International journal of adolescent medicine and health
February 1, 2024
Dzung X Vo, Katarina Tabi, Manreet Bhullar et al.
8 citations
Mindful Awareness and Resilience Skills for Adolescents (MARS-A) is a mindfulness-based intervention adapted for the adolescent population. While previous studies have explored the benefits of MARS-A in various single-diagnosis populations, the aim of this study was to assess MARS-A for a heterogenous clinical adolescent population with mental health and/or chronic diagnoses, focusing on the...
International journal of adolescent medicine and health
January 20, 2023
Nilson Vieira Pinto, Moreira Sarmento Vivianne Dos Santos, R. Sousa et al.
Abstract Objectives Utility of cognitive-behavioral practice interventions in school settings have been discussed by the scientific community regarding their possibility of insertion in the educational field. In this way, this review article analyzes the scientific production on the practice of meditation offered at school in adolescents, since the appropriation of studies that point to...
International journal of adolescent medicine and health
August 18, 2020
Paulina Riess, Leo Sher
Abstract: Psychotropic management of a first psychotic break is challenging for many psychiatrists. The literature shows that the use of cannabis is widespread in psychotic individuals. The literature also points to young males being most at risk for substance abuse. Studies also show that obstructive sleep apnea and the stress of the military lifestyle contribute to the development of...
International journal of adolescent medicine and health
September 8, 2018
Somboon Jarukasemthawee, Kullaya Pisitsungkagarn, Thanapol Leangsuksant et al.
Given the substantial evidence for the efficacy of secular mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for reducing psychological distress and increasing wellbeing, research attention has more recently turned to investigating the mechanisms by which this is achieved and has revealed that MBI works not only directly on reducing distress, but also indirectly through a reduction in mediating problems...
International journal of adolescent medicine and health
February 17, 2018
Natalia D McIver, Barry Krakow, Jessica Krakow et al.
Objective At-risk high school students, those considered to have a higher probability for academic failure or dropping out, were assessed for various sleep disorders. Effects were compared between students with and without the nightmare triad syndrome (NTS+), the sleep disorders' cluster of frequent nightmares, insomnia disorder and suspected sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Methods Data were...
International journal of adolescent medicine and health
2013
Yuriy Dobry, Timothy Rice, Leo Sher
At present, there are scarce clinical and basic lab data concerning the risk of acute serotonin toxicity from selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) co-administration. The health care community can strongly benefit from efforts to address the high risks associated with serotonin syndrome from this specific drug combination. The aim...