International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
February 13, 2023
Marie Crowe, Jenni Manuel, Dave Carlyle et al.
18 citations
People treated with psilocybin across various health conditions—cancer, depression, HIV, substance use disorder, smoking cessation, and trauma—describe their experiences in three common themes: acceptance, connection, and transformation. A qualitative meta-synthesis of ten studies found that these themes emerged regardless of the specific health condition being treated. The review offers insights into the subjective experience of psilocybin and its effects on health, helping mental health nurses and other clinicians understand the therapeutic process from the patient's perspective.
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
August 1, 2024
Xiaofeng Zhang, Huilin Ren, Caixia Wang et al.
8 citations
A meta-analysis of 13 studies with 1007 participants found that mindfulness-based interventions reduce stress, depression, and caregiver burden, and improve mindfulness and quality of life among informal caregivers of people with mental illness. The interventions did not significantly reduce anxiety. The analysis showed a large effect on stress reduction and moderate effects on depression and mindfulness, with smaller improvements in quality of life and caregiver burden. The authors call for more rigorous research to confirm these benefits.
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
August 17, 2023
Marie Crowe, Jenni Manuel, Dave Carlyle et al.
6 citations
This perspective paper examines which one-to-one psychotherapies best align with the psilocybin experience for treating treatment-resistant depression. Evidence from a Cochrane review and a qualitative meta-synthesis indicates that the chosen psychotherapy must prioritize subjective experience, facilitate emotional processing, support connectedness with others, foster self-acceptance, and encourage change based on personal insights. Interpersonal psychotherapy and intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy are found to be congruent with the psilocybin experience, though other therapies are currently being trialled.
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
February 1, 2025
Melanie Trimmel, Antonia Renner, Alexander Kaltenboeck
4 citations
Ketamine treatment for mental disorders is experienced as a three-stage journey. Before treatment, patients focus on expectations, hopes, and feelings about the drug. During treatment, the drug's complex psychotropic effects and how they are emotionally appraised become central. After treatment, attention shifts to whether clinically relevant effects occur. The meta-synthesis of 24 qualitative studies identified three main themes: the treatment as a staged journey with distinct clinical features at each stage; the multifaceted and complex nature of the acute subjective experience; and the range of positive effects alongside the reality that treatment may not work. This framework can guide further research and help clinicians understand patients' experiences.
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
February 1, 2025
Eva Louie, Ellen Towers, Alyssa R Morse et al.
2 citations
Three-quarters of 254 mental health consumers surveyed in Australia expressed a desire to access psychedelic-assisted therapies (PATs) following government approval of MDMA for PTSD and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. Acceptability scores showed strong agreement about PAT effectiveness, moderate social endorsement, and mixed feelings about expected efficacy. While prior recreational psychedelic use was linked to higher acceptability, multivariate analysis revealed that intentions to access PAT were more strongly associated with higher acceptability scores and poorer experiences with conventional therapy. Consumers seeking alternatives to conventional treatment may view PATs as desirable despite safety reservations.
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
June 1, 2025
Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani, Nada A AbuAlula, Inas A Ebeid
1 citation
Among 406 undergraduate nursing students in Saudi Arabia, acting with awareness and nonjudging facets of mindfulness directly predicted higher grade point averages, while psychological capital—comprising hope, optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience—mediated the relationship between several mindfulness facets (observing, describing, acting with awareness, and nonreactivity) and academic achievement. The findings suggest that cultivating both mindfulness and psychological capital can support academic excellence in nursing education.
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
August 1, 2025
Qier Liu, Jiaqi Yuan, Siyao Shi et al.
Online mindfulness interventions significantly reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in postpartum women, with short-term improvements in depression (standardized mean difference -0.53) and anxiety (-0.64), though long-term effects beyond 12 weeks were not significant. Greater benefits came from text-message or online face-to-face formats, interventions with additional researcher support, and those with complex mindfulness components. A 5-8 week intervention period yielded the most stable effects. Dropout rates were similar between intervention and control groups, suggesting online mindfulness is a feasible and accessible option for addressing postpartum mental health challenges.
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
January 17, 2019
Simon Y. W. Li, D. Bressington
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is more effective than a wait-list control at reducing depression in older adults with clinically significant symptoms immediately after the intervention. However, there is no clear evidence that MBSR reduces perceived stress or anxiety in this population, nor that any positive effects persist over the longer term. The evidence comes from six randomized controlled trials published between 1990 and 2017, but the overall amount of evidence is limited and of relatively low quality. More robust studies with larger samples and longer follow-up are needed.