Psicologia e Saúde em Debate
July 20, 2026
Gustavo Santos de Oliveira, Luiza Ester Lima de Oliveira Rosa, José Clerton de Oliveira Martins
O excesso de estímulos ao desempenho e à produtividade tem provocado um estado de cansaço compartilhado na sociedade contemporânea, contribuindo para o surgimento de adoecimentos psíquicos associados à exaustão. Em contraste, movimentos que desafiam essa lógica, como o Yoga, ganham notoriedade no Brasil. Essa prática tem como proposta integrar aspectos físicos, emocionais, mentais e espirituais...
Open MIND
July 19, 2026
Eirini Karakasidou, Athina Komninou, Markella Kotzia
Study type: Randomized, controlled, parallel-group trial (retrospective registration; data collection already complete). Rationale/Background: University students training in psychology face elevated academic and emotional demands that place them at risk for stress, anxiety, and depression. This study examined whether a brief self-compassion and mindfulness training program could improve...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
July 19, 2026
Gönültaş Gökben
The Effects of Yoga, Meditation, and Breathing Techniques on Mental Health: A Systematic Literature Review and Proposal for an Integrated Neurosomatic Mental Health Model Mental health problems associated with stress, anxiety, and reduced psychological well-being have become increasingly prevalent worldwide, highlighting the need for innovative and integrative approaches in mental health care...
medRxiv
July 19, 2026
Naama Levy‐Cooperman, Edward M. Sellers, Paul Glue et al.
Psilocybin shows therapeutic promise for several psychiatric disorders, but the acute perceptual and cognitive alterations produced by conventional doses (10-25 mg) require in-clinic supervision, which limits scalability. Whether the therapeutically relevant pharmacology of psilocybin can be separated from its hallucinogenic activity remains unresolved. To address this gap, we conducted a Phase...
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
July 18, 2026
Chad Noreuil
This chapter addresses how a professor can incorporate mindfulness into bar exam preparation. The high-stakes nature of the bar exam can be highly stressful, potentially hindering performance. My bar exam course (and this chapter) provides students with a template for a holistic approach to bar exam studying. This template is rooted in the Zen principles of focus, discipline, awareness,...
Journal of advances in engineering and technology.
July 17, 2026
Ruirui Li, Haiqing Wang
Objective: To explore the relationship between mindfulness and mental health among older adults, and to further examine the predictive effect of mindfulness on mental health. Methods: Based on the original survey data, 301 retired older adults aged over 60 years were selected as participants, and only two core variables, mindfulness and mental health, were retained for analysis. The Chinese...
JMIR Research Protocols
July 17, 2026
Santosha Veeramachaneni, Elizabeth Park, Jeffrey Martin et al.
Hypnosis is a focused state of consciousness that enhances concentration, attention, and responsiveness to suggestion. It has shown efficacy in treating psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, its potential for addressing burnout and related symptoms remains underexplored. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the...
medRxiv
July 17, 2026
Amandine Fernandez, Alexandre Foncelle, Hélène Meunier et al.
Introduction Auto-Induced Cognitive Trance (AICT) is a non-ordinary state of consciousness (NOSC) that can be accessed by will alone once a standardised self-induction procedure has been learnt. The first research publication on AICT dates back only ten years, meaning that research on this phenomenon is still in its infancy. Previous reports concerning the phenomenology and neurophysiology of...
July 16, 2026
Dan Degerman
This chapter returns to depression to examine rumination in light of the capacity to be inwardly silent. Rumination is typically defined as repetitive and persistent negative thinking, yet its experiential structure has received limited phenomenological attention. Building on the framework developed earlier in the book, the chapter argues that many cases of rumination involve a disruption in...
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
July 16, 2026
Kiran Kaur, W Alan Brown, Susanne Hoeppner et al.
Mindfulness-based approaches show promise for reducing tic severity, yet little is known about their effect on comorbid symptoms. The objective was to evaluate secondary outcomes from a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based intervention for tics (MBIT) with psychoeducation, relaxation, and supportive therapy (PRST). Twenty-eight adults with Tourette's syndrome or...
Journal of Education Health and Sport
July 16, 2026
Jakub Bajer, Aleksandra Włodarczyk, Hubert Kulawinek et al.
Background. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an important public health challenge typically treated with trauma-focused psychotherapy and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). However, high rates of residual symptoms associated with these standard treatments have led to a renewed interest in psychedelic-assisted therapies. Aim. This review attempts to examine emerging...
Arcanum Revista de Investigación y Desarrollo
July 15, 2026
José Ocaña-Chiluisa
La regulación emocional constituye una dimensión relevante en el deporte juvenil, debido a la presencia de ansiedad, estrés, presión competitiva y demandas psicológicas asociadas al entrenamiento y la competencia. En este contexto, las aplicaciones móviles y las intervenciones digitales basadas en mindfulness se han propuesto como recursos complementarios para apoyar el bienestar psicológico y...
