2024
Development and initial testing of mindful journey: a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery from Substance use disorder
Roos C, Kiluk B, Carroll K, Bricker J, Mun C, Sala M, Kirouac M, Stein E, John M, Palmer R, DeBenedictis A, Frisbie J, Haeny A, Barry D, Fucito L, Bowen S, Witkiewitz K, Kober H. Development and initial testing of mindful journey: a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery from Substance use disorder. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 56: 2315228. PMID: 38382111, PMCID: PMC10883107, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2315228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareHumansMindfulnessMobile ApplicationsMotivationSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsSubstance use disordersMindfulness-based interventionsPhone coachingQualitative feedbackPromote recoveryEvidence of feasibilityUse disorderPhase 2Promote long-term recoveryApp featuresUnmet needsAdjunctive interventionTen adultsSmartphone appLong-term recoveryInterventionTherapy videosMindfulness practiceParticipantsOutpatient treatmentMind toolPhase 1CoachingAcceptance dimensionQuantitative ratings
2023
A Pilot Open Trial of a Digital Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Anorexia Nervosa
Sala M, Levinson C, Kober H, Roos C. A Pilot Open Trial of a Digital Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Anorexia Nervosa. Behavior Therapy 2023, 54: 637-651. PMID: 37330254, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulationBody dissatisfactionState mindfulnessTrait mindfulnessSkill useDisorder symptomsAnorexia nervosaDigital mindfulness-based interventionMindfulness-based interventionsHigher state mindfulnessPilot open trialEcological momentary assessmentOpen trialPerson levelDaily lifeMeasures of acceptabilityED symptomsMindfulnessMomentary assessmentDigital mindfulnessDaily meditationMotivational supportAcceptability ratingsPost changesDissatisfaction
2019
Let it be: mindful acceptance down-regulates pain and negative emotion
Kober H, Buhle J, Weber J, Ochsner KN, Wager TD. Let it be: mindful acceptance down-regulates pain and negative emotion. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2019, 14: 1147-1158. PMID: 31989171, PMCID: PMC7057281, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsz104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMindful acceptanceEmotion regulation strategiesCognitive control systemPrefrontal control systemsMeditation-naïve participantsSelf-report measuresKinds of stimuliEmotion regulationNeutral imagesNegative emotionsAmygdala responseMindfulness trainingNegative affectAffective significanceEmotional intensityRegulation strategiesBrain processesNegative imageInitial appraisalEmotionsLateral pain systemPain systemStimuliParticipantsChronic pain
2016
Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments
Kober H, Brewer JA, Height KL, Sinha R. Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments. NeuroImage 2016, 151: 4-13. PMID: 27693614, PMCID: PMC5373945, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.09.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStress reactivityMindfulness-based treatmentsAmerican Lung Association's FreedomUnderstanding of stressPsychological mechanismsMindfulness trainingNegative affectConjunction analysisMid insulaCBT groupStress provocationSmoking outcomesBrain regionsCessation treatmentEfficacy of MTCurrent studyEntire sampleDrug useSmoking cessationImportant implicationsMagnetic resonance imagingMindfulnessInsula