Journal of Pain Research
2025
Darren K. Cheng, Robert Simpson, Rahim Moineddin et al.
Chronic pain (CP) often co-occurs with depression, but promising scalable interventions have been under-investigated. We assessed the effectiveness of the virtually-delivered Sahaj Samadhi Meditation (SSM) program in reducing depressive symptoms in people with CP and moderate depressive symptoms. We conducted a randomized controlled trial comparing SSM to the Health Enhancement Program (HEP),...
Canadian Journal of Pain
November 8, 2024
Jiwon Lee, Kaylyssa Philip, Hance Clarke et al.
3 citations
The PEACE-PAIN trial study design is supported by patient survey responses but may benefit from modifications, namely incorporating thorough discussions of the current evidence for efficacy, safety, tolerability, and approaches to address adverse effects of psilocybin. Additionally, the interest in participation by individuals with prior psychedelic use holds important methodological...
JMIR Mental Health
June 12, 2024
Camrie Kerry, Prabhdeep Mann, Nazanin Babaei et al.
4 citations
Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and stand-alone mindfulness meditation interventions are gaining empirical support for a wide variety of mental health conditions. In this study, we test the efficacy of web-based therapist-guided mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-M) for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychiatric disorder characterized by preoccupations with...
JMIR Research Protocols
April 17, 2024
Akash Goel, Bhavya Kapoor, Hillary Chan et al.
2 citations
Chronic pain affects approximately 8 million Canadians (~20%), impacting their physical and mental health while burdening the health care system with costs of upwards of US $60 billion a year. Indeed, patients are often trialed on numerous medications over several years without reductions to their symptoms. Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify new therapies for chronic pain to improve...
Journal of Pain Research
June 1, 2022
Sandra J Drozdz, Akash Goel, Matthew W Mcgarr et al.
2 citations
Sandra J Drozdz,1 Akash Goel,1â 3 Matthew W McGarr,4 Joel Katz,3,5â 7 Paul Ritvo,5,7 Gabriella F Mattina,1 Venkat Bhat,8â 10 Calvin Diep,3 Karim S Ladha1,3,10 1Department of Anesthesia, St. Michaelâs Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,...
Pain
August 1, 1999
Roger Schmid, Alan N. Sandler, Joel Katz
547 citations
Ketamine hydrochloride is a well known general anesthetic and short acting analgesic in use for almost 3 decades. The role of the NMDA receptor in the processing of nociceptive input has led naturally to renewed clinical interest in N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists such as ketamine. This paper reviews the use and efficacy of low-dose ketamine in the management of acute...
Muhammad Abid Azam, Vered Latman, Joel Katz
Mindfulness-based interventions have received empirical support in recent decades for the management of symptoms related to depression, anxiety (Hofmann, Sawyer, Witt, & Oh, 2010) and chronic pain (Chiesa & Serretti, 2011). These interventions often provide training in mindfulness practices, including the introductory practice of mindful breathing which involves paying nonjudmental attention to...
Muhammad Abid Azam, Vered Latman, Joel Katz
Introduction/Aim: Mindful breathing is a commonly used approach in pain management. Repetitive and intrusive mind-wandering related to pain is likely to be stressful for people with chronic pain, but few studies have measured pain-related mind-wandering during mindfulness meditation (MM) for chronic pain. Methods This study examined mind-wandering during a smartphone-based MM task in 99...