Open AccessBrief mindfulness training reduces salivary IL-6 and TNF-α in young women with depressive symptomatology.
Author(s) -
Erin C. Walsh,
Tory A. EisenlohrMoul,
Ruth A. Baer
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000122
Subject(s) - mindfulness , depression (economics) , psycinfo , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , medline , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Pro-inflammatory cytokines have been implicated in the pathophysiology and maintenance of depression. This study investigated the effects of a brief mindfulness intervention on salivary pro-inflammatory correlates of depression (IL-6, TNF-α) and self-reported symptoms of depression in college women.