Abstract Breathwork and cold exposure attract growing public interest, yet little is known about their psychological effects in real-world multi-day formats, and most evidence concerns acute physiological or state-level outcomes rather than more dispositional markers. This naturalistic uncontrolled pre-post study examined whether attending a 3-day outdoor festival combining breathwork,...
Discover PsychologyJuly 17, 2026Monique von Cramon, Frauke Waghals, Joachim Behr et al.
Abstract Background We investigate the relationship between mindfulness and quality of life (QoL) in primary care patients from a non-metropolitan area in Germany. We compare mindfulness, psychological, and physical QoL between younger (< 65 years) and older (≥ 65 years) adults, and examine the association between mindfulness and QoL and the influence of age, while accounting for gender and...
Abstract Given the growing burden of mental health disorders, the use of smartphone-based mindfulness meditation applications has drastically increased. However, such applications have failed to attract a substantial base of male users and suffer from poor adherence across genders, which might be due to a lack of basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS), a determinant of intrinsic...
To evaluate recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on mindfulness meditation in clinical settings to assess effects on pain reduction, mobility, quality of life, and physical function in patients with chronic lower-back pain (CLBP). In this systematic review and meta-analysis, a literature search was conducted using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes (PICO) framework....
This article advances an integrative account of the evolutionary and neurocognitive foundations of religion, ideology, and storytelling, arguing that these cultural forms emerged as adaptive responses to the existential vulnerabilities engendered by higher-order consciousness. Synthesizing insights from evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience, anthropology, and philosophy, it proposes...
Abstract Ketamine, often associated with its frequent illicit recreational use, is renowned as an approved alternative for treatment-resistant depression. This paper evaluates the mechanism of ketamine’s role in treating depression, emphasising its positive safety profile and acute onset of action. Ketamine’s mechanism of action involves antagonism of N-methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptors,...
During the last four decades there has been a significant growth of interest in mindfulness-based practices and their potential to foster improvements in health, wellbeing and human functioning in a variety of clinical and nonclinical populations. With this growth has come a renewed interest in understanding the psychological processes involved as well as the neuropsychological mechanisms by...
Abstract: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is the most common metabolic disorder and the most common cause of death in eastern populations, with prevalence estimated to be at the level of epidemic illness. Despite medical attention, psychological factors remain a significant contributor to DM, requiring effective psychological interventions. This study evaluated the effects of Mindfulness-integrated...