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Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction

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 c…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 49× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-612X 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

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.

2018

Dissociative Amnesia – A Challenge to Therapy  

Staniloiu AngelicaCorresponding author
University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research Cited by 30 doi:10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2246

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.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research (ISSN 2574-612X).

Journal editorial board
Karim Sedky · United States Tullio Scrimali · Italy DAMIANA SCUTERI · Italy

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