Yonsei Medical Journal
December 17, 2025
Minjung Kim, Jungeun You, Goeun Seong et al.
PURPOSE: Recently, mental health interventions through mobile applications have been increasing. This study sought to explore what changes occurred in psychometric properties and brain functional connectivity (FC) among people who practiced mindfulness meditation through a mobile application. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Subjects underwent mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for about 24 minutes...
Journal of Medical Internet Research
October 2, 2025
Minjung Kim, Jin Young Park, Sehwan Park et al.
Background: Pregnancy is a vulnerable period for women, with an increased risk of mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. The perinatal period is particularly important, as maternal mental health significantly impacts maternal physical health, pregnancy outcomes, postnatal outcomes, and fetal and infant development. Psychotherapeutic interventions for depression are essential,...
Molecules and Cells
May 31, 2009
Myounghee Chae, Gyu-Seek Rhee, Ik-Soon Jang et al.
The amphetamine derivative 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) has become a popular recreational drug, and has also been shown to cause serotonergic neurotoxicity. This report shows that MDMA impairs brain development in a whole mouse embryo culture. The results of quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that autophagy-related protein 5 (Atg5) expression is elevated in mouse embryo and...
Minjung Kim, Jin Young Park, Sehwan Park et al.
BACKGROUND Pregnancy is a vulnerable period for women, exposing them to various mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. The perinatal period is particularly crucial because the mother's mental health significantly affects the mother’s physical health, pregnancy outcomes, fetal development, postnatal outcomes, and infant development. Psychotherapeutic approaches for depression are...