Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU
August 21, 2026
Bright A P Sr Deepa Peter, Priya Reshma Aranha, A P Krishna
Objectives Smartphone addiction among adolescents is an emerging public health concern affecting psychological well-being and physiological health. Limited research studies exist on integrated, low-cost, school-based interventions addressing both domains. This study helps to evaluate the effectiveness of laughter yoga and mindfulness on psychological well-being and physiological parameters...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
August 17, 2026
Lana Strika-Bruneau, Chérine Elhssaini, Baptiste Fauvel et al.
Background: Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) shows promise for substance use disorders (SUDs), yet the respective contributions of pharmacological, experiential, psychotherapeutic, and contextual factors remain insufficiently understood. Objective: To synthesize contemporary clinical evidence on PAP for SUDs, with particular attention to therapeutic frameworks, dosing strategies,...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
August 16, 2026
Alison Jane King, Darryl Gray
preprint
This manuscript develops the Principle of Structural Dependence (PSD) as a general organisational constraint for theories and empirical models of awareness and cognitive capacities. PSD proposes that measurable differences in a capacity require corresponding differences in the organisation relevant to supporting that capacity. The principle is deliberately modest: it does not specify what...
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
August 10, 2026
Psychological mechanisms of behavior change in mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorders: A systematic review.
Pakistan Journal of Positive Psychology
August 3, 2026
Substance use disorders represent a significant public health concern in Pakistan, with methamphetamine showing increasing prevalence, particularly among adults. In light of the escalating incidence of methamphetamine-type stimulant (MTS) consumption observed in Pakistan, this research endeavor sought to assess the efficacy of Mindfulness integrated cognitive behavior therapy (MICBT) for...
Addiction
August 3, 2026
Mathieu Seynaeve, Fiona Dunbar, Anna O. Ermakova et al.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study qualitatively explored psychological change processes as described by participants and therapists within a phase 2a clinical trial evaluating the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of a single dose of intranasal 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT; BPL-003) administered alongside psychological support and manualised cognitive behavioural...
Psychiatry Research
August 1, 2026
C. Bharat, Xin-Tong Huang, G. Campbell et al.
BACKGROUND Interest in cannabinoids for mental and substance use disorders is increasing. We examined experimental and observational evidence for treating these disorders and their symptoms. METHODS Systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO CRD42023467536). We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO to May 2025 for studies of cannabinoids in adults (≥18 years) with ADHD, anxiety,...
International Journal of Psychology Sciences
August 1, 2026
Pinki ., Sandeep Singh
Background: Adolescents’ life now revolves around social media, which offers them chances for amusement, education, and communication. But extreme use can effect in social media addiction (SMA), which is marked by obsessive use, lack of control, withdrawal symptoms, and interference with day-to-day activities. Adolescents (ages 10 to 19) are especially vulnerable because of social,...
Pakistan Journal of Positive Psychology
July 29, 2026
Syeda Afeera, Sajid Iqbal Alyana
The present study examined the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in reducing emotion dysregulation among patients with SUD. A randomized controlled trial with a pre-test and post-test design was conducted at Umeed-e-Shifa Rehabilitation Centre, Bani Gala. Forty male participants aged 20–40 years meeting DSM-5-TR criteria for SUD were selected through purposive sampling and...
IRIS
July 28, 2026
Cora von Hammerstein, Joël Billieux
preprint
Mindfulness is defined as nonjudgmental, nonreactive, metacognitive attention focused on the experience of the present moment, without being caught up in thoughts about the past or future (Garland, 2007). Mindfulness-based interventions are gaining growing interest in the field of clinical psychology. This third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective in the...