Genius Journal
July 15, 2026
Anisa Fitri, Sujiah Sujiah, Miranti Dea Dora
Objective: Older adults are more likely to experience anxiety disorders than depression. Common psychosocial problems in this population include loneliness, sadness, depression, and anxiety. Anxiety among older adults is often associated with fear of death, loss of independence, and feelings of abandonment after relocation to residential care facilities. This study aimed to determine the effect...
Brain Sciences
July 15, 2026
Anastasia V. Kotelnikova, Vera M. Ruzinova, Maria G. Kiseleva et al.
Background: Anxiety disorders are prevalent and debilitating. Given challenges in maintaining mindfulness at one-month remission, integrative approaches targeting anxiety and psychological resources (especially mindfulness) have gained interest. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of adding biofeedback to the treatment of anxiety disorders. Methods: Inpatients with anxiety disorder...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
July 14, 2026
Tenzin Trepp
Dissociative psychoactive substances (such as ketamine and PCP) present a challenge to standard models of altered states of consciousness. Unlike classical hallucinogens which enrich or distort conscious content, dissociatives induce a peculiar fragility in the construction of one’s world-model – a breakdown of the high-level coherence that ordinarily binds perception, selfhood, and meaning....
Frontiers in Psychology
July 13, 2026
Wen-Ming Liang, Inga Griškova-bulanova, Jing Xiao et al.
Background Mindful breathing is a well-established method for inducing relaxation, but anxious individuals often struggle to enter a mindful state. Liuzijue breathing, a traditional Chinese practice involving controlled abdominal movements, low-pitched vocalization, and guided mental focus, may facilitate mindful breathing and enhance its efficacy. This study examined whether combining Liuzijue...
Open MIND
July 13, 2026
Vassilis Martiadis, Fabiola Raffone
In acute trials of intravenous and intranasal ketamine/esketamine, the rapid anti-suicidal effect appears to be at least partly independent of the overall antidepressant response. That question has, to our knowledge, never been examined in a real-world esketamine cohort followed for six months, nor in a sample enriched for comorbid borderline personality disorder (BPD), a population excluded...
Jurnal Sistem Informasi Galuh
July 11, 2026
Bacilius Agung Suburdjati, Lisda Sukoco, Claire Gretchen Tjandraprawira et al.
This study aims to analyze the effect of an intervention (meditation sessions) on subjects’ anxiety levels, which were objectively measured through Heart Rate Variability (HRV) using the MAX30102 sensor. Anxiety has become an increasingly dominant mental health issue in modern society, creating the need for non-pharmacological and measurable intervention methods. The study employed a One Group...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
July 11, 2026
Pushpendra Yaduvanshi, Barkha Sahu, Tanay Bhardwaj
Background: Sleep disturbance, stress, and anxiety are highly prevalent among older adults and adversely affect physical health, cognitive function, and quality of life. Meditation is a safe, low-cost, non-pharmacological intervention that may improve these interrelated outcomes. Objective: To evaluate the effect of an 8-week structured meditation program on perceived stress, anxiety, and sleep...
July 10, 2026
Lohani Noor
Sexual anxiety – whether rooted in trauma, performance-related shame, or dysregulated arousal – impedes intimacy, pleasure, and connection. Breathwork, a foundational somatic practice, offers an accessible means to regulate the ANS, reduce anxiety, and anchor present-moment awareness, core to healthy sexual engagement. Within psychosexual therapy, structured breathing promotes embodiment,...
Advances in Mental Health
July 10, 2026
Shameen Naidu, Nicolette V. Roman
Objective Students in higher education (HE) increasingly experience challenging concerns from stress to anxiety and depression. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) became a popular strategy to help students cope with these. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy, scalability and sustainability of various MBIs implemented in HE to identify strengths, limitations and possible...
Universitätsbibliothek der LMU
July 9, 2026
Sowmya Narayan
Stress exposure during periods of neurodevelopment is an established risk factor for the onset of stress-related mental illnesses in adulthood, which have differences in presentation and treatment response depending on an individual’s sex, and are difficult to treat due to a lack of complete biological understanding. A more holistic biological perspective of the adult brain after stress...
Behavioural Brain Research
July 9, 2026
Jeffrey R Kelly, Lindsey S Brasfield, Aryssa H Kelsey et al.
Anxiety and stress-related disorders affect over 280 million individuals worldwide and remain inadequately treated by current pharmacotherapies, which are often limited in efficacy and tolerability. Ketamine produces rapid therapeutic effects in mood and anxiety disorders, but its clinical use is constrained by dissociative side effects and abuse liability. Ketamine metabolites, particularly (2...
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...