Journal of Cognitive Enhancement
April 13, 2023
John B. Chancey, Benjamin C. Heddy, Marie Lippmann et al.
Using an 8-week mindfulness intervention, we investigated the mechanisms of mindfulness to address test anxiety in introductory physics II. Our goal was to explore the effectiveness of using an 8-week online mindfulness intervention to address student test anxiety. We used self-report measures to assess participants on mindfulness, emotional regulation, attentional regulation, and physics quiz...
Current Psychology
April 1, 2023
Alan Maddock, Carolyn Blair
Abstract: This study aimed to systematically review studies which conducted a controlled mediation analysis in order to examine the potential mechanisms which underlie mindfulness-based programme’s (MBPs) effects on anxiety, depression and psychological distress in any health or mental health population. Searches of six databases (Medline (