2007/06/01 by Marlene Samuelson, James Carmody, Jon Kabat‐Zinn +1 · 4 citations
Psychology · Arts and Humanities · #Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions #Sleep and related disorders #Art Therapy and Mental Health #Mindfulness #Stress reduction #Hostility #Psychology #Mood #Maximum security #Clinical psychology #Psychiatry #Criminology #Prison
paper · doi:10.1177/0032885507303753
openalex publication_date 2007/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
Mindfulness-based stress-reduction courses were offered in drug units in six Massachusetts Department of Corrections prisons. A total of 1,350 inmates completed the 113 courses. Evaluation assessments were held before and after each course, and highly significant pre- to post-course improvements were found on widely accepted self-report measures of hostility, self-esteem, and mood disturbance. Improvements for women were greater than those for men, and improvements were also greater for men in a minimum-security, pre-release facility than for those in four medium-security facilities. The results encourage further study and wider use of mindfulness-based stress reduction in correctional facilities.