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Mindfulness and Health Applications Through the Life Span

  • 1st Edition - June 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Colin R. Martin, Vinood B. Patel, Victor R. Preedy
  • Language: English

Mindfulness and Health Applications Through the Life Span is a comprehensive book that examines the intersection of mental health and mindfulness across various life stages, from p… Read more

Description

Mindfulness and Health Applications Through the Life Span is a comprehensive book that examines the intersection of mental health and mindfulness across various life stages, from pregnancy to older adulthood. This book explores mental disorders and conditions specific to pregnant women, children, adolescents, and older adults, providing a thorough understanding of how these issues manifest and affect individuals differently at each stage. Through the specific lens of mindfulness, this book investigates biological markers in pregnant women undergoing mindfulness training and the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to understand the brain's response to mindfulness practices. Each section is carefully crafted to offer insights into both the mental health challenges and the potential benefits of mindfulness interventions tailored to each demographic. The second part of the book focuses on practical applications of mindfulness interventions, showcasing their effectiveness in addressing a wide range of issues such as prenatal stress, postnatal depression, parenting stress, autism, mood disorders, and obesity in children and adolescents. With a blend of case studies and real-world examples, “Mindfulness and Health: Life Span Applications” provides a comprehensive resource for healthcare professionals, researchers, and students seeking to incorporate mindfulness into their practice to improve mental health outcomes across the lifespan.

Key features

  • Examines mental health disorders and conditions from pregnancy through older adulthood
  • Offers mindfulness approaches specifically designed for different groups, including children, adolescents, and older adults
  • Explores mindfulness techniques for various mental health challenges, including prenatal stress, postnatal depression, parenting stress, autism, mood disorders, and more
  • Combines scientific research, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies and biological markers, with practical mindfulness intervention strategies
  • Provides detailed case studies to illustrate the effectiveness of mindfulness practices in real-life scenarios

Readership

Practitioners, Researchers and advanced students in psychological and behavior studies

Table of contents

1. Mental disorders and conditions in pregnancy

2. Mental disorders and conditions in children

3. Mental disorders and conditions in adolescence

4. Mental disorders and conditions in older adults

5. Biological markers in those receiving mindfulness training: pregnant women

6. Functional magnetic resonance imaging in mindfulness

7. Use of mindfulness interventions in prenatal Stress

8. Use of mindfulness interventions in hospitalized pregnant women

9. Use of mindfulness interventions in post natal depression

10. Use of mindfulness interventions in parenting stress

11. Use of mindfulness interventions in children with autism

12. Use of mindfulness interventions in children with venipuncture phobia

13. Use of school based mindfulness interventions in children

14. Use of mindfulness interventions in children with overweight

15. Use of mindfulness interventions in adolescents with mood disorders

16. Use of mindfulness via remote platforms for adolescents

17. Use of mindfulness interventions in adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder

18. Use of mindfulness interventions in adolescents with overweight

19. Use of mindfulness interventions in older women with disabilities

20. Use of mindfulness interventions in older adults: an overview

21. Use of mindfulness interventions in older adults with sleep perturbations

22. Use of mindfulness interventions in carers of older adults

23. Case study on post natal depression

24. Case study on perinatal grief

25. Case study on children)

26. Case study on adolescents)

27. Case study on older adults)

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editors

Colin R. Martin

Editor
Colin R. Martin RN, BSc, MSc, PhD, MBA, YCAP, FHEA, C.Psychol, AFBPsS, C.Sci is Professor of Clinical Psychobiology and Applied Psychoneuroimmunology and Clinical Director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Suffolk, UK. He is a Chartered Health Psychologist and a Chartered Scientist. He also trained in analytical biochemistry, this aspect reflecting the psychobiological focus of much of his research within mental health. He has published or has in press well over 300 research papers and book chapters. He is a keen book author and editor having written and/or edited more than 50 books. These outputs include the prophetic insight into the treatment of neurological disease, Handbook of Behavior, Food and Nutrition (2011), Nanomedicine and the Nervous System (2012), Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants in Neurological Disease (2020), Zika Virus Impact, Diagnosis, Control and Models (2021), Factors Affecting Neurodevelopment: Genetics, Neurology, Behavior and Diet (2021), Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury (2022), The Neurobiology, Physiology, and Psychology of Pain (2022) and The Handbook of Lifespan Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Childhood, Adolescence, Pregnancy, Adulthood, and Aging (2023). Professor Martin is particularly interested in all aspects of the relationship between underlying physiological substrates and behavior, particularly in how these relationships manifest in both acute and chronic psychiatric disorder. He has published original research germane to significant mental health disorders including the areas of schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, alcohol and drug dependency, high secure forensic mental health and personality disorder. He has a keen interest in the impact of postviral illness and is actively involved in clinical research post-Covid pandemic and in particular, the impact of Long Covid on psychological, neurological, physiological and social functioning. He is involved in collaborative International research with many European and Non-European countries.
Affiliations and expertise
Visiting Professor of Perinatal Wellbeing, Institute for Health and Wellbeing, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK

Vinood B. Patel

Editor
Dr. Patel is a Reader at the University of Westminster. After completing his PhD at King’s College London, he continued his research experience by undertaking his post-doctoral studies in the laboratory of Professor Cunningham in the Department of Biochemistry at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, (Winston-Salem, NC, USA). This extensive project involved investigating mechanisms of hepatic mitochondrial ribosome dysfunction in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) using biophysical and proteomic techniques. These studies have led to new avenues in determining the pathology of ALD. His teaching areas at both post-graduate and undergraduate levels include clinical biochemistry, investigative pathology and laboratory investigation.
Affiliations and expertise
Reader in Clinical Biochemistry, University of Westminster, London, UK

Victor R. Preedy

Editor

Victor R. Preedy, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSPH, FRCPath, FRSC, FRSM, is Professor of Clinical Biochemistry (Hon) at King’s College Hospital and Emeritus Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at King’s College London. He also holds an Honorary Professorship at the University of Suffolk and served as the long‑term Director of the Genomics Centre at King’s College London from 2006 to 2020. Professor Preedy graduated with an Honours Degree in Biology and Physiology with Pharmacology and later obtained his PhD from the University of London. He subsequently received Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists and later earned his second doctorate (DSc) in recognition of his contributions to protein metabolism. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, the Royal Society of Biology, the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, the Royal Society for Public Health, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Preedy has conducted research while affiliated with Imperial College London, the School of Pharmacy (now part of University College London), and the MRC Centre at Northwick Park Hospital. He has collaborated widely with international research groups in Finland, Japan, Australia, the USA, and Germany. His longstanding academic interests include health and well‑being. He has published more than 750 works, including peer‑reviewed research articles, abstracts, symposium presentations, reviews, and edited books.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King’s College Hospital, London, UK; Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK; Visiting Professor, University of Hull, UK