Life Science
March 27, 2021
Máira Tereza Talma Chírico, Mariana Reis Guedes, Lucas Gabriel Vieira et al.
In clinical and laboratory practice, the use of anesthetics is essential in order to perform surgeries. Anesthetics, besides causing sedation and muscle relaxation, promote several physiological outcomes, such as psychotomimetic alterations, increased heart rate, and blood pressure. However, studies depicting the behavioral effect induced by ketamine and isoflurane are conflicting. In the...
SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
March 25, 2021
Mahendra Shashikant Bhandare, Ghansham K. Dhokrat
The purpose of this study was to know the Role of Yoga Meditation in Examination Anxiety of visually Impaired Children. For this research researcher has select 40 boys (n= 40) aging 13 to 15 years from Pragati Andha Vidyalaya, Badlapur, Dist. – Thane, Maharashtra. Researcher has used the non-equivalent group design, Group A, (Yoga Meditation group n = 20) treated as experimental group and Group...
Preprints.org
March 24, 2021
Lehel Balogh, Masaru Tanaka, Nóra Török et al.
22 citations
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Psychotherapy is a comprehensive biological treatment modifying complex underlying cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and regulatory responses in the brain, leading patients with mental illness to a new interpretation of the sense of self and others. Psychotherapy is an art of science integrated with psychology and/or philosophy. Neurological science studies the neurological basis of cognition,...
March 24, 2021
Pedro J. Teixeira, Matthew W. Johnson, Christopher Timmermann et al.
1 citation
preprint
Healthful behaviors such as maintaining a balanced diet, being physically active, and refraining from smoking have major impacts on the risk of developing cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and other serious conditions. The burden of the so-called “lifestyle diseases” - in personal suffering, premature mortality, and public health costs - is considerable. Consequently, interventions...
Frontiers in Psychology
March 22, 2021
Mohamed Al-Refae, Amr Al-Refae, Melanie Munroe et al.
Introduction: Many individuals and families are currently experiencing a high level of COVID-19-related stress and are struggling to find helpful coping mechanisms. Mindfulness-based interventions are becoming an increasingly popular treatment for individuals experiencing depression and chronic levels of stress. The app (Serene) draws from scholarly evidence on the efficacy of mindfulness...
Frontiers in Virtual Reality
March 22, 2021
Jeremy Viczko, Jeff Tarrant, Ray Jackson
23 citations
Research and design of virtual reality technologies with mental-health focused applications has increased dramatically in recent years. However, the applications and psychological outcomes of augmented reality (AR) technologies still remain to be widely explored and evaluated. This is particularly true for the use of AR for the self-management of stress, anxiety, and mood. In the current study,...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
March 19, 2021
Rafael G. Dos Santos, Jaime Ec Hallak, Glen B. Baker et al.
51 citations
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is among the most prevalent mental health disorders worldwide, and it is associated with a reduced quality of life and enormous costs to health care systems. Available drug treatments show low-to-moderate response in most patients, with almost a third of patients being non-responders (treatment-resistant). Furthermore, most currently available medications need...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
March 11, 2021
Ciro Conversano, Graziella Orrù, Andrea Pozza et al.
Background: Hypertension is among the most important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, which are considered high mortality risk medical conditions. To date, several studies have reported positive effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) interventions on physical and psychological well-being in other medical conditions, but no meta-analysis on MBSR programs for hypertension...
International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
March 11, 2021
Adrián Pérez-aranda, Javier García-campayo, F. Gudé et al.
Background/Objective ‘Third-wave’ psychotherapies have shown effectiveness for treating psychopathological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. There is burgeoning interest in examining how these therapies’ core constructs produce their therapeutic benefits. This study explores the hypothetical mediating effect of resilience in the impact of mindfulness and self-compassion on anxiety and...
Psychopharmacology
March 10, 2021
Malin V. Uthaug, Natasha L. Mason, Stefan W. Toennes et al.
116 citations
Abstract Ayahuasca is a plant concoction containing N,N -dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and certain β-carboline alkaloids from South America. Previous research in naturalistic settings has suggested that ingestion of ayahuasca can improve mental health and well-being; however, these studies were not placebo controlled and did not control for the possibility of expectation bias. This naturalistic...
