Influence of mindfulness practice on cortisol and sleep in long-term and short-term meditators

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 109-118

  Brand, Serge ^a   Holsboer Trachsler, Edith ^a   Naranjo, José Raúl ^b   Schmidt, Stefan ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

^d European Office   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cortisol secretion; Long term experience; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Short term experience; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FREIBURG MINDFULNESS INVENTORY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; STRESS;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84857489335     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: 14230224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330362     Document Type: Article

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