Publications
Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD; Julia Wu, MPH; Wendy Hartogensis, PhD; Jhia Jackson, MS; and Maria Chao, DrPH; of University of California, San Francisco conducted a pilot study evaluating group-based non-pharmacologic approaches to increase access in saftey-net primary care and improve pain-related outcomes.
Vincient Minichiello, MD, and Adam Rindfleisch, MD, of University of Wisconsin–Madison; Melinda Ring, MD; of Northwestern University; Shelley Adler, PhD, and Anand Dhruva, MD, of University of California, San Francisco; Darshan Mehta, MD, of Harvard University, and colleagues authored a paper recommending updates to integrative medicine fellowship curriculum, such as using inclusive language and integrating underrepresented areas such as health equity, trauma-informed care, clinician well-being, interprofessional collaboration, and planetary health.
Darshan Mehta, MD, of Harvard University, argued that integrative medicine offers superior clinical outcomes, patient experience, and provider experience.
Mats Lekander, PhD, of Karolinska Institutet, found no specific effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on sickness absence for individuals with stress-related disorders.
Dorothy Chiu, PhD; Maria Chao, DrPH; Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD; and Wendy Hartogensis, PhD; of University of California, San Francisco found that integrating mindfulness into job training for underserved emerging adults was well-received, effective, and supports mental health equity.
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
Amy Mechley, MD, of University of Cincinnati published a call-to-action arguing that leaders and policy makers worldwide need to prioritize, develop, and implement policies to enable the practice of lifestyle medicine.
Carissa Wengrovius, DPT, PhD, of University of Vermont found that incorporating a health promotion and physical wellness life course approach into pediatric physical therapy facilitates positive health and physical wellness across a child’s lifespan.
Maria Chao, PhD; Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD; Sudha Prathikanti, MD; Wendy Hartogensis, PhD; and Folashade Wolfe-Modupe, MD, of University of California, San Francisco developed a study protocol for pain management in primary care safety net clinics to address multilevel barriers and disparities in pain care.
Rhonna Shatz, DO, of University of Cincinnati published a study examining the association between Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) and incident cognitive impairment and cognitive trajectories in a biracial prospective cohort study.
Dan Cherkin, PhD, of University of Washington discussed recent MBI studies and lauded the effectiveness, low-cost, lasting benefits, and safety of MBIs for various challenging conditions.
Dorothy Chiu, PhD, and Elissa Epel, PhD, of University of California, San Francisco found that following a diet that is rich in vitamins and minerals—especially one without much added sugar—can result in a younger biological age at the cellular level.
Mats Lekander, PhD, and Martin Ingvar, PhD, of Karolinska Institutet conducted a study that tested if cognitive flexibility capacity was associated with sick leave in a medium-sized company and found that capacity of cognitive flexibility is associated with key health outcomes such as sick leave.
David Victorson, PhD, of Northwestern University published an article that argues for integrative planetary prescriptions to be included in existing nature prescription frameworks to encourage reciprocity between personal and planetary well-being.
Melinda Ring, MD, and Anna Balabanova Shannahan, MD, of Northwestern University; Darshan Mehta, MD, of Harvard University; and Iman Majd, MD, of University of Washington published a paper that introduced a new nutritional framework called Integrative Culinary Medicine (ICM).
Dennis Muñoz-Vergara, DVM, MPH, and Peter Wayne, PhD, of Harvard University published a study that found that adults over the age of 45 who exercised regularly before the pandemic had lower odds of being hospitalized after contracting COVID-19.
Anand Dhruva, MD, and Cairn Wu, MS, of University of California, San Francisco published a scoping review of rasayana adaptogens, a natural product used in Ayurvedic medicine.
Shelley Adler, PhD, and Maria Chao, DrPH, of University of California, San Francisco published a paper on integrative health equity, defined as optimal health for all through a whole-person approach that explicitly recognizes cultural, social, and structural determinants of health.
Ashley Mason, PhD, of University of California, San Francisco published a study that revealed the connection between body temperature and depression and offers hope for novel temperature-based treatment options for major depressive disorders.
Peter Wayne, PhD, Gloria Yeh, MD, and Darshan Mehta, MD, of Harvard University published a paper on current psychedelic research, including such as the integration of psilocybin in mindfulness practices, ADHD treatment, and nature therapy.
Carrie Brintz, PhD, and Rogelio Coronado, PhD, of Vanderbilt University published a study that showed that informal home practice of a mindfulness-based intervention can improve outcomes in chronic pain patients.