Behavioural Sciences Undergraduate Journal
December 31, 2020
Raychel Colangelo, Karyn Audet
Premised on cultivating present-moment awareness, mindfulness meditation (MM) programs have been shown to significantly reduce state-anxiety and improve cognitive performance in post-secondary students. With increasing popularity, briefer MM formats have been introduced to post-secondary institutions to combat the rising prevalence of student test-anxiety. However, research examining the...
Elderly Health Journal
December 29, 2020
Peyman Hatamian, Seyed Kazem Rasoolzadeh Tabatabaei
Introduction: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and meta-cognitive therapy based on training on emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity in elderly with precedent heart disease in Tehran city. Methods: This was an experimental study with pre-test & post-test and statistical population consisted of all elderly with precedent heart disease...
Appetite
December 26, 2020
Ti Hsu, Catherine A Forestell
Emotional eating is defined as the tendency to increase food consumption in order to modify negative emotional states. Theories on emotional eating attribute its cause to inadequate emotion regulation, specifically an inability to draw awareness to and accept distress. Mindfulness, or the ability to pay attention to and accept internal and external experiences, is thought to attenuate the...
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
December 23, 2020
Dawson Church, Peta Stapleton, Debbie Sabot
Background: A growing body of clinical research attests to the psychological and physiological benefits of meditation. EcoMeditation is a non-pharmacological therapeutic approach used to promote health and well-being, comprising four evidence-based techniques: The Quick Coherence Technique for regulating heart rate variability (HRV), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), mindfulness, and...
Psikodimensia: Kajian Ilmiah Psikologi
December 21, 2020
Treshinta Putri Dhamayanti, Ananta Yudiarso
The aims of this study was to analyzed and reviewed the literatures about effectiveness mindfulness therapy to reduce anxiety. The method was Reviewing fourteen literature (international journal) and using Meta-analysis method to analyzed effectiveness mindfulness therapy for reduce anxiety. The result revealed that fourteen journals showed that mindfulness therapy effective to reduce anxiety....
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
December 14, 2020
Erica R Timko Olson, Margaret M Hansen, Amber L Vermeesch
Mindfulness and Shinrin-yoku (SY) translated as forest bathing, is potentially effective to alleviate mental health issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The purpose of this article is to provide a translational and pragmatic approach to understanding mindfulness in the context of SY and psychological wellbeing through a rapid review of the literature. The background of...
December 13, 2020
Robert Weis, Sullivan D. Ray, Tema A. Cohen
Abstract COVID-19 brought significant challenges to college students in Spring 2020 Mindfulness-based interventions might help students cope with COVID-19-related stressors in at least three ways: by cultivating attention that is self-directed rather than reactive to a rapidly changing situation;by teaching the acceptance and regulation of negative thoughts and feelings;and by encouraging...
December 11, 2020
Balázs Szigeti, Laura Kärtner, Allan Blemings et al.
1 citation
Psychedelic psychotherapy, therapy enhanced with psychedelic drugs such as LSD or psilocybin (the active ingredient of ‘magic mushrooms’), has been suggested to improve psychological well-being. For this reason, trials on psychedelic therapy for the treatment of depression, addiction and other conditions are ongoing. Recently, ‘microdosing’ – a way of administering psychedelics that involves...
Brain and Behavior
December 10, 2020
Elke R. Gizewski, Ruth Steiger, Michaela Waibel et al.
4 citations
BACKGROUND: Meditation is increasingly attracting interest among neuroimaging researchers for its relevance as a cognitive enhancement technique and several cross-sectional studies have indicated cerebral changes. This longitudinal study applied a distinct and standardized meditative technique with a group of volunteers in a short-term training program to analyze brain metabolic changes....
CNS Spectrums
December 10, 2020
Nelson B Rodrigues, Ashley N. Siegel, Orly Lipsitz et al.
17 citations
BACKGROUND: Patients unsuccessfully treated by neurostimulation may represent a highly intractable subgroup of depression. While the efficacy of intravenous (IV) ketamine has been established in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), there is an interest to evaluate its effectiveness in a subpopulation with a history of neurostimulation. METHODS: This retrospective, posthoc...
