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- Title
Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on medical and premedical students.
- Authors
Shapiro, S L; Schwartz, G E; Bonner, G
- Abstract
The inability to cope successfully with the enormous stress of medical education may lead to a cascade of consequences at both a personal and professional level. The present study examined the short-term effects of an 8-week meditation-based stress reduction intervention on premedical and medical students using a well-controlled statistical design. Findings indicate that participation in the intervention can effectively (1) reduce self-reported state and trait anxiety, (2) reduce reports of overall psychological distress including depression, (3) increase scores on overall empathy levels, and (4) increase scores on a measure of spiritual experiences assessed at termination of intervention. These results (5) replicated in the wait-list control group, (6) held across different experiments, and (7) were observed during the exam period. Future research should address potential long-term effects of mindfulness training for medical and premedical students.
- Publication
Journal of behavioral medicine, 1998, Vol 21, Issue 6, p581
- ISSN
0160-7715
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1023/a:1018700829825