The Integration of Meditation in Higher Education
Shapiro, S.L., Brown, K.W., Astin, J.A. (2011). The integration of meditation in higher education: A review of research. Teacher’s College Record, 113: 493-528. Download PDF
Development of an Acceptance-Based Coping Intervention for Alcohol Dependence Relapse Prevention.
Vieten C., Astin J.A., Buscemi, R., Galloway, G.P. (2010). Development of an acceptance-based coping intervention for alcohol dependence relapse prevention. Substance Abuse, 31: 108-116. Download PDF
Integration of the Biopsychosocial Model: Perspectives of Medical Students and Residents
Astin, J.A., Sierpina, V.S., Forys, K., Clarridge, B.R. (2008). Integration of the biopsychosocial model: Perspectives of medical students and residents. Academic Medicine, 83: 20-27. Download PDF
Mindfulness goes to work: Impact of an online workplace intervention
Aikens, K., Astin, J.A., Pelletier, K., Levanovich, K., Caase, C.M., Park, Y.Y., Bodnar, C.M. (2014). Mindfulness goes to work: Impact of an online workplace intervention. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 56: 721-31. Download PDF
Barriers to the integration of psychosocial factors in medicine: results of a national survey of physicians
Astin, J.A., Soeken, K., Sierpina, V.S., Clarridge, B.R. (2006). Barriers to the integration of psychosocial factors in medicine: Results of a national survey of physicians. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 19: 557-565. Download PDF
Mechanisms of mindfulness
Shapiro, S.L., Carlson, L.E., Astin, J.A., Freedman, B. (2006). Mechanisms of mindfulness. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62: 373-386. Download PDF
Mindfulness-based stress reduction for health care professionals: Results from a randomized trial
Shapiro, S.L., Astin, J.A., Bishop, S, Cordova, M. (2005). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for health care professionals: Results from a randomized trial. International Journal of Stress Management, 12: 164-176. Download PDF
Mind-body therapies for the management of pain
Astin, J.A. (2004) Mind-body therapies for the management of pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 20: 27-32. Download PDF
Mind-body medicine: State of the science, implications for practice
Astin, J.A., Shapiro, S., Eisenberg, D, Forys, K. (2003) Mind-body medicine: State of the science, implications for practice. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 16: 131-147. Download PDF
The efficacy of distant healing: A systematic review of randomized trials
Astin, J.A., Harkness, E., Ernst, E. (2000). The efficacy of distant healing: A systematic review of randomized trials. Annals of Internal Medicine; 132: 903-910. Download PDF
Why patients use alternative medicine: Results of a national study
Astin, J.A. (1998). Why patients use alternative medicine: Results of a national study. JAMA, 279, 1548-1553. Download PDF