@article{301,
  keywords = {Anxiety, Depression, immune parameters, meditation program, Mindfulness},
  author = {Francisco M. Rodríguez-Peña and Juan M. Manzaneque and Francisca M. Vera and Yelba A. Godoy and Natalia S. Ramos and María J. Blanca and Ana Fernández and Alfredo Enguix},
  title = {Assessment of immune parameters in anxious and depressive patients after a "mindfulness" meditation program: A pilot study},
  abstract = {Mindfulness meditation involves concentrating on the present moment in an active and reflexive way. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of this form of meditation on immune parameters in a sample of patients with depressive and anxious symptoms. Sixteen patients practiced mindfulness meditation for two months. Several immune parameters, including the total number of leucocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, as well as the levels of immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM) and complement (C3, C4), were measured before and after the program. At post-test, results revealed a significant increase in the concentrations of IgG, IgM, C3 and C4, as well as a decreased monocyte count. Therefore, these findings indicate that mindfulness meditation appears to exert an immunomodulatory action in patients with anxious and depressive symptoms, which suggests interesting psychobiological and clinical implications.},
  year = {2014},
  journal = {Ansiedad y Estrés},
  volume = {20},
  number = {1},
  pages = {1-10},
  month = {01/2014},
  publisher = {Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés},
  issn = {1134-7937},
  isbn = {2174-0437},
  note = {Copyright - © 2014, de los Editores de Ansiedad y Estrés<br/><br/>Fecha de finalización - 2013-11-07<br/><br/>Fecha de creación - 2012-07-01<br/><br/>Fecha de revisión - 20140901<br/><br/>Número de referencias - 46<br/><br/>Última actualización - 2016-11-19<br/><br/>SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Anxiety<br/>2834 2835 2842 553 8698 ; Immune System<br/>398 400 4162 8472 8698 ; Major Depression<br/>206 2449 4913 5144 8698 ; Meditation<br/>5104 7257 8698 ; Mindfulness<br/>5285},
}