title: Mindfulness meditation and its medical and non-medical applications.
abstract: This paper focuses on a promising health care intervention--mindfulness meditation--that is the subject of considerable and increasing interest. The authors describe what mindfulness means, how it has been applied in patient and non-patient populations, and current activities in Hawai'i.
authors.affiliation: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, and Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i, University of Hawa'i, USA. thahhh@hawaii.edu
authors.forename: Thanh V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Huynh
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gotay
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Layi
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garrard
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001364:Awareness; D002016:Buddhism; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods; D019122:Meditation / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*