Clinical Use of Self-Compassion Within Mindfulness-Based Biofeedback in the Treatment of Veterans and Spouses: A Case Study

Biofeedback ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-144
Author(s):  
Urszula Klich
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Therapeutic Benefit ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Cultural Framework ◽  
Treatment Considerations ◽  
Biofeedback Treatment ◽  
Physical Changes

Treatment of veterans necessitates the understanding of the cultural framework within which they operate. A clinical approach that is centered on teaching self-regulation while modeling self-compassion can assist veterans to assimilate into the civilian world. Compassion, recently emerging as a critical variable in the therapeutic benefit of mindfulness-based techniques, can be combined with biofeedback in order to maximize the advantageous psychological and physical changes that are seen with both. This article will present treatment considerations in a case in which compassion-based strategies within mindfulness-based biofeedback treatment were used with a veteran and his spouse.

A Case Study in the Use of Mindfulness-Based Biofeedback for Anxiety Reduction in a Chronic Pain Patient with a Spinal Cord Injury Preparing for Decannulation

Biofeedback ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Urszula Klich
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Chronic Pain Patient ◽  
Therapeutic Benefit ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Pain Patient ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Medical Procedure ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Treatment Considerations ◽  
Physical Changes

A clinical approach centered on teaching self-regulation and compassion can assist patients dealing with pain and anxiety to feel more control over their environment. Compassion, found to be a critical variable in the therapeutic benefit of mindfulness-based techniques, can be combined with biofeedback to maximize the advantageous psychological and physical changes that are seen with both. This article will present treatment considerations in a case in which compassion-based strategies within mindfulness-based biofeedback treatment were used with a patient experiencing anxiety related to pain and fear of undergoing a medical procedure for decannulation.

The Integration of Mindfulness-Based Biofeedback and Compassion in the Healthcare Setting

Biofeedback ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urszula Klich
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Therapeutic Benefit ◽  
Mainstream Healthcare ◽  
Treatment Considerations ◽  
Biofeedback Treatment ◽  
Physical Changes

Compassion has emerged as a major factor in the therapeutic benefit of mindfulness-based techniques, which have been integrated into mainstream healthcare. Combining compassion practices with biofeedback can maximize the advantageous psychological and physical changes that are seen with both. This article will provide a framework for augmenting biofeedback treatment with compassion-based techniques and discuss treatment considerations.

Empowering Through Embodied Awareness: Evaluation of a Peer-Facilitated Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Curriculum in a Woman’s Prison

2019 ◽  
Vol 99 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 14S-37S
Author(s):  
Danielle Rousseau ◽  
Nicole Long ◽  
Elizabeth Jackson ◽  
James Jurgensen
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Group Format ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Peer Facilitation ◽  
Women's Prison

The cumulative effects of trauma, violence, and substance abuse both define women’s pathways into the correctional system and contribute to their unique needs within it. This research offers a case study of the implementation of a gender-responsive, trauma-informed integrated mindfulness program within a women’s prison. Applying a yoga-based psycho-educational approach, the manualized curriculum was presented in a 16-session, closed-group format with peer-facilitation and pre- and postprogramming assessments. Overall, outcomes of this study were promising. Program participants demonstrated improvements in the use of healthy coping skills, experience of traumatic stress, symptoms of anxiety and depression, self-compassion, sense of connection, ability to relate to others, emotional awareness, and self-regulation.

scholarly journals ctDNA Clearance and Radiographic Resolution of Disease in Response to Dual Checkpoint Inhibition in Metastatic Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer with a High Tumor Mutation Burden

2021 ◽  
pp. 849-853
Author(s):  
Charles J. Schneider ◽  
Michael Krainock ◽  
Allyson Koyen Malashevich ◽  
Meenakshi Malhotra ◽  
Perry Olshan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Ct Scan ◽  
Circulating Tumor Dna ◽  
Therapeutic Benefit ◽  
Tumor Mutation Burden ◽  
Early Treatment Response ◽  
Mutation Burden ◽  
Disease Present

Immunotherapy (IO) has increasingly been demonstrated to provide therapeutic benefit to patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, only a subset of mCRC tumors respond to IO. Monitoring response with tumor biomarkers like carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) has been challenging in patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) mCRC due to low expression of CEA (CEA/lo). Noninvasive blood-based biomarkers such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can inform early treatment response and augment radiographic monitoring. We describe a case study of a patient with chemotherapy-refractory CEA/lo MSS mCRC, with metastatic disease present in a cardiophrenic lymph node. The patient was given 2 cycles of combination IO (ipilimumab/nivolumab). Response was monitored by ctDNA using a multiplex PCR next-generation sequencing assay, CEA, and CT scan. After IO administration, ctDNA levels rapidly declined, becoming undetectable. This was concurrent with radiographic resolution of the lymph node metastasis. Serial monitoring of CEA during this same period was uninformative, with no significant changes observed. Significant decline in ctDNA identified metastatic response to IO in a patient with CEA/lo, MSS mCRC and was concurrently validated by CT scan. This case study provides evidence that ctDNA can be used as a prospective surrogate for radiographic tumor response.

The creative artist support group: a case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elliot Benjamin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Therapeutic Benefit ◽  
Humanistic Psychology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Artistic Theory ◽  
Creative Artists

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the therapeutic benefits of a community-based creative artists support group. The author is also the participant/facilitator of the group, which has been ongoing for the past eight months. The relevant experiences of three participants in the group have been chosen, to briefly illustrate the diverse kinds of social and therapeutic value that people with creative artistic inclinations may benefit from. Design/methodology/approach – The philosophy of the author's facilitation of this creative artist support group is based upon the humanistic psychology foundations of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, as well as the author's previous work on the relationship of the creative artist to mental disturbance and mental health. Findings – The pragmatic illustrations of therapeutic benefit from participation in this creative artist support group are directly related to the humanistic supportive atmosphere that is described in this paper as a cornerstone of the Artistic Theory of Psychology. Originality/value – This paper is highly original in the context of the author's description of his Artistic Theory of Psychology, which utilizes the foundation for the “successful creative artist” as being successful in both one's chosen artistic realm as well as making a satisfactory adjustment to day-to-day life. It should also be noted that this paper has been written in the context of a “brief case study” as discussed in August 2013 with the Journal of Public Mental Health editor.

