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Mindfulness meditation for symptom reduction in fibromyalgia: psychophysiological correlates.

Elizabeth E Lush, Paul P Salmon, Andrea A Floyd, Jamie L JL Studts, Inka I Weissbecker, and Sandra E SE Sephton

J Clin Psychol Med Settings 16(2):200-7 (2009) PMID 19277851

Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome, is often accompanied by psychological distress and increased basal sympathetic tone. In a previous report it was shown that mindfulness-based stress-reduction (MBSR) reduced depressive symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia with gains maintained at two months follow-up (Sephton et al., Arthr Rheum 57:77-85, 2007). This second study explores the effects of MBSR on basal sympathetic (SNS) activation among women with fibromyalgia.

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-009-9153-z
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