosp Pract (1995). 2021 Aug; 49(3):194-202.
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Moss AS, Wintering N, Roggenkamp H, Khalsa DS, Waldman MR, Monti D, Newberg AB. Effects of an 8-week meditation program on mood and anxiety in patients with memory loss. J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Jan; 18(1):48-53.
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Wang DJ, Rao H, Korczykowski M, Wintering N, Pluta J, Khalsa DS, Newberg AB. Cerebral blood flow changes associated with different meditation practices and perceived depth of meditation. Psychiatry Res. 2011 Jan 30; 191(1):60-7.
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Newberg AB, Wintering N, Waldman MR, Amen D, Khalsa DS, Alavi A. Cerebral blood flow differences between long-term meditators and non-meditators. Conscious Cogn. 2010 Dec; 19(4):899-905.
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Fang CY, Reibel DK, Longacre ML, Rosenzweig S, Campbell DE, Douglas SD. Enhanced psychosocial well-being following participation in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program is associated with increased natural killer cell activity. J Altern Complement Med. 2010 May; 16(5):531-8.
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Rosenzweig S, Greeson JM, Reibel DK, Green JS, Jasser SA, Beasley D. Mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic pain conditions: variation in treatment outcomes and role of home meditation practice. J Psychosom Res. 2010 Jan; 68(1):29-36.
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Khalsa DS, Amen D, Hanks C, Money N, Newberg A. Cerebral blood flow changes during chanting meditation. Nucl Med Commun. 2009 Dec; 30(12):956-61.
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Newberg A. The brain and the biology of belief: An interview with Andrew Newberg, MD. Interview by Nancy Nachman-Hunt. Adv Mind Body Med. 2009; 24(1):32-6.
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Cohen DL, Wintering N, Tolles V, Townsend RR, Farrar JT, Galantino ML, Newberg AB. Cerebral blood flow effects of yoga training: preliminary evaluation of 4 cases. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Jan; 15(1):9-14.
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Mao JJ, Palmer SC, Straton JB, Cronholm PF, Keddem S, Knott K, Bowman MA, Barg FK. Cancer survivors with unmet needs were more likely to use complementary and alternative medicine. J Cancer Surviv. 2008 Jun; 2(2):116-24.