The Boundaries of “Good Behavior” and Judicial Competence: Exploring Responsibilities and Authority Limitations of Cognitive Specialists in the Regulation of Incapacitated Judges

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 514-520
Author(s):  
Brandon Hamm ◽  
Bryn S. Esplin
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Previous Literature ◽  
Severe Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Administration Of Justice

Both law and medicine rely on self-regulation and codes of professionalism to ensure duties are performed in a competent, ethical manner. Unlike physicians, however, judges are lawyers themselves, so judicial oversight is also self-regulation. As previous literature has highlighted, the hesitation to report a cognitively-compromised judge has resulted in an “opensecret” amongst lawyers who face numerous conflicts of interest.Through a case study involving a senior judge with severe cognitive impairment, this article considers the unique ethical dilemmas that cognitive specialists may encounter when navigating duties to patient, society, and the medical profession, without clear legal guidance.Systemic self-regulatory inadequacies in the legal profession are addressed, as well as challenges that arise when trying to preserve the trust and dignity of an incapacitated patient who must fulfill special duties to society.Ultimately, because of their unique neurological expertise and impartial assessments, we submit that allowing cognitive specialists to submit their assessments to an internal judiciary board may act as an additional check and balance to ensure the fair and competent administration of justice.

scholarly journals Using Compassionate Mind Training as a Resource in EMDR: A Case Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Beaumont ◽  
Caroline J. Hollins Martin
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Compassion Scale ◽  
Mind Training ◽  
Current Signature ◽  
Insight Into

This case study examines the contribution of compassionate mind training (CMT) when used as a resource in the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment of a 58-year-old man, who presented after a recent trauma with psychological distress and somatic symptoms—an inability to sign his name. Self-report questionnaires (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS], Impact of Events Scale-R [IES-R], and Self-Compassion Scale [SCS]) were administered at pretherapy, midtherapy, posttherapy, and 9-month follow-up. EMDR with CMT facilitated recall of forgotten memories about his sister’s traumatic death decades previously, with related emotions of shame and grief, creating insight into how these past events linked to his current signature-signing phobia. Eight sessions of therapy resulted in an elimination of the client’s signature-signing phobia and a reduction in trauma-related symptoms, elevation in mood, and increase in self-compassion. Effects were maintained at 9-month follow-up. The “Discussion” section highlights the value of working collaboratively with clients to best meet their individual needs.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Exploration of Individual Differences in Wellbeing for Highly Sensitive Individuals

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Becky Black ◽  
Margaret L. Kern
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Lay Conceptions ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

Cultures explicitly and implicitly create and reinforce social norms and expectations, which impact upon how individuals make sense of and experience their place within that culture. Substantial differences in research findings across a range of behavioral and cognitive indices can be seen between what have been called ‘Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD)’ societies, and non-WEIRD cultures. Indeed, lay conceptions and social norms around wellbeing tend to emphasize social outgoingness and high-arousal positive emotions, with introversion and negative emotion looked down upon or even pathologized. However, this extravert-centric conception of wellbeing does not fit many individuals who live within WEIRD societies, and studies find that this mismatch can have detrimental effects on their wellbeing. There is a need to better understand how happiness is created and experienced by the large number of people for whom wellbeing manifests in alternative ways. This study investigated one such manifestation – the personality trait of Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS) – qualitatively investigating how sensitive individuals experience and cultivate wellbeing within a WEIRD society. Twelve adults participated in semi-structured interviews. Findings suggest that highly sensitive individuals perceive that wellbeing arises from harmony across multiple dimensions. Interviewees emphasized the value of low-intensity positive emotion, self-awareness, self-acceptance, positive social relationships balanced by times of solitude, connecting with nature, contemplative practices, emotional self-regulation, practicing self-compassion, having a sense of meaning, and hope/optimism. Barriers of wellbeing included physical health issues and challenges with saying no to others. This study provides a richer idiographic representation of SPS wellbeing, highlighting diverse pathways which can lead to wellbeing for individuals for whom wellbeing manifests in ways that contradict the broader social narratives in which they reside.

scholarly journals English Language University Teachers’ Difficulties in Research Engagement: A Case Study in Vietnam

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Huong Hoang Le
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Cultural Framework ◽  
The One

The study uses a qualitative case study framed within a socio-cultural framework to investigate Vietnamese English language university teachers’ difficulties in their research engagement. The study was conducted among 21 English language university teachers in Hong Duc University in Vietnam. Skype semi-structured interview was employed to collect necessary data to explore teacher participants’ perceived obstacles to research. The findings of the study show that there was a gap between Vietnamese authorities’ expectations of research outputs and the realities of English language university teachers’ research capabilities. Such gap has caused serious challenges to those teachers and prevented them from effectively engaging in research. On the one hand, Vietnamese authorities hope to increase universities’ research output to keep up with the international academic ranking. On the other hand, the working realities of university teachers hinder their engagement in research. However, no official investigation has been done to reduce such gap and the enforcement of research activity in universities has been taken for granted. In this sense, the significance of this study is an opportunity for English language university teachers to voice their opinions about the enforced nature of research activity in universities in Vietnam.

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