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Paola Pedrelli

5 papers in the library · 165 citations · publishing 2018-2026

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Mindfulness mediates depressive symptom improvement during heated yoga: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

medRxiv July 10, 2026 Daniel Copeland, Naoise Mac Giollabhui, Louisa G Sylvia et al. preprint

Background: Despite growing evidence that lifestyle interventions reduce depressive symptoms, the psychological mechanisms underlying these effects remain poorly understood. This study examined whether mindfulness and rumination mediate the antidepressant effects of heated yoga (HY), a multicomponent intervention combining physical activity, attentional training, and thermoregulatory stress....

Changes in depression symptom network structure following ketamine treatment in treatment-resistant depression.

Journal of Affective Disorders May 14, 2026 Joshua Curtiss, Laya Dasari, Julianne Origlio et al.

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) affects millions globally, with approximately 30% of patients experiencing treatment-resistant depression (TRD). While ketamine has emerged as a rapid-acting intervention, response rates remain variable, underscoring the need to refine precision medicine approaches for ketamine treatment. Network theories of mental health disorders have been promoted as framework...

Mentalizing imagery therapy to augment skills training for dementia caregivers: protocol for a randomized, controlled trial of a mobile application and digital phenotyping

Contemporary Clinical Trials March 1, 2022 Felipe A Jain, O. Okereke, Laura N. Gitlin et al.

More than 50 million people worldwide live with a dementia, and most are cared for by family members. Family caregivers often experience chronic stress and insomnia, resulting in decreased mental and physical health. Accessibility of in-person stress reduction therapy is limited due to caregiver time constraints and distance from therapy sites. Mentalizing imagery therapy (MIT) provides...

Use of Staging Models for Treatment-Resistant Depression Is Not Helpful in Predicting Nonresponse to Acute Intravenous Ketamine Treatment

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology February 14, 2022 H. Sakurai, Bettina B. Hoeppner, Felipe A Jain et al.

Abstract Background Some staging models for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) have been developed in the attempt to predict treatment outcome, in particular with electroconvulsive therapy. However, these models have not been tested in predicting clinical outcome of ketamine treatment. We assessed the relationship between patients' classification with different TRD staging models and...

Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Psychiatry.

FOCUS: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry January 24, 2018 Benjamin G. Shapero, Jonathan Greenberg, Paola Pedrelli et al. 165 citations

Mindfulness meditation has a longstanding history in eastern practices that has received considerable public interest in recent decades. Indeed, the science, practice, and implementation of Mindfulness Based Interventions (MBIs) have dramatically increased in recent years. At its base, mindfulness is a natural human state in which an individual experiences and attends to the present moment....