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
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
2011
Mindful attention reduces neural and self-reported cue-induced craving in smokers
Westbrook C, Creswell JD, Tabibnia G, Julson E, Kober H, Tindle HA. Mindful attention reduces neural and self-reported cue-induced craving in smokers. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2011, 8: 73-84. PMID: 22114078, PMCID: PMC3541484, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsr076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMindful attentionCue-induced cravingSmoking cuesSmoking imagesPresent-moment experienceTreatment-seeking smokersPsychophysiological interaction analysisMindfulness-based interventionsSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexNeural reactivityNeutral imagesBody of researchMoment experienceNeural markersAddictive disordersCingulate cortexFunctional connectivityNeural activityCuesMindfulnessCravingSmoking cessationAttention