The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation.
- M. Sullivan, Scott R. Bishop, J. Pivik
- Psychology
- 1995
In Study 1, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) was administered to 425 undergraduates. Analyses yielded a three component solution comprising (a) rumination, (b) magnification, and (c)…
Mindfulness : A proposed operational definition
- Scott R. Bishop, M. Lau, G. Devins
- Psychology
- 11 May 2006
There has been substantial interest in mindfulness as an approach to reduce cognitive vulnerability to stress and emotional distress in recent years. However, thus far mindfulness has not been…
The Toronto Mindfulness Scale: development and validation.
- M. Lau, Scott R. Bishop, G. Devins
- PsychologyJournal of Clinical Psychology
- 1 December 2006
A self-report mindfulness measure, the Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS), developed and validated is a promising measure of the mindfulness state with good psychometric properties and predictive of treatment outcome.
What Do We Really Know About Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction?
- Scott R. Bishop
- MedicinePsychosomatic Medicine
- 1 January 2002
A critical evaluation of the available state of knowledge regarding MBSR and suggestions for future research are provided, finding that the available evidence does not support a strong endorsement of this approach at present.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Health Care Professionals: Results From a Randomized Trial
- S. Shapiro, J. Astin, Scott R. Bishop, M. Cordova
- Psychology, Medicine
- 1 May 2005
Results from this prospective randomized controlled pilot study suggest that an 8-week MBSR intervention may be effective for reducing stress and increasing quality of life and self-compassion in health care professionals.
Mindfulness‐based stress reduction and attentional control
- N. Anderson, M. Lau, Scott R. Bishop
- Psychology
- 1 November 2007
This study was designed to test the hypothesis that mindfulness involves sustained attention, attention switching, inhibition of elaborative processing and non-directed attention. Healthy adults were…
A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to manage affective symptoms and improve quality of life in gay men living with HIV
- Bill Gayner, M. Esplen, K. Butler
- PsychologyJournal of behavioral medicine
- 1 June 2012
An intent-to-treat analysis found significant benefits of MBSR: at post-intervention and 6 months follow up, MBSr participants had significantly lower avoidance in IES and higher positive affect compared to controls.
Pain Catastrophizing Scale
- M. Sullivan, Scott R. Bishop, J. Pivik
- Medicine
- 12 September 2011
Everyone experiences painful situations at some point in their lives. Such experiences may include headaches, tooth pain, joint or muscle pain. People are often exposed to situations that may cause…
Coping, Catastrophizing and Chronic Pain in Breast Cancer
- Scott R. Bishop, D. Warr
- Psychology, MedicineJournal of behavioral medicine
- 1 June 2003
The results suggest that coping and catastrophizing may contribute to different outcomes in chronic pain in breast cancer patients and provides preliminary evidence that they may be important targets of psychological treatments.
Thought Suppression, Catastrophizing, and Pain
- M. Sullivan, David L. Rouse, Scott R. Bishop, Sheila Johnston
- PsychologyCognitive Therapy and Research
- 1 October 1997
This study examined the effects of thought suppression, prior to an experimental pain procedure, on subsequent pain experience. The study also examined the role of thought intrusions in mediating the…
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