MINDFULGym

Sunday, April 30, 2017

MINDFULGym at Psoriasis Association of Malaysia

30th April 2017: Talk on Mindfulness at Psoriasis Association of Malaysia's Annual General Meeting:

🔔 Mindful Breathing
🔔 Mindful Body Stretching
🔔 Appreciating the Present Moment with HTC
🔔 Body Scan & Kindness
🔔 Google-WWW-Yahoo

In 3

🔬 scientific studies among patients with psoriasis, mindfulness-based therapies (audio-guided mindfulness practice with positive visualization & 8-week MBCT) have been shown to speed up the clearance of psoriatic skin lesion during light therapy, reduce

⬇the severity of psoriasis & increase

⬆the quality of life. Among 120 dermatology patients in an outpatient clinic, the level of mindfulness accounts for a significant amount of the variance in psychological distress and quality of life.

Reference:

1. Kabat-Zinn, J., Wheeler, E., Light, T., Skillings, A., Scharf, M. J., Cropley, T. G., . . . Bernhard, J. D. (1998). Influence of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction intervention on rates of skin clearing in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis undergoing phototherapy (UVB) and photochemotherapy (PUVA). Psychosomatic Medicine, 60(5), 625-632.

2. Fordham, B., Griffiths, C. E. M., & Bundy, C. (2015). A pilot study examining mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in psoriasis. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 20(1), 121-127.

3. Montgomery, K., Norman, P., Messenger, A. G., & Thompson, A. R. (2016). The importance of mindfulness in psychosocial distress and quality of life in dermatology patients. The British Journal of Dermatology, 175(5), 930-936.

4. Benhard, J. D., Kristeller, J., & Kabat-Zinn, J. Effectiveness of relaxation and visualization techniques as an adjunct to phototherapy and photochemotherapy of psoriasis: J Am Acad Dermatol. 1988 Sep;19(3):572-4.