If you struggle with self-destructive or dysregulated behavior, you have probably tried to stop engaging in this behavior many times. However, despite your best efforts, you have likely felt compelled ...

Mindfulness appears to positively impact human functioning overall. Research in such disciplines as psychology, neuroscience and medicine provide a wealth of evidence that mindfulness improves ...

A multi-ethnic group of young school children are indoors in their classroom. They are sitting on pillows and meditating. Intervention targeting internal self-regulation and attentional pathways ...

There is an uncomfortable and potentially dangerous attitude in the United States these days. It manifests itself in politics, but lately, I have seen it bleed into other areas of society, including ...

I still remember the time I hit one of my close friends. It happened many years ago. We were exiting a chemistry class together, and he was teasing me…mercilessly. I repeatedly asked him to stop, but ...

Mindfulness meditation proponents often tout it as a way to create a more compassionate society. But that claim seems a bit dubious upon first glance. After all, meditation is an internal ...

Eight weeks of mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy were associated with improved pain, physical function and quality of life and reduced daily opioid dose in adults with chronic low back pain ...

In many schools, when kids consistently see their behavior card flipped from green, to yellow, and finally, to red, they know to expect some punishment. For some, that discipline may come in the form ...

Behavioral interventions were associated with reduced pain and daily opioid use and improved function and quality of life for up to 12 months among adults with opioid-treated chronic low back pain, ...