Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
April 25, 2026
Alberto Barbieri
Personality disorders (PDs) are characterized by rigid and maladaptive patterns of self- and interpersonal functioning, leading to high clinical burden and limited treatment outcomes. Schema Therapy (ST), an integrative psychotherapy rooted in cognitive-behavioral principles, conceptualizes PDs in terms of Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS)-pervasive cognitive-affective structures formed through...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
2026
Juliana Mendes Rocha, Renan Massanobu Maekawa, José Augusto Silva Reis et al.
INTRODUCTION: Ibogaine is a natural hallucinogen with emerging evidence for treating substance use disorders. However, its cardiovascular effects are not fully known, and most clinical data focus on opioid dependence, with limited data for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). This study assessed the feasibility, safety, and preliminary effects of ibogaine in patients with AUD. METHOD: In this...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
May 27, 2025
Mariana V F Echegaray, Rodrigo P Mello, Guilherme M. Magnavita et al.
11 citations
Abstract Objective Ketamine and esketamine have both shown significant antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and conflicting evidence suggests that dissociation induced by these drugs could be a clinical predictor of esketamine/ketamine's efficacy. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of data from a two-center, randomized, controlled trial. Participants were...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
2025
Elena Koning, Marco Solmi, Elisa Brietzke
4 citations
Psychedelics are a group of psychoactive substances that produce complex and subjective changes to consciousness and carry unique safety considerations. There is a growing body of work investigating the use of psychedelics in mental health treatment alongside increasing socio-cultural and political acceptance. This rapid evolution has prompted corporations to fund psychedelic clinical trials,...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
2025
Elena Koning, Pedro Starzynski Bacchi, Cristiano Chaves et al.
Although each PAP model differs, both may have clinical relevance in depression treatment. Future work should explore the standardized reporting of psychological interventions in PAP and comparative study designs to better evaluate non-specific and specific models and inform treatment guidelines.
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
May 1, 2023
Elena Koning, Elisa Brietzke
13 citations
Eating disorders (ED) are a group of potentially severe mental disorders characterized by abnormal energy balance, cognitive dysfunction, and emotional distress. Cognitive inflexibility is a major challenge to successful ED treatment and dysregulated serotonergic function has been implicated in this symptomatic dimension. Moreover, there are few effective treatment options and long-term...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
February 17, 2023
Nicholas Tze Ping Pang, Vincent Chung Sheng Tio, Amardeep Singh Bhupendar Singh et al.
COVID-19 has trickle-down psychological effects on multiple strata of society, particularly university students. Apart from the worry of contracting or spreading COVID-19, Malaysian university students were also locked down on their campuses, suffering significant psychological distress. Hence, an online mindfulness intervention was proposed to alleviate psychological distress and improve...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
October 18, 2022
Bheatrix Bienemann, Mariana Ridolfi, Marco Multedo et al.
5 citations
The validated scale showed solid psychometric properties, with potential differences in factor structure in relation to the English version. Considering validation is an ongoing process, it is recommended that studies be conducted comparing ego dissolution scores across distinct substances and different regions of the country.
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
June 1, 2020
A. Foroughi, Kheirollah Sadeghi, A. Parvizifard et al.
Introduction Depression is one of the most important psychiatric disorders, and the rate of recurrence is high. The heavy cost burden of depression is probably due to treatment-resistant depression. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Method The present study was a...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
November 13, 2017
Michele F. Rodrigues, Antonio E Nardi, Michelle Levitan
Abstract Introduction The objective of this study was to conduct a review of the literature covering the use of different mindfulness-based therapy approaches in treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, including mindfulness skills and mindfulness linked to emotional regulation and fear of negative appraisal. Methods A review was conducted of literature identified by searching the scientific...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
November 11, 2017
Lysa Remy, Juliana Nichterwitz Scherer, Luciano Santos Pinto Guimarães et al.
12 citations
Abstract Background This study examined drug use patterns and psychiatric symptoms of anxiety and depression among young Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users and compared findings with those reported for their heterosexual peers. Method This cross-sectional study employed targeted sampling and ethnographic mapping approaches via face-to-face interviews conducted at bars and...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
May 11, 2016
Elie Cheniaux, Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Lyra
Objective: To briefly review how the main monist and dualist currents of philosophy of mind approach the mind-body problem and to describe their association with arguments for and against a closer dialog between psychoanalysis and neuroscience.Methods: The literature was reviewed for studies in the fields of psychology, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind.Results: Some currents...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
2013
Camilla C Braghetta, Glícia P Santana, Quirino Cordeiro et al.
Near-death experiences have been defined as profound psychological events that may occur to a person while close to death or in a situation of extreme physical or emotional distress. These experiences seem to have an important effect on the patients' mental health and may occur in several situations despite their cultural and religious beliefs. The present case report describes the positive...