International Journal of Whole Person Care
August 9, 2026
Houman Farzin
This presentation will review the history of scientific research into the use of psychedelic medicines for the treatment of existential distress due to life-threatening illnesses, it will then outline the current state of affairs in North America, and conclude with exploring the implications it will have on the future of palliative care. Despite the significant advances in the field of...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
August 8, 2026
Julie Anne Irving, Patricia L Dobkin, Jeeseon Park-Saltzman et al.
Objectives: In light of the detrimental impact of burnout upon clinicians and their patients, the identification of means through which the well-being of health care professionals can be fostered and protected is timely and important. The present study explored outcomes associated with participation in Mindfulness-Based Medical Practice (MBMP), a program modeled after Mindfulness-Based Stress...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
August 8, 2026
Corinne Isnard Bagnis, Celine Khaldi
Introduction : Les patients vivant avec une maladie rénale chronique expriment une franche altération de leur qualité de vie. Parmi les éléments impactant ces résultats, le stress chronique lié à la maladie et ses traitements et la douleur sont des plaintes très prévalentes et insuffisamment prises en charge. Cette étude évalue l'impact de la participation de patients insuffisants rénaux...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
August 8, 2026
Sarah Moore, Rita Barbour, Hanh Ngo et al.
Background: Medical students experience high levels of stress during their training. Literature suggests that mindfulness can reduce stress and increase self-compassion levels in medical students. Most mindfulness training programs are delivered face-to-face and require significant time commitments, which can be difficult to achieve for rurally-based students with heavy academic workloads. Aim:...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
January 29, 2024
Houman Farzin
Despite significant advances in symptom management for patients affected by serious illness, physicians lack effective legal treatments for individuals suffering from demoralization, death anxiety, and existential distress. Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy employs psilocybin-containing mushrooms or synthetic psilocybin grounded in indigenous traditions and within the context of a therapeutic...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
January 6, 2023
Houman Farzin
1 citation
eath is of the most certain and undeniable truths in an existence shrouded by mysteries and unknowns, yet many don't have the opportunity for a meaningful reflection on this matter until the very end of their life.Existential suffering often awaits at death's door while effective solutions remain limited.The reality is that saving lives has been a key pillar of our medical ethos and so the...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
January 15, 2020
Dana Carsley, Francis Charlebois, Polina Titova et al.
Test anxiety is a concern among university students. Mindfulness-based colouring activities (mandalas) have been found to be effective for reducing university students’ generalized anxiety and for decreasing test anxiety in youth; however, studies have not used this method to address test anxiety with university students. Given that university students may struggle with higher test anxiety than...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
January 27, 2017
Patricia Lynn Dobkin, Qinyi Zhao, Kaveh Monshat
Background: A small percentage of patients screen positive for depression following a mindfulness-based program. We identified patient characteristics associated with this outcome in order to understand this phenomenon.Methods: Depressive symptoms, stress, mindfulness, coping with illness and sense of coherence were measured in 126 patients with various medical and psychological conditions pre-...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
December 10, 2015
Patricia L Dobkin, Ricardo J. M. Lucena
9 citations
This review article focuses on how the therapeutic relationship is central to clinician-client/patient relationships in psychiatry as well as other medical and psychotherapeutic encounters. Crucial to this relationship is the alliance formed between the caregiver and the person who seeks their care. The threats to the therapeutic alliance in psychiatry are discussed as is the importance of...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
January 19, 2014
Qinyi Zhao, Nicolò F. Bernardi, Patricia L Dobkin
Objectives: Twenty-first century patients need to take a proactive stance with regard to their health in order to cope well with chronic illness. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an 8-week structured group program that encourages patients to take responsibility for their health and teaches them to cope with stressors inherent in living with illness.Methods: Patients with chronic...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
January 19, 2014
Nicolò F. Bernardi, Qinyi Zhao, Patricia L Dobkin
Objectives: The present study explored relationships between outcomes of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program and the importance attributed by patients to the mindfulness practices taught.Methods: Patients with chronic illnesses (46.8% breast cancer; N=126) completed questionnaires pertaining to medical symptoms, stress, and mindfulness, pre- and post-MBSR. At program...