Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
December 1, 2024
Ebrahim Norouzi, Azadeh Naseri, Leeba Rezaie et al.
12 citations
Non-pharmacological interventions are available to improve sleep quality including mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and physical activity (PA). The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination of MBSR and PA interventions as an augmentation to treatment as usual with sertraline to improve sleep and psychological factors among patients with MDD. Sixty-seven...
Healthcare
June 1, 2023
E. Mousavi, Dena Sadeghi-Bahmani, Habibolah Khazaie et al.
Objectives: The aims of the present study were two-fold: to investigate whether, compared to an active control condition, a modified mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program could (1) reduce symptoms of stress and depression, and (2) regulate salivary cortisol and serum creatine kinase (CK) concentrations, two physiological stress markers. Methods: Thirty male wrestlers (Mage = 26.73...
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
February 6, 2023
Ebrahim Norouzi, Leeba Rezaie, A. Bender et al.
ABSTRACT Background As the disorder progresses, patients with depression suffer from decreased emotional stability, cognitive control and motivation. In the present study, we examined the effectiveness of three interventions on emotion dysregulation and insomnia severity: 1) mindfulness; 2) physical activity, and 3) mindfulness plus physical activity. Method A total of 50 participants (mean age...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
August 6, 2016
Habibolah Khazaie, Marzieh Nasouri, M. R. Ghadami
Background Prazosin is significantly effective to reduce sleep disturbance and trauma nightmare in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, results of different studies were evaluated. Objectives The current randomized clinical trial aimed to assess the effects of prazosin on sleep parameters and nightmares among veterans with chronic PTSD. Materials and Methods Thirty-two...
August 7, 2014
Habibolah Khazaie, M. Masoudi, Shahrzad Khoshbakht et al.
Objective: The aim of this study was assess the association between risk of sleep apnea and reported unpleasant dream content in healthy individual. Methods: In this prospective study, participants completed Berlin questionnaire (BQ) to assess their risk for sleep apnea and also, completed a self-report questionnaire that assessed unpleasant dream experiences over the past month including...