Nicholas Van Dam

Enhancing Therapeutic Processes in Videoconferencing Psychotherapy: Interview Study of Psychologists' Technological Perspective.

Francesco Cataldo, Antonette Mendoza, Shanton Chang, George Buchanan, Nicholas T Van Dam

Journal article  |  2023  |  JMIR Form Res

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge in the use of telehealth platforms. Psychologists have shifted from face-to-face ..

Development and Psychometric Validation of the Mental Health-Related Barriers and Benefits to EXercise (MEX) Scale in Healthy Adults.

Madeleine L Connolly, Stephen C Bowden, Michaela C Pascoe, Nicholas T Van Dam

Journal article  |  2023  |  Sports Med Open

BACKGROUND: Physical exercise has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, the most common mental health disorders gl..

Underestimating harm in mindfulness-based stress reduction

Nicholas T Van Dam, Julieta Galante

Journal article  |  2023  |  PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

Dose-response Relationship of Reported Lifetime Meditation Practice with Mental Health and Wellbeing: a Cross-sectional Study

Nicholas Bowles, Jonathan N Davies, Nicholas T Van Dam

Journal article  |  2022  |  MINDFULNESS

OBJECTIVES: Meta-analyses of meditation studies have revealed mixed modest evidence of benefits across a range of outcomes. Howeve..

Focused attention meditation in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional functional MRI studies

Saampras Ganesan, Emillie Beyer, Bradford Moffat, Nicholas T Van Dam, Valentina Lorenzetti, Andrew Zalesky

Journal article  |  2022  |  NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Meditation trains the mind to focus attention towards an object or experience. Among different meditation techniques, focused atte..

Emotion response disconcordance among trauma-exposed adults: the impact of alexithymia.

Andrea Putica, Meaghan L O'Donnell, Kim L Felmingham, Nicholas T Van Dam

Journal article  |  2022  |  Psychol Med

BACKGROUND: Emotion processing deficits have been identified as a critical transdiagnostic factor that facilitates distress after ..

A predictive coding account of value-based learning in PTSD: Implications for precision treatments.

Andrea Putica, Kim L Felmingham, Marta I Garrido, Meaghan L O'Donnell, Nicholas T Van Dam

Journal article  |  2022  |  Neurosci Biobehav Rev

While there are a number of recommended first-line interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), treatment efficacy has ..

Feasibility of the Early Minds Program by Smiling Mind: a Pilot Cluster-Randomized-Controlled Trial

Ella TS Sexton, Jane Sheehan, Nicholas T Van Dam, Anneke Grobler, Lisa Phillips, Maya Yaari, Harriet Hiscock

Journal article  |  2022  |  MINDFULNESS

Objectives: While there is increasing interest in mindfulness-informed programs to support preschooler social, emotional, and cogn..

Microstructural deficits of the thalamus in major depressive disorder.

Yuxuan Zhang, Yingli Zhang, Hui Ai, Nicholas T Van Dam, Long Qian, Gangqiang Hou, Pengfei Xu

Journal article  |  2022  |  Brain Commun

Macroscopic structural abnormalities in the thalamus and thalamic circuits have been implicated in the neuropathology of major dep..

The Effects of Mindfulness and Meditation on Vagally Mediated Heart Rate Variability: A Meta-Analysis

Lydia Brown, Alora A Rando, Kristina Eichel, Nicholas T Van Dam, Christopher M Celano, Jeff C Huffman, Meg E Morris

Journal article  |  2021  |  PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE

OBJECTIVE: Heart rate variability (HRV) is a marker of autonomic nervous system function associated with both physical and mental ..