"Mindfulness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A psychological state of awareness, the practices that promote this awareness, a mode of processing information and a character trait. As a therapy mindfulness is defined as a moment-to-moment awareness of one's experience without judgment and as a state and not a trait.
| Descriptor ID |
D064866
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.551 F04.754.137.428.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mindfulness" by people in Profiles.
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Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement Reduces Illicit Substance Craving Among People with Alcohol Use Disorder and Polysubstance Use. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(13):1964-1968.
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Evaluation of mindfulness-based interventions for pain, anxiety, and depression in spinal cord injury patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 04; 251:108839.
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Developing the Good Physician: The Influence of Role Models in the Development of Virtues and Flourishing in Medical Students. South Med J. 2025 Mar; 118(3):141-149.
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Poland, Public Health, Chaplains, Clergy, Mindfulness and Prayer. J Relig Health. 2024 Dec; 63(6):4049-4054.
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Sex differences in cigarette smoking following a mindfulness-based cessation randomized controlled trial. Addict Behav. 2025 01; 160:108177.
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Effect of a mindfulness training app on a cigarette quit attempt: an investigator-blinded, 58-county randomized controlled trial. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2023 10 31; 7(6).
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction for men on active surveillance for prostate cancer and their spouses: Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 02; 125:107059.
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Nonjudgmental acceptance: Associations with substance-related cue reactivity in adults with substance use disorders and posttraumatic stress. Addict Behav. 2022 03; 126:107211.
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Multilevel growth curve analyses of behavioral activation for anhedonia (BATA) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy effects on anhedonia and resting-state functional connectivity: Interim results of a randomized trial?. J Affect Disord. 2021 09 01; 292:161-171.
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Identifying the Most Important Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Publications in 2020 Using a Novel Literature Assessment Instrument. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Sep-Oct; 62(5):493-500.