Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing
August 1, 2018
Jinsun Yong, Junyang Park, Juhu Kim et al.
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the Holy Name Meditation on cancer patients’ spiritual well-being, anxiety, depression, and pain. Twenty-eight patients were enrolled in the control group, and 18 patients were selected for the experimental group. Only the patients in the experimental group completed 5 weeks of the Holy Name Meditation Program. All participants were surveyed...
Women’s Health Bulletin
July 28, 2018
Fatemeh Abbasi, Kajal Shariati, Fakhri Tajikzadeh
6 citations
Background: Social anxiety is a clinical pattern of self-protection social behaviors that coincides with severe anxiety regarding negative reactions such as critique, being ridiculed, miss-communication, or miss-behaviors against others. Objectives: This research investigated the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on the reduction of...
Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research
July 19, 2018
Dorothy A. Sisk
Intellectually gifted students have emotional intensity and mental processing that is outside of the norm for their age group and they often manifest anxiety about school and have difficulties in peer interaction.This anxiety often results in migraine headaches and a feeling of being "out of sync" with both school and their peers.Programs focusing on building motivation, self-concept and...
Neuropharmacology
July 15, 2018
Ashley M Fortress, Ian M Smith, Kevin C H Pang
Anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) share a common feature of pathological avoidance behavior. The Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rat has been used as a model of anxiety vulnerability, expressing a behaviorally inhibited temperament, acquiring avoidance behavior more rapidly and displaying extinction-resistant avoidance compared to Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. Subanesthetic levels of...
Journal des adolescens
July 13, 2018
Helena Moreira, Maria C Canavarro
The current study aims to investigate whether mindful parenting and adolescents' dispositional mindfulness differ as a function of maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms and to explore the moderating role of these symptoms on the relationship between mindful parenting and adolescents' dispositional mindfulness. A sample of 685 mother-adolescent dyads was collected in Portuguese public...
Holistic Nursing and Health Science
July 10, 2018
Sang Ayu Ketut Candrawati, Meidiana Dwidiyanti, Rita Hadi Widyastuti
33 citations
Background: Anxiety is one of the psychological problems which can develop in the elderly. If left untreated, it can decrease the productivity and quality of life. Mindfulness with Gayatri mantra is such a complementary therapy which is effective to reduce anxiety in the elderly. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of mindfulness with Gayatri mantra on decreasing...
Holistic Nursing and Health Science
July 10, 2018
Reza Indra Wiguna, Meidiana Dwidiyanti, Sri Padma Sari
9 citations
Background: Anxiety and stress in nursing students has been shown to result in a lack of concentration, reduced learning productivity, and unfavorable physiological effects. This can cause a bad risk to the academic process of nursing students. A positive coping mechanism to reduce anxiety can be performed through various mindfulness training to support the academic success of nursing...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
July 10, 2018
Flavie Waters, Vivian Chiu, Amanda Atkinson et al.
163 citations
Background: Going without sleep for long periods of time can produce a range of experiences, including perceptual distortions and hallucinations. Many questions, however, remain unanswered regarding the types of symptoms which are most reliably elicited, the time of symptom onset, and whether symptoms worsen over time towards psychotic decompensation. Since sleep deprivation exceeding 48 h is...
July 9, 2018
Chu Hsien Lim, Brian D Kangas, Jack Bergman
1 citation
Cancer patients experience a higher rate of depression and anxiety which can result in negative healthcare outcomes. With the limited treatment options available, there has been an interest in using psychedelics such as psilocybin to manage such complications. Recently, two studies demonstrated the
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Zach Walsh, Michelle S. Thiessen
65 citations
This narrative review examines evidence related to the potential for third wave behaviour therapies to serve as adjuncts to psychedelic-assisted therapy. It identifies shared theoretical foundations for both approaches, and notes enhanced mindfulness, decentering, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance as common mechanisms of action. It also identifies potential targets for which both...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Thomas W. Flanagan, Charles D. Nichols
263 citations
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT)2A receptor agonists have recently emerged as promising new treatment options for a variety of disorders. The recent success of these agonists, also known as psychedelics, like psilocybin for the treatment of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and addiction, has ushered in a renaissance in the way these compounds are perceived in the...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Stephen Ross
103 citations
Cancer is highly prevalent and one of the leading causes of global morbidity and mortality. Psychological and existential suffering is common in cancer patients, associated with poor psychiatric and medical outcomes. Promising early-phase clinical research (1960s to early 1970s) suggested a therapeutic signal for serotoninergic psychedelics (e.g. psilocybin, LSD) in treating cancer-related...
