Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and related modalities have generated a large and ever growing literature over the past thirty years. In addition to decades of published research, we can now access a wealth of articles in the popular press, numerous websites and blogs, and a widely read magazine devoted to mindfulness. Centers of mindfulness-related research exist in universities all over the US and abroad. An internet search of “mindfulness-based stress reduction” yields over 750,000 results. Scholarly research on MBSR yields over 45,000 results.
Below are selected resources to support your inquiry into the efficacy of MBSR:
- Contemplative neuroscience
http://davidvago.bwh.harvard.edu/about/about-contemplative-neuroscience/ - Mindfulness-related research centers
http://davidvago.bwh.harvard.edu/mindfulness-resources/contemplative-science-research-centers/ - Early research findings on the impacts of MBSR on health
Bibliography of Scientific Studies - Wide range of publications on MBSR and related fields from the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society (University of Massachusetts Medical Center)
http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/research/publications/ - Scholarly articles on mindfulness
- MBSR benefits for pain and quality of life
- Popular article on the science of MBSR
http://www.mindful.org/the-science-of-mindfulness/ - Psychological benefits of mindfulness
- MBSR effects on psychological distress
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22805898 - MBSR effects on anxiety
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/appsych/opus/issues/2014/spring/sethi - MBSR and cancer
http://westminsterresearch.wmin.ac.uk/1613/1/Smith_Richardson_Hoffman_Pilkington_2005_final.pdf - MBSR and back pain
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com//2016/03/22/mind-based-therapies-may-ease-lower-back-pain/ - Effects of meditation on the brain
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/02/09/7-ways-meditation-can-actually-change-the-brain/#2715e4857a0b68762dec7023 - Blog on MBSR research
http://meditation-research.org.uk/category/research-blog/ - Practical articles about mindfulness and well-being
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