The aim of this paper is to contribute to the increased understanding of research methods on meditation as a tool for preventing and improving mental health by addressing the key challenges that research faces. Different definitions of meditation have been analyzed, and the complexity of the phenomenon, as well as the problems in conceptualization, have been highlighted. It has been emphasized...
The history of mental science is marked by a divide between the subjective, energetic models of psychoanalysis and the objective models of computational neuroscience. Reductionist approaches often fail to bridge this gap or adequately explain the structural complexity of psychopathology. This conceptual synthesis aims to propose a unified, testable neurocomputational framework anchored in the...
Summary Background: In the last few years, the use of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes has become an increasingly popular topic in psychiatric science as well as in society in general. Because of that, this paper aims to discuss the current trends surrounding psy-chedelics and their use for therapeutic purposes. Method: We have made an overview of the available literature on psychedelics....
Psychedelics are currently undergoing a scientific renaissance, with modern studies investigating therapeutic efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy in a range of psychiatric conditions. In particular, psilocybin-assisted therapy (PAT) has been suggested to have positive effects on patients suffering from depression and psychiatric distress associated with life-threatening disease - contexts...
Western democracies continue to 'legalize recreational cannabis use' after its 'medicinal approval', while India continues to debate whether to 'decriminalize' cannabis or not. One of the strongest arguments against cannabis decriminalization is cannabis dependence and the risk of psychosis, at-least in the vulnerable groups. Endocannabinoids are involved in neuronal proliferation and...
BACKGROUND Psychiatric nurses are a special group of nursing staff, they experience greater work stress and lower mental health levels than regular nurses. In order to address this problem, the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy on work stress and mental health of psychiatric nurses is investigated in this study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS From August 2017 to November 2017,...
Atropa belladonna (Engl. deadly nightshade, Cro. velebilje, bunika) is a plant containing pharmacologically active, potentially toxic alkaloids: atropine, hyocyamine and scopolamine. The risk of poisoning in children is important because of possible confusion of black/dark blue belladonna fruit berries with other edible berries. There are many reports in literature of accidental intoxication...
BACKGROUND The amount of studies showing different benefits of practicing meditation is growing. EEG brainwave patterns objectively reflect both the cognitive processes and objects of meditation. This study aimed to examine the effects of transcendental meditation (TM) practice on baseline EEG brainwave patterns (outside of meditation) and to examine weather TM reduces state and trait anxiety....
BACKGROUND People whose chronic pain limits their independence are especially likely to become anxious and depressed. Mindfulness training has shown promise for stress-related disorders. METHODS Chronic pain patients who complained of anxiety and depression and who scored higher than moderate in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) as well as...