• DOI:10.1016/j.bbr.2014.05.058
Corpus ID: 36235259

Potential benefits of mindfulness-based interventions in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: An interdisciplinary perspective

@article{Larouche2015PotentialBO,
  title={Potential benefits of mindfulness-based interventions in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: An interdisciplinary perspective},
  author={E. Larouche and C. Hudon and S. Goulet},
  journal={Behavioural Brain Research},
  year={2015},
  volume={276},
  pages={199-212}
}

E. Larouche, C. Hudon, S. Goulet

Published 2015

Psychology, Medicine

Behavioural Brain Research

The present article is based on the premise that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) from its prodromal phase (mild cognitive impairment; MCI) is higher when adverse factors (e.g., stress, depression, and metabolic syndrome) are present and accumulate. Such factors augment the likelihood of hippocampal damage central in MCI/AD aetiology, as well as compensatory mechanisms failure triggering a switch toward neurodegeneration. Because of the devastating consequences of AD, there is a… CONTINUE READING

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