Dissociation is a psychological response to stress that impairs mental integration, identity, and consciousness and manifests itself in the form of detachment and compartmentalization. Such symptoms are common in psychiatric disorders and reflect altered brain connectivity. In this study, EEG connectivity at rest, before and after activation of the attachment system, was analysed in relation to...
Anhedonia is a core transnosographic symptom in several neuropsychiatric disorders. Recently, the Triple Network (TN) model has been proposed as a useful neurophysiological paradigm for conceptualizing anhedonia, providing new insights to clinicians and researchers. Despite this, the relationship between the functional dynamics of TN and the severity of anhedonia has been relatively...
To explore the impact of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on pain severity and endocrine, physical, and psychologic functioning in patients with chronic low-back pain (CLBP). A total of 28 participants were enrolled in the study between January and June 2014; 17 participants were sequentially sampled for an 8-week MBSR program, and 11 were placed on a waitlist control...