ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2017
The Role of Mindfulness in Reducing the Adverse Effects of Childhood Stress and Trauma.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological mediators of the associations between adverse and benevolent childhood experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of yoga on mental health in school-aged children: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Randomised Control Trials.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Sexual violence and cardiovascular disease risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Maturitas · 2021Pooled it
- Mental health benefits of a 1-week intensive multimodal group program for adolescents with multiple adverse childhood experiences.Child abuse & neglect · 2021Trial
- Buffering the impact of childhood adversity: moderated moderation effects of mindfulness and psychological capital on social functioning among women in Kerala.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Neuropsychological Functioning and Coping Strategy Intervention Approaches in Youth with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Recalibrating stress regulation through mindfulness: a framework for adapting interventions for ACE-affected populations.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effects of a nurse-led mindfulness-based intervention on stress and emotional well-being in hospitalized school-aged children: a mixed-methods quasi-experimental study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Childhood abuse and health outcomes in patients with fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional exploratory study of the moderating effects of pain catastrophizing and mindfulness.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Trajectories of Nonrestorative Sleep in First-year College Students: The Roles of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Resilience.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Tracking the Prevalence of Obesity in Portuguese School-Aged Children: What Future to Expect?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Ruminative thinking mediates the effects of exposure to adverse life events on psychotic-like experiences.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The Impact of Maternal Childhood Trauma on Children's Problem Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Maternal Depression and the Moderating Role of Mindful Parenting.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Childhood Trauma and Exposure to Violence Interventions: The Need for Effective and Feasible Evidence-Based Interventions.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Decision-making for concurrent reward and threat is differentially modulated by trauma exposure and PTSD symptom severity.Behaviour research and therapy · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Therapy for Anxiety in Williams Beuren Syndrome Using a Smartphone App: Protocol for a Single-Case Experiment.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- The Role of the Mind-Body Connection in Children with Food Reactions and Identified Adversity: Implications for Integrating Stress Management and Resilience Strategies in Clinical Practice.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Relationship between early-life stress and trait mindfulness in adulthood: a correlational study.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in depression across the female reproductive lifecycle: current knowledge and future directions.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
- The Efficacy of Targeted Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Improving Mental Health and Cognition Among Youth and Adults with ACE Histories: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2022Article
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Abstract
Research suggests that many children are exposed to adverse experiences in childhood. Such adverse childhood exposures may result in stress and trauma, which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality into adulthood. In general populations and trauma-exposed adults, mindfulness interventions have demonstrated reduced depression and anxiety, reduced trauma-related symptoms, enhanced coping and mood, and improved quality of life. Studies in children and youth also demonstrate that mindfulness interventions improve mental, behavioral, and physical outcomes. Taken together, this research suggests that high-quality, structured mindfulness instruction may mitigate the negative effects of stress and trauma related to adverse childhood exposures, improving short- and long-term outcomes, and potentially reducing poor health outcomes in adulthood. Future work is needed to optimize implementation of youth-based mindfulness programs and to study long-term outcomes into adulthood.
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