Journal of family & reproductive health
March 1, 2021
Mojgan Malekpoorafshar, Parvin Salehinejad, Fatemeh Pouya et al.
Objective: Fertility patterns are a key to the estimation of future population size, but they are restricted by serious indecision. One-child families are one of these patterns that is caused by a set of factors and one of these factors is the fear of re-pregnancy. In this regard, this study aimed to use a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program to reduce the fear of women who have...
Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene
March 1, 2021
Fateme Khajoei Nejad, Katayoun Alidousti Shahraki, Parvin Salehi Nejad et al.
Summary Background Individuals with unwanted pregnancies often experience high levels of anxiety, stress and depression that associated with maternal-neonatal outcomes. Mindfulness training is a safe and acceptable strategy to support mental health before parturition. Purpose The main objective of present study was to evaluate the influence of eight-week application of mindfulness-based stress...
JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration
March 1, 2021
Tim Cunningham, Ebru Cayir
Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a daylong resilience retreat on healthcare professionals' anxiety levels, intention to engage in mindfulness practices, and self-efficacy around mindfulness. Background: Caregiver burnout is a concern that needs to be addressed at the organizational level so that professionals can reduce their risk of psychological injury...
Internet Interventions
March 2021
Eva Rames Nissen, Robert Zachariae, Maja O'Connor et al.
The present study investigates possible predictors of treatment response in an Internet-delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (iMBCT) intervention with therapist support. This iMBCT program, a fully online delivered intervention with asynchronous therapist support, has previously been shown to be efficacious in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in women treated for breast...
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
February 28, 2021
K. Akillioglu, M. Karadepe
Objective In this study, we evaluated the effect of neonatal ketamine exposure on anxiety-like and exploratory behaviours in adult the Balb/c and C57BL/6 strains of mice which anxiety responses are different. Methods Ketamine was administered at two different doses single dose (10, 20 mg/kg, 0.1 ml/10 g body weight, intraperitoneally) and repeated doses (10, 20 mg/kg every 240 minutes; thrice...
Medical Teacher
February 28, 2021
Álvaro Orosa-Duarte, Roberto Mediavilla, Ainoa Muñoz-Sanjosé et al.
Abstract Objective To compare the effect of a mindfulness-based mobile application versus an in-person mindfulness-based training program in terms of reducing anxiety and increasing empathy, self-compassion, and mindfulness in a population of healthcare students. Methods The authors conducted a single-blind, randomised controlled trial with three parallel groups. Participants were allocated to...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
February 26, 2021
Marcelo Trombka, Marcelo Demarzo, Daniel Fernando Campos et al.
Background: Police officers' high-stress levels and its deleterious consequences are raising awareness to an epidemic of mental health problems and quality of life (QoL) impairment. There is a growing evidence that mindfulness-based interventions are efficacious to promote mental health and well-being among high-stress occupations. Methods: The POLICE study is a multicenter randomized...
Sexual & Relationship Therapy
February 24, 2021
C. Darnell
Abstract Knowledge about the intersections of trauma, emotional wellbeing and sexual health respectively, have increased significantly in recent years. Additionally, knowledge about the relationship between the brain, trauma and the body have gained traction and popularity through interventions like mindfulness. Sexual health professionals working with pleasure and vitality benefit from...
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
February 23, 2021
Avinash Hosanagar, Joseph Cusimano, Rajiv Radhakrishnan
1 citation
P sychedelics have recently gained attention as compounds with therapeutic potential in the treatment of psychiatric disorders.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designations for (±)-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) as an adjunct to psychotherapy in severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (in 2017) and for the adjunctive use of psilocybin with...
Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
February 14, 2021
Michail Mantzios, A. Tariq, Momina Altaf et al.
ABSTRACT Loving-kindness meditation has been recognized as a valuable form of meditation practice and features in most mindfulness programs. The present research explored the potential of an alternative non-meditative loving-kindness practice; namely, loving-kindness coloring. University students (N= 180) were randomly assigned to the loving-kindness coloring condition or the meditation...