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Mark Kennedy

4 papers in the library · publishing 2026

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A randomized controlled trial comparing Mindfulness and Heartfulness meditation programmes on stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms and wellbeing among distance-learning postgraduates

Frontiers in Psychology September 17, 2026 Diana Brito Pearmain, Mark Kennedy, Karoly Schlosser

BackgroundPostgraduate students are six times more susceptible to mental health challenges than the general adult population, making it imperative to identify effective initiatives to support them. This is particularly relevant for master’s and doctorate students undertaking distance-learning programmes as this is a dimension of the student experience that remains unexplored. Meditation...

Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on mental health in natural menopause: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Global Women's Health July 10, 2026 Flavia Bonfadini, Laura Paplauskaite, Michelle Hughes et al.

Background: There are currently more than 750 million women worldwide aged 40-60 years, the age during which the majority undergo menopausal transition. This period is often marked by challenging symptoms that affect physical and mental health, productivity, and quality of life, sometimes becoming severe enough to compromise personal and professional relationships. A substantial proportion of...

DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1830813 (opens in new tab) Psychological intervention Mental health Psychosocial Randomized controlled trial +10

The effects of psychedelics on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder - a systematic review.

Acta Neuropsychiatrica June 10, 2026 Helerin Raikkerus, Andrea Bujour, Mark Kennedy et al.

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neuropsychiatric disorder (Drechsler et al., 2020). Recently, psychedelics have become of interest regarding developing treatment options for ADHD. The aim of this systematic review is to find all studies from the APA PsychInfo and MEDLINE databases, where psychedelics have been used for ADHD and assess whether further clinical...

Efficacy of N, N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) psychedelic therapy for substance misuse: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Psychopharmacology April 12, 2026 L. M. Wallace, Andrea Bujor, Gustavo Sudre et al.

Background: Conventional psychological and pharmacological substance abuse treatments are limited to moderate effect sizes and fail to magnify outcomes when combined. Analog psychedelic agents N, N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) show therapeutic potential for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders including substance addictions. Methods: This...

DOI: 10.1177/02698811261430518 (opens in new tab) Meta-analysis Population Substance use Drugs of abuse +7