Mind-body Medicine

Dr. Geary has been trained as a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor. Having taught this intensive 8-week program three times, the 45 participants completing the program have shown a 50% decrease in medical symptoms (as scored on the "Medical Symptom Checklist").

She is exploring this meditation program as an adjunct to traditional medicine. The longterm goal of this pursuit is the investigation of prenatal stress reduction as a means of improving neonatal outcomes.

Researchers

• Dr. Cara Geary
• Dr. Jeanne Ruiz
• Dr. Regina Lederman

Funding

Current Research Support

• Co-Investigator
  Principal Investigator: Regina Lederman 12/01/05-11/30/06 Source: UTMB Mind-Body R21 Grant This project will investigate the potential for a psycho-educational curriculum including mind-body techniques for stress reduction to decrease prenatal stress and ultimately improve outcomes in high-risk pregnancies.