Frontiers in Medicine
June 12, 2026
Xiaofan Yang, Jing Qin, Wenqing Xu
Introduction This study aims to systematically evaluate, through a systematic review and meta-analysis, the effect of esketamine on postoperative negative emotions (anxiety and depression) and cognitive function in patients undergoing general anesthesia. Methods Following PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, and CNKI to identify studies...
Frontiers in Medicine
January 5, 2026
Edward Miller, Michael Weightman, Andrew Amos et al.
1 citation
Objectives: Neuropsychoanalysis and neuropsychiatry are two rapidly advancing fields that can provide valuable additions to a clinical neuroscience curriculum in psychiatry and strengthen psychiatrists' psychotherapeutic training and practice. Methods: This article provides an overview of key concepts of neuropsychoanalysis and neuropsychiatry, noting their common history in neurology,...
Frontiers in Medicine
2026
Hui Zhang, Yan An Jiang, Huajun Fu et al.
Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10-20% of women after childbirth, with incidence reaching 30-50% in high-risk populations. Acute postoperative pain and sleep disturbance represent modifiable risk factors. This study evaluated whether a multimodal analgesic protocol combining dexmedetomidine and esketamine is associated with reduced PPD incidence in high-risk parturients undergoing cesarean...
Frontiers in Medicine
2026
Siddhiraj Banjac, Denis Sablot, Mohamed Ali Chaouch et al.
Burnout is highly prevalent among physicians and has intensified since the COVID-19 crisis. Although mindfulness-based programs can reduce stress, they often require extensive training, show variable adherence, and do not fully address emotional or existential dimensions. Meditative relaxation is a structured multimodal mind-body approach integrating attentional, sensory, physiological, and...
Frontiers in Medicine
March 19, 2025
Keith C Norris, John Salerno, C. Noel Bairey Merz et al.
IntroductionBlack Americans suffer from disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Psychosocial stress contributes to this disparity. Previous studies reported that the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique reduced CVD risk factors, surrogate endpoints, and clinical events in high-risk populations. However, no study has evaluated the effects of stress reduction with...
Frontiers in Medicine
2024
Débora Silva Teixeira, Sandra Fortes, Celia Kestenberg et al.
8 citations
Brazilian Primary Health Care (PHC) is responsible for all-sanitary actions for a community-based population, including health promotion and mental health care. Mindfulness Based Health Promotion (MBHP) is an intervention that can promote self-care and psychosocial support in PHC. To discuss the effects of mindfulness based psychosocial group interventions for health promotion in primary care...
Frontiers in Medicine
2024
Xiaoming Zhao, Zhendong Zhou, Zhenhua Li et al.
3 citations
Sufentanil may induce hypotensive bradycardia and other adverse reactions in elderly patients during anesthesia, while esketamine exhibits sedative and analgesic effects with minimal impact on respiration and circulation. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of these two anesthetics on vital signs in patients undergoing bronchoscopy and lavage under general anesthesia. This...
Frontiers in Medicine
2024
Jiangning Xu, Jin Jian, Yunyun Zhang et al.
1 citation
Whether nasal administration of esketamine can provide effective analgesia is unclear in patients with acute pain after preoperative CT-guided needle localization. In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, patients were assigned to receive either nasal administration of esketamine (0.3 mg/kg or 0.5 mg/kg) or saline (identical in appearance to esketamine) when they had visual...
Frontiers in Medicine
2024
Aruzhan Zhaksylyk, Yerkin G Abdildin, Suienish Sultangazin et al.
This meta-analysis aims to examine how effective ketamine is in the management of acute and preventing chronic post-thoracotomy pain by synthesizing the available research. A systematic literature search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library till May 2023. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) examining the influence of ketamine on post-thoracotomy pain in adults were included....
Frontiers in Medicine
April 6, 2017
Skye A. McKennon, S. E. Levitt, G. Bulaj
Citation: McKennon S, Levitt SE and Bulaj G (2017) Commentary: A BreathingBased Meditation Intervention for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Following Inadequate Response to Antidepressants: A Randomized Pilot Study. Front. Med. 4:37. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00037 Commentary: a Breathing-Based meditation Intervention for Patients with major Depressive Disorder Following Inadequate...