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Young, K. S., van der Velden, A. M., Craske, M. G., Pallesen, K. J., Fjorback, L., Roepstorff, A. & Parsons, C. E. (2018). The impact of mindfulness-based interventions on brain activity: A systematic review of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 84(January), 424-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.08.003
Velden, A. M. V. D., Piet, J., Møller, A. B. & Fjorback, L. (2017). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is efficient in the treatment of recurrent depression. Ugeskrift for Læger, 179(4).
Velden, A. M. V. D. (2021). How does Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy work in the Treatment of Recurrent Depression? [PhD dissertation, Aarhus University].
van der Velden, A. M., Piet, J., Møller, A. B. & Fjorback, L. O. (2017). Mindfulness-baseret kognitiv terapi er effektiv i behandlingen af tilbagevendende depression. Ugeskrift for Læger, 179(V04160291), 686-690.
van der Velden, A. M., Piet, J., Møller, A. B. & Fjorback, L. (2017). Mindfulness-baseret kognitiv terapi: Statusartikel. Ugeskrift for Læger, 179, Article V04160291.
van der Velden, A. M., Scholl, J., Elmholdt, E.-M., Fjorback, L. O., Harmer, C. J., Lazar, S. W., O'Toole, M. S., Smallwood, J., Roepstorff, A. & Kuyken, W. (2023). Mindfulness Training Changes Brain Dynamics During Depressive Rumination: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Biological Psychiatry, 93(3), 233-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.06.038
van der Velden, A. M., Vohryzek, J., Dagnino, P. C., Kuyken, W., Montero-Marin, J., Collin, G., Kringelbach, M. L. & Ruhe, H. G. (2026). Dynamic Repertoire of Brain Networks in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy During Rumination: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 6(5), Article 100753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2026.100753
Stigsdotter, U. K., Corazon, S. S., Sidenius, U., Nyed, P. K., Larsen, H. B. & Fjorback, L. O. (2018). Efficacy of nature-based therapy for individuals with stress-related illnesses: Randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 213(1), 404-411. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.2
Søndergaard, A., Bruun, J. M., Fjorback, L. O. & Juul, L. (2019). Effective rehabilitation to patients with type 2 diabetes: An RCT of the effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction compared to an active control reflecting the usual rehabilitation programs in type 2 diabetes. Poster session presented at Nordic Congress of General Practice, Aalborg, Denmark.
Skovbjerg, S., Birk, D., Bruggisser, S., Wolf, A. L. A. & Fjorback, L. (2021). Mindfulness-based stress reduction adapted to pregnant women with psychosocial vulnerabilities: a protocol for a randomized feasibility study in a Danish hospital-based outpatient setting. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00860-w
Skovbjerg, S., Sumbundu, A., Kolls, M., Kjærbye-Thygesen, A. & Fjorback, L. (2023). The effect of an adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program on mental health, maternal bonding and birth outcomes in psychosocially vulnerable pregnant women: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in a Danish hospital-based outpatient setting. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 23(1), Article 364. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04194-3
Skovbjerg, S., Kolls, M., Kjærbye-Thygesen, A. & Fjorback, L. O. (2025). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction adapted to pregnant women with psychosocial vulnerabilities - a randomized feasibility trial in a Danish hospital-based outpatient setting. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11(1), Article 86. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01670-0
Sigurðardóttir, S., Aspelund, T., Guðmundsdóttir, D. G., Fjorback, L., Hrafnkelsson, H., Hansdóttir, I. & Juul, L. (2023). Mental health and sociodemographic characteristics among Icelanders, data from a cross-sectional study in Iceland. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04504-y
Quist-Møller, S., King, S. & Fjorback, L. O. (2023). Human rights and ethics as a spiritual practice. In Arts and Mindfulness Education for Human Flourishing (pp. 258-270). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003158790-19
Piet, J., Fjorback, L. & Santorelli, S. (2016). What is Required to Teach Mindfulness Effectively in MBSR and MBCT. In E. Shonin, W. Van Gordon & M. D. Griffiths (Eds.), Mindfulness and Buddhist-Derived Approaches in Mental Health and Addiction: Advances in Mental Health and Addiction (pp. 61-83). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22255-4_4
Piet, J. (2016). Hvad er gode forudsætninger for at undervise i mindfulness? Om kvalitet og integritet i mindfulness-baseret klinisk intervention inden for psykologi og sundhedsvidenskab. Psyke og Logos, 37, 30-54. https://tidsskrift.dk/psyke/article/download/25529/22433/
Piet, J. (2016). Forord til den danske udgave. In Mindfulness for Begyndere: Få det nuværende øjeblik tilbage - og dit liv. Af Jon Kabat-Zinn (pp. 9-10). Hans Reitzels Forlag.