Drugs Education Prevention and Policy
December 10, 2020
Monnica T. Williams, Alan K. Davis, Yitong Xin et al.
100 citations
This study examined how psychedelics reduced symptoms of racial trauma among black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) subsequent to an experience of racism. A cross-sectional internet-based survey included questions about experiences with racism, mental health symptoms, and acute and enduring psychedelic effects. Changes in mental health were assessed by retrospective report of symptoms...
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
December 9, 2020
Christopher S. Stauffer, B. Anderson, Kile Ortigo et al.
65 citations
Attachment insecurity is determined early in life, is a risk factor for psychopathology, and can be measured on two separate continuous dimensions: attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance. Therapeutic changes toward more secure attachment correlate with reduction in psychiatric symptoms. Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy has demonstrated promise in the treatment of psychopathology, such as...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
December 7, 2020
Lucas Oliveira Maia, Dimitri Daldegan-Bueno, Luís Fernando Tófoli
33 citations
Diseases that threaten life raise existential questions that can be a source of psychological distress. Studies with psychedelics demonstrate therapeutic effects for anxiety and depression associated with life-threatening illnesses. Ayahuasca has been proposed as a possible therapeutic agent in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Preliminary studies suggest that ayahuasca could promote...
CNS Spectrums
December 3, 2020
Orly Lipsitz, Roger S McIntyre, Nelson B Rodrigues et al.
25 citations
BACKGROUND: Higher body mass index (BMI) has been found to predict greater antidepressant response to intravenous (IV) ketamine treatment. We evaluated the association between BMI and response to repeat-dose IV ketamine in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). METHODS: Adults (N = 230) with TRD received four infusions of IV ketamine at a community-based clinic. Changes in symptoms...
Clinical Gerontologist
December 2, 2020
Jenny Murfield, Wendy Moyle, Analise O'Donovan et al.
Objectives: This study explored the role of compassion and dispositional mindfulness in the psychological health of family carers of older adults and tested for potential mediating effects of emotion regulation difficulties and adaptive coping strategies. Methods: A sample of 141 family carers of adults aged 65 years or older with chronic conditions completed a cross-sectional survey between...
JMIR Mental Health
December 2, 2020
Paul Ritvo, F. Ahmad, Christo El Morr et al.
Background University students are experiencing higher levels of distress and mental health disorders than before. In addressing mental health needs, web-based interventions have shown increasing promise in overcoming geographic distances and high student-to-counselor ratios, leading to the potential for wider implementation. The Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) program, a web-based program,...
BMC Psychiatry
December 1, 2020
S. Chan, Wendy W. K. Chan, J. Chao et al.
Background The goal of this study was to investigate treatment outcome and related intervention processes of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus health qigong-based cognitive therapy versus waitlist control among individuals with mood disorders. Methods A total of 187 individuals with mood disorders were randomized and allocated into mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, health...
Integrative Medicine Research
December 1, 2020
Matthew J Leach, Heather Lorenzon, Sandy Nidich
Almost one in three women worldwide will be exposed to domestic and family violence some time in their life. This violence can contribute to physical, social, economic and psychological harm. Transcendental Meditation® (TM) may help to lessen the physical and emotional burden of domestic violence. The objective of this pilot, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial is to compare the...
Trials
December 1, 2020
Katherine T. O’Donnell, Melanie Dunbar, Diana Speelman
This interventional study will investigate the effect of daily use of a mindfulness app on measures of participant anxiety, well-being, and perceived outlook during the COVID-19 pandemic, by comparing pre-intervention survey responses to post-intervention survey responses. Randomized, controlled trial with parallel assignment. Adults will be assigned either to daily use of a meditation app for...
JMIR Mental Health
November 27, 2020
Simon B. Goldberg, Ted Imhoff‐Smith, Daniel M. Bolt et al.
104 citations
BACKGROUND: A growing number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) suggest psychological benefits associated with meditation training delivered via mobile health. However, research in this area has primarily focused on mindfulness, only one of many meditative techniques. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of 2 versions of a self-guided, smartphone-based meditation app-the...