Carissa Mitchell

March 10, 2015

ENG-2100-91
Annotated Bibliography
Earley, Michael D.Chesney, Margaret A.Frye, JoyceGreene, Preston A.Berman,
BrianKimbrough, Elizabeth. "Mindfulness Intervention For Child Abuse Survivors: A
2.5-Year Follow-Up." Journal Of Clinical Psychology 70.10 (2014): 933-941. Psychology
and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.
The authors began the article by explaining what child abuse is and that child who
suffered from it tend to become depressed, stressed, and sometimes even suicidal. They
go on to explain that studies have shown that there have been positive results from
studies on the use of meditation. The participants of the original study are asked for a
follow-up two and a half years later. The do an interview and a serious of tests to check
their anxiety, PTSD, and depression. The participants who continued meditation showed
much lower level of all three. This article is helpful because it shows the effects of
mediation in the long run with a follow-up from the original study.
Edenfield, Teresa M., and Sy Atezaz Saeed. "An Update On Mindfulness Meditation As A SelfHelp Treatment For Anxiety And Depression." Psychology Research & Behavior
Management 5.(2012): 131-141. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
The authors discuss the origin of meditation. The article shows how meditation has
developed over the years into what it is today. They go on to explain that there has been a

lot of positive feedback from patients who have tried meditation to help with their
depression and anxiety. The article explains that difference between just relaxing and
meditation. It also explains how it affects your brain. They explain that meditation helps
stop the depressive behavior to take things negatively. This will help me to explain the
positive effects of meditation and also more detailed information on it.
Harvard: MRI study proves meditation rebuilds brains gray matter in 2 months Australian
Nation News. Lifestyle. 3 Dec 2014. Web. 23 February 2015.
This is study that took place at Harvard. It discusses how meditation helps gray matter in
the brain. There is a study where the amount of gray matter is measured in people who
volunteer to take meditation classes. There are positive results from the study. The article
explains the many different ways that meditation helps your mind. I can use this article to
show more ways that meditation help you. I will have evidence to show that it helps build
gray matter in your brain. This will help with the scientific part of the essay.
McGreevey, Sue. Eight weeks to a better brain. Harvard.edu. Harvard Gazette. 21 January
2011. Web. 23 February 2015.
This is an article that also talks about the study done at Harvard. It also helps to explain
how the procedure went for testing the brain of each volunteer. There are also details in
here on how meditation helps in a scientific sense. It works as a secondary source for the
first article. I can use this for more back-up and information on the study. This will also
help explain the effect it has on your brain.

Schreiner, Istvan, and James P. Malcolm. "The Benefits Of Mindfulness Meditation: Changes In
Emotional States Of Depression, Anxiety, And Stress." Behaviour Change 25.3 (2008):
156-168. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
This is an article written about how well meditation helps your emotional state. They
explain how stress, anxiety, and depression are all connected. People volunteered to do
meditation classes. The levels of depression, anxiety, and stress went down for all the
people who participated. The volunteers who had the most problems with their emotional
state where the ones who showed the most improvement. This will help to provide real
evidence that meditation can help. It will also help to explain anxiety, stress, and
depression.
"What Meditation Can Do For Your Mind, Mood, And Health. Taking A Few Minutes To Focus
Your Mind Each Day Can Reduce Stress, Pain, Depression, And More." Harvard
Women's Health Watch 21.12 (2014): 6. MEDLINE with Full Text. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
The article begins by telling you how meditation helps stabilize your mood. It goes on to
talk about the different kind of meditation so you can incorporate the one you like the
most into your life. The procedures for meditation are explained. They use a lot of
explanation. This will help me to explain meditation further. It will also help to show the
different ways that someone can meditate.