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Beau M Ances

3 papers in the library · 55 citations · publishing 2021-2024

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Symptom Management in Older Individuals with HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder.

AIDS and behavior June 1, 2024 Judith T. Moskowitz, Brijesh Sharma, Shireen Javandel et al. 2 citations

The growing number of people aging with HIV represents a group vulnerable to the symptom burdens of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). Among younger groups, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been shown to help people living with HIV manage HIV-related and other life stress, and although there is some theoretical and empirical evidence that it may be effective among those...

Effects of Mindfulness Training and Exercise on Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA December 13, 2022 Eric J Lenze, Michelle Voegtle, J Philip Miller et al.

Episodic memory and executive function are essential aspects of cognitive functioning that decline with aging. This decline may be ameliorable with lifestyle interventions. To determine whether mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), exercise, or a combination of both improve cognitive function in older adults. This 2 × 2 factorial randomized clinical trial was conducted at 2 US sites...

Prolonged ketamine infusion modulates limbic connectivity and induces sustained remission of treatment-resistant depression

Psychopharmacology January 22, 2021 J. Siegel, Ben J Palanca, Beau M Ances et al. 53 citations

Ketamine produces a rapid antidepressant response in over 50% of adults with treatment-resistant depression. A long infusion of ketamine may provide durable remission of depressive symptoms, but the safety, efficacy, and neurobiological correlates are unknown. In this open-label, proof-of-principle study, adults with treatment-resistant depression (N = 23) underwent a 96-h infusion of...