Background and Clinical Significance: Treatment resistant psychiatric disorders affect millions of people across the globe. Ketamine has been employed as a treatment option for those with treatment resistant depression, as well as for chronic pain and alcohol use disorder. However, case presentations and research has been limited on the outcomes, and furthermore there is even less on the...
We summarized peer-reviewed literature investigating the effect of virtual mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on sleep quality. We aimed to examine the following three questions: (1) do virtual MBIs improve sleep quality when compared with control groups; (2) does the effect persist long-term; and (3) is the virtual delivery method equally feasible compared to the in-person delivery method?...
There is a growing interest in the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation for sleep disturbed populations. Our study sought to evaluate the effect of mindfulness meditation interventions on sleep quality. To assess for relative efficacy, comparator groups were restricted to specific active controls (such as evidenced-based sleep treatments) and nonspecific active controls (such as...