Overview
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a structured therapeutic program that teaches mindfulness meditation and awareness techniques to help individuals manage stress, pain, and illness. Research published in the International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research examines mindfulness within diverse clinical and organizational contexts. Studies have explored dispositional mindfulness—the natural tendency to be mindful in daily life—and its relationship to perceived stress and mental well-being among cancer survivors, revealing connections between mindfulness traits and psychological outcomes in medical populations. The journal has also investigated meditation practices related to mindfulness traditions, including research on Himalayan singing bowls meditation sessions and their effects on mood states and physiological markers such as heart rate variability. Additionally, the journal has addressed mindfulness-related skills in healthcare leadership, examining emotional management competencies required by physician administrators in organizational settings. This body of work reflects the growing integration of mindfulness-based approaches across psychotherapy practice, from individual therapeutic interventions for specific populations to broader applications in healthcare systems and complementary meditation techniques that share theoretical foundations with MBSR.
Research published in this journal
6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
HIV and Homosexuality: In the Light of Therapeutic Interventions
Dispositional Mindfulness, Perceived Stress, and Mental Well-Being in the Cancer Survivorship
Impact of Himalayan Singing Bowls Meditation Session on Mood and Heart Rate Variability
Psychosocial Interventions in Bipolar Disorder
Dissociative Amnesia – A Challenge to Therapy
How this research is being cited
The 6 articles above have been cited 49 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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2026 · Frontiers in Cognition
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2025 · Integrative Medicine Research
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2025 · Legal and Criminological Psychology
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2025 · Memory
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2025 · Springer eBooks
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Yiqing Cai et al. · 2025 · Integrative Medicine Research
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Pamela J Radcliffe et al. · 2025 · Memory
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2025 · Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, linking to each citing work.