Journal of Clinical Medicine
October 28, 2025
Marco Marotta, Niccolo Grassi, Alessandro Pingitore et al.
Health-care professionals in Italy showed moderate distress on measures of perceived stress and burnout at baseline, though overall psychological well-being was not in the distressed range. After an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, well-being, stress, and burnout scores significantly improved. In a subgroup, lipid profiles also showed significant benefits. MBSR may be a promising complementary tool for improving both mental and physical health in this worker population.
Journal of Clinical Medicine
March 2, 2023
Fritz Sterz, Michael L Berger, Gerhard Ruzicka et al.
After cardiac arrest, some patients report highly realistic impressions, often called near-death experiences. In a prospective study of 126 cardiac arrest cases at the Medical University of Vienna, most subjects (76%) reported 'nothing' or 'blackout,' but 20 (16%) gave a detailed account. Five patients (4%) scored 7 or more points on the Greyson questionnaire for near-death phenomena. Three patients reported meeting deceased relatives, one an out-of-body episode, and one being sucked into a colorful tunnel. Eleven of the twenty patients with experiences had cardiopulmonary resuscitation started within the first minute of cardiac arrest, a higher fraction than those without experiences. The reported experience was highly significant for patients, many changing their views on life and death.
Journal of Clinical Medicine
October 28, 2022
Elisabetta Fasiello, Serena Scarpelli, Maurizio Gorgoni et al.
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) involves the loss of normal muscle paralysis during REM sleep, causing people to act out their dreams. Patients with RBD report high dream recall frequency and vivid, often violent dream content. Isolated RBD (iRBD) is recognized as an early sign of neurodegeneration, often preceding α-synucleinopathies like Parkinson's disease. This narrative review synthesizes evidence on dream activity in RBD, compares it with other non-REM parasomnias, and examines how dream features in RBD associated with α-synucleinopathies might clarify the role of dreams in neurodegenerative processes.
Journal of Clinical Medicine
August 4, 2022
Karin Matko, Anne Berghöfer, Michael Jeitler et al.
People differ in how much they benefit from mind-body practices like meditation and yoga. In an eight-week study of 57 healthy beginners, those with high anxiety, high absorption, low spirituality, low openness, and younger age showed greater improvements in wellbeing and decentering and less mind wandering. Adding ethical education consistently boosted wellbeing, while adding physical yoga reduced mind wandering. Cluster analysis revealed that participants with more maladaptive personality traits improved their emotion regulation skills the most. These findings suggest that tailoring mind-body interventions to individual characteristics may enhance their effectiveness.
Journal of Clinical Medicine
May 31, 2022
M. Marotta, F. Gorini, Alessandra Parlanti et al.
Healthcare professionals in Italy showed moderate distress levels that did not differ between those beginning Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training before versus after the pandemic, suggesting work-related distress was more influential than the pandemic itself. MBSR training reduced overall distress and fear of COVID-19, but depersonalization increased while emotional exhaustion decreased in one post-pandemic group. Psychological well-being declined with age, and fear of COVID-19 correlated positively with age. The authors propose MBSR as an effective strategy for reducing distress during emergencies and as part of general training for healthcare professionals.
Journal of Clinical Medicine
August 1, 2021
E. M. Pardos-Gascón, Lucas Narambuena, César Leal-Costa et al.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) showed comparable efficacy, though MBCT had slightly larger effect sizes on subjective quality of life, while CBT improved sleep-related variables (quantity, optimum, and adequate sleep). A quasi-experimental design with repeated measures before and after the test (n = 57 for MBCT, n = 105 for a previous CBT cohort) was used.