Piet, J. (2014). Forord til den danske udgave. In Mindfulness Arbejdsbog: Et 8-ugers forløb i udviklingen af bevidst nærvær, af John Teasdale, Mark Williams, Zindel Segal (pp. 9-12). Akademisk Forlag.
Piet, J. & Fjorback, L. (2014). Mindfulness er langt fra navlepilleri. Dagbladet Information, (16. oktober 2014).
Piet, J. & Hecksher, M. (2013). Mindfulness-baseret psykologisk intervention. In B. Møhl & M. Kjølbye (Eds.), Psykoterapiens ABC PsykiatriFonden.
Piet, J. & Hougaard, E. (2011). The effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of relapse in recurrent major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract from 9th Annual International Scientific Conference, United States.
Piet, J. (2014). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy for cancer patients: The most recent meta-analysis. Abstract from 12th Annual International Scientific Conference , Greater Boston, United States.
Piet, J. (2017). Mindfulness-baseret stressreduktion (MBSR). Abstract from Stressbehandlingskonferencen 2017, København, Denmark.
Piet, J. & Fjorback, L. O. (2012). Mindfulness. In Kognitiv terapi (1 ed.). Hans Reitzels Forlag.
Petersen, M. W., Skovbjerg, S., Jensen, J. S., Wisbech Carstensen, T. B., Dantoft, T. M., Fink, P., Benros, M. E., Mortensen, E. L., Jørgensen, T. & Gormsen, L. K. (2022). Conditioned pain modulation and pain sensitivity in functional somatic disorders: The DanFunD study. European Journal of Pain, 26(1), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1847
Pedersen, A. L. W., Terkildsen Maindal, H. & Juul, L. (2017). How to prevent type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestational diabetes? A systematic review of behavioural interventions. Primary Care Diabetes, 11(5), 403-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2017.05.002
Pedersen, L. B., Ramsdal, N. B., Fjorback, L. O., Ravn, S. L., Kolls, M. & Skovbjerg, S. (2025). “This course has made it easier for me to embrace myself and my child”: A qualitative study of an adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction course for pregnant women with psychosocial vulnerabilities. PLOS Mental Health, 2(11 November), Article e0000412. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000412
Parsons, C., Jensen, K. L., Linehan, C., Petersen, M., Fjorback, L. O., Craske, M. G. & Roepstorff, A. (2017). Deploying innovations in wearable technology to gain insight into clinical disorders and their treatment. Poster session presented at Of mice and mental health: facilitating dialogue between basic and clinical neuroscientists, London, United Kingdom.
Parsons, C. E., Crane, C., Parsons, L. J., Fjorback, L. O. & Kuyken, W. (2017). Home practice in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of participants' mindfulness practice and its association with outcomes. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 95, 29-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.004
Parsons, C. E., Jensen, K. L., Roepstorff, A., Fjorback, L. O. & Linehan, C. (2019). Designing technology tools to support engagement in mindfulness-based interventions: an analysis of teacher and student experiences. Digital Health, 5. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207619868550
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) (Kim Overvad; member) (2018). Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47(3), 872-883I. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy016
Østergaard, H. D., Pallesen, K. J., Nielsen, M. N., Fjorback, L., Juul, L. & Winterdahl, M. (2025). Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on neuropeptide Y plasma levels in stressed individuals. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 181, 400-404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.12.011
Obling, K. H., Overgaard, K., Juul, L. & Maindal, H. T. (2019). Effects of a motivational, individual and locally anchored exercise intervention (MILE) on cardiorespiratory fitness: A community-based randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 239. Article 6556. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6556-0
Mikkelsen, P. A., Mikkelsen, E. G., Svendsen, L. K. B., Bonde, E. H. & Juul, L. (2026). “I Think Mindfulness Might Be a Good Tool, But…”: A Qualitative Study of Employees’ Perceptions of the Implementation of a Forthcoming Workplace-Adapted Mindfulness-Based Intervention. Mindfulness. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-026-02972-x
Masheder, J., Fjorback, L. & Parsons, C. E. (2020). "I am getting something out of this, so I am going to stick with it": supporting participants' home practice in Mindfulness-Based Programmes. BMC Psychology, 8, Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-020-00453-x
Maloney, S., Moore, J., Wilhelm, K., Montero-Marin, J., Hinze, V., van der Velden, A. M., Lomax, T., Zhu, H., Reinecke, M., Awad, E., Boyle, J. S., Fleming, W., Taylor, L., Broome, M., Thorogood, C., Malhi, Y., Myall, K., Singh, I. & Kuyken, W. (2026). Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing): a framework to guide innovation and research. The Lancet Planetary Health, 10(7), Article 101490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101490
Maloney, S., Henning, T., Zhu, H., Martin, B., Hinze, V., Montero-Marin, J., van der Velden, A. M., Moore, J., Wilhelm, K., Lomax, T., Reinecke, M. G., Awad, E., Boyle, J., Fleming, W., Taylor, L., Broome, M., Thorogood, C., Scerif, G., Malhi, Y. ... Kuyken, W. (2026). Mechanisms underpinning flourishing at the interface of humans and other natural entities: an umbrella review. The Lancet Planetary Health, 10(7), Article 101450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101450
Lindkvist, E. B., Thorsen, S. U., Paulsrud, C., Sildorf, S. M., Mouritsen, A. K., Fjorback, L., Hansen, N. H. & Svensson, J. (2026). Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of Compassion and Mindfulness Training for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Caregivers. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.70777
Knudsen, R. K., Ammentorp, J., Storkholm, M. H., Skovbjerg, S., Tousig, C. G. & Timmermann, C. (2023). The influence of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the work life of healthcare professionals: A qualitative study. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 53, 101805. Article 101805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2023.101805
Knudsen, R. K., Skovbjerg, S., Pedersen, E. L., Nielsen, C. L., Storkholm, M. H. & Timmermann, C. (2024). Factors affecting implementation of mindfulness in hospital settings: A qualitative meta-synthesis of healthcare professionals' experiences. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 6, Article 100192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2024.100192
Knudsen, R. K., Timmermann, C., Ammentorp, J., Skovbjerg, S., Tousig, C. G. & Storkholm, M. H. (2026). Creating a Mindful Culture: Exploring Mental Models that Influence Mindfulness Implementation in Hospital Settings—An Action Research Study. Mindfulness, 17(5), 1452-1468. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-026-02808-8
Kleinstäuber, M., Schröder, A. B., Daehler, S., Pallesen, K. J., Rask, C. U., Sanyer, M., Van den Bergh, O., Petersen, M. W. & Rosmalen, J. G. M. (2023). Aetiological Understanding of Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Classificatory Analogues: A Systematic Umbrella Review. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 5(3), Article e11179. https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.11179
King, S., Quist-Møller, S. & Fjorback, L. O. (2023). The neuroscience of ethics: Does yoga, meditation, and mindfulness training make you a better person? In Arts and Mindfulness Education for Human Flourishing (pp. 238-257). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003158790-18
Juul, L., Rowlands, G. & Maindal, H. T. (2018). Relationships between health literacy, motivation and diet and physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes participating in peer-led support groups. Primary Care Diabetes, 12(4), 331-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2018.02.005
Juul, L., Pallesen, K. J., Piet, J., Parsons, C. & Fjorback, L. O. (2018). Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in a Self-Selecting and Self-Paying Community Setting. Mindfulness, 9(4), 1288-1298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0873-0
Juul, L. & Maindal, H. T. (2015). Prædiabetes projekt med lovende resultater. BestPractice Nordic. https://bestprac.dk/2016/07/11/praediabetes-projekt-med-lovende-resultater/
Juul, L., Pallesen, K. J., Piet, J., Parsons, C. & Fjorback, L. O. (2018). Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in a self-selecting and self-paying community setting. International conference on Mindfulness, Amsterdam, July 2018..
Juul, L., Pallesen, K. J., Bjerggaard, M., Nielsen, C. & Fjorback, L. O. (2020). A pilot randomised trial comparing a mindfulness-based stress reduction course, a locally-developed stress reduction intervention and a waiting list control group in a real-life municipal health care setting. BMC Public Health, 20(1), Article 409. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08470-6
Juul, L., Frydenberg, M., Beck, M. S. & Fjorback, L. O. (2021). Stress-free Everyday LiFe for Children and Adolescents REsearch (SELFCARE): a protocol for a cluster randomised trial testing a school teacher training programme to teach mindfulness (".b"). BMC Psychology, 9(1), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00530-9
Juul, L., Brorsen, E., Gøtzsche, K., Nielsen, B. L. & Fjorback, L. O. (2021). The Effects of a Mindfulness Program on Mental Health in Students at an Undergraduate Program for Teacher Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Real-Life. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 722771. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.722771

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