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
July 3, 2018
Jan Sundquist, Karolina Palmér, Ashfaque A. Memon et al.
Although mindfulness‐based group therapies (MGTs) for depressive, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders are promising, there is a substantial lack of knowledge regarding the long‐term improvements after such therapies in these common psychiatric disorders.
Journal of Research in Music Education
July 1, 2018
Frank M. Diaz
I examined the use of meditation practices among collegiate-level musicians ( N = 255), along with the degree to which these practices contributed to music performance anxiety (MPA) when controlling for trait perfectionism and trait mindfulness. Findings indicated that approximately 48% of the participants sampled had engaged in meditation during the past 6 months and that, holding mindfulness...
Evaluation Study of Three Diagnostic Methods for Helicobacter pylori Infection
July 1, 2018
Pegah Seidi, Abubakr Ahmad
5 citations
This study aimed to investigate the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on reducing of test anxiety in students. The research method was Quasi experimental with pretest-posttest and control groups. The statistical population consisted of all students at the University of Garmian in the 2017-2018 academic years. Sample was selected among them by using the result of Spielberger's Test...
FOCUS: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry
July 1, 2018
Gerard Sanacora, Rachel B. Katz
16 citations
A growing series of clinical trials and case series now suggest that ketamine-originally used as an anesthetic agent-potentially offers an exciting new treatment option for severe depression. Increasing numbers of studies show that ketamine can provide prompt relief for many depressed patients, including those with severe treatment-refractory depression. Although the effects of a single...
Harvard Review of Psychiatry
July 1, 2018
Johannes Graser, Ulrich Stangier
67 citations
OBJECTIVES: This article presents a brief overview of the empirical evidence of well-established mindfulness interventions and an in-depth review of less-established compassion-based interventions (CBIs) and loving-kindness meditation (LKM). Definitions, cognitive and physiological mechanisms, and methods of assessment are discussed. METHOD: A literature review using the databases Google...
International Journal of Preventive Curative & Community Medicine
June 29, 2018
S. Gupta
Corresponding Author: Dr. Shubhra Agrawal Gupta, Department of Community Medicine, Pt. J. N. M. Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. E-mail Id: shubhraagrawalgupta@gmail.com Orcid Id: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6956-2771 How to cite this article: Gupta SA, Gupta AK, Tiwari C et al. Effect of Psychoneurobics (Meditation Technique) on Status of Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery:...
Journal of Psychiatrists Association of Nepal
June 28, 2018
Samjhana Thapaliya, K. D. Upadhyaya, Rohan Borschmann et al.
9 citations
Introduction: Mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) have emerged as effective interventions for various psychiatric conditions including depression and anxiety. Asia being home to Buddhist tradition, it will be interesting to explore the trend and efficacy of MBIs in Asian population in Asian settings. The aim of this study is to perform a systematic review of mindfulness based interventions...
Internet Interventions
June 22, 2018
Natalie Kladnitski, Jessica Simons Smith, Adrian R. Allen et al.
31 citations
Transdiagnostic internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapies (iCBT) are effective for treating anxiety and depression, but there is room for improvement. In this study we developed a new Mindfulness-Enhanced iCBT intervention by incorporating formal and informal mindfulness exercises within an existing transdiagnostic iCBT program for mixed depression and anxiety. We examined the...