World Journal of Psychiatry
August 19, 2026
Yun-Xia Shi, Bing Qin, Xiao-Xiao Wang et al.
BACKGROUND Lower extremity arteriosclerotic occlusive disease (LEAOD) is a prevalent chronic vascular condition that significantly increases the risk of lower limb dysfunction and depressive symptoms. Mindfulness-based interventions have demonstrated efficacy in improving mood and coping ability in patients with various chronic illnesses; however, their specific impact on the dual burden of...
World Journal of Psychiatry
August 10, 2026
Wenjun Wang, Wen-wen Miao, Xin-Jing Li et al.
BACKGROUNDPerimenopausal women are vulnerable to both sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms.Mindfulness has been associated with better psychological well-being and sleep outcomes, but the specific psychological pathway linking mindfulness to sleep quality in this population remains insufficiently defined.In particular, it remains unclear whether depressive symptoms represent an...
World Journal of Psychiatry
July 8, 2026
Yu-Peng Liu, Chen-Chen Shen, Jing Li et al.
BACKGROUND Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) frequently experience anxiety and sleep disturbances.However, the comparative efficacy of psychological interventions on these symptoms remains unclear.AIM To compare the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and routine psychological support (PS) on anxiety symptoms and sleep quality in patients undergoing PD.METHODS This...
World Journal of Psychiatry
June 30, 2026
Jing Tong, Jun Cheng, Shu-Min Gao et al.
BACKGROUND Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder, which affects about 0.75% of the global population. Most patients show negative symptoms and cognitive impairment, and often accompanied by anxiety and depression. These persistent negative emotions significantly impair the treatment compliance, functional recovery and quality of life of patients. Although mindfulness-based stress reduction...
World Journal of Psychiatry
June 30, 2026
Ling Zhu, Lu-Yao Ji, Chao Shi et al.
BACKGROUND Anxiety and depression are prevalent and often co-occurring mental health disorders. While mindfulness training has shown efficacy in reducing symptoms, the underlying mechanisms, particularly the role of psychological resilience, remain underexplored. This study investigates whether mindfulness training alleviates anxiety and depression and hypothesizes that psychological resilience...
World Journal of Psychiatry
June 26, 2026
Jia-zhao Zhang, Tian-Tian Wang, Jing Zhang et al.
Schizophrenia is associated with marked abnormalities in consciousness, specifically in the interplay between implicit and explicit cognitive processing.However, whether these deficits originate from early sensory degradation or late-stage access failures remains heavily debated.This narrative review synthesizes psychophysical, electrophysiological, and neuroimaging literature to evaluate these...
World Journal of Psychiatry
December 19, 2025
Qin-Qin Sun, Fei-Fei Ke, Hong-You Zhou et al.
Patients who undergo radical cervical cancer surgery often experience sexual dysfunction and psychological distress, which seriously affects their quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy for psychosexual adaptation in patients after radical cervical cancer surgery. To systematically evaluate the clinical...
World Journal of Psychiatry
September 19, 2025
Rong-Rong Zhou, Ling-Long Chen, Le-Dan Lin
Emergency department nurses face severe occupational stress leading to anxiety, depression, and burnout, which significantly impair their well-being and patient-care quality. This narrative review examined the role of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in addressing these challenges. Rooted in nonjudgmental present-moment awareness, MBSR enhances emotional regulation and reduces...
World Journal of Psychiatry
May 19, 2025
Ning Lu, Kuo-Cherh Huang
This letter discusses the study by Liu et al recently published in World Journal of Psychiatry, which examines the benefits of combining epirubicin (EPI) with mindfulness interventions for patients with urinary system tumors and depression. The study included 110 patients and compared an experimental group receiving EPI and a mindfulness intervention strategy with a control group treated with...
World Journal of Psychiatry
April 19, 2025
Xue-Jian Wang
2 citations
Delirium is a transient and acute syndrome of encephalopathy, characterized by disturbances in consciousness, orientation, cognition, perception, and emotional regulation, often accompanied by hallucinations, illusions, psychomotor agitation, and restlessness. Postoperative delirium (POD), a common complication particularly in elderly patients, significantly impacts recovery by prolonging...
World Journal of Psychiatry
April 19, 2025
Carmen Borrás-sansaloni, Marina Ricco-Pérez, Antoni Mayol et al.
1 citation
Psychotic disorders are characterized by both positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions) and negative symptoms (emotional blunting, anhedonia) that impair daily functioning. While antipsychotic drugs and psychological interventions are effective when addressing positive symptoms, treatment of negative symptoms remains an ongoing challenge. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been...
World Journal of Psychiatry
April 19, 2025
Qiong-Wei Li, Yan Yang, Xue-Jiao Gao et al.
Depression is a disorder characterized by significant and persistent depressed mood, cognitive impairment, impaired voluntary activity, working memory, and somatic symptoms. To determine the efficacy of Qi-based mindfulness therapy (QMT) in treating anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances in individuals with mild-to-moderate depression. A self-controlled before-after trial was conducted....
World Journal of Psychiatry
April 19, 2025
Hasan Belli
Even if dissociation has various facets, it is clear that knowledge of dissociative psychosis and a dissociative schizophrenia-based viewpoint may provide new perspectives on mental disorders. Many researchers screening for comorbid symptoms of “childhood traumatic experiences” and “dissociation”, where specific characteristics are significant to the presence of psychosis and schizophrenia, may...
World Journal of Psychiatry
April 19, 2024
Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal, Luiz Fernando Alvarenga Ribeiro, Marco Antonio De Carvalho-Filho et al.
6 citations
The high rates of depression, burnout, and increased risk of suicide among medical students, residents, and physicians in comparison with other careers signal a mental health crisis within our profession. We contend that this crisis coupled with the inadequate acquisition of interpersonal skills during medical education results from the interaction between a challenging environment and the...
World Journal of Psychiatry
May 19, 2023
Lakshan N Fonseka, Benjamin K.p. Woo
12 citations
With the Food and Drug Administration designation in 2017 of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) as a breakthrough therapy in post-traumatic stress disorder and psilocybin in treatment-resistant depression, psychedelic drugs have continued to garner the attention of researchers and clinicians for their promise of unmatched, rapid improvement in a multitude of psychiatric conditions....
World Journal of Psychiatry
September 19, 2022
Ying-Qi Gu, Yi Zhu
Understanding neuropsychological mechanisms of mindfulness meditation (MM) has been a hot topic in recent years. This review was conducted with the goal of synthesizing empirical relationships via the genomics, circuits and networks between MM and mental disorders. We describe progress made in assessing the effects of MM on gene expression in immune cells, with particular focus on...
World Journal of Psychiatry
June 19, 2021
Hewa Artin, S. Zisook, Dhakshin Ramanathan
Depression is a common mental disorder and one of the leading causes of disability around the world. Monoaminergic antidepressants often take weeks to months to work and are not effective for all patients. This has led to a search for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of depression as well as to the development of novel antidepressants. One such novel antidepressant is ketamine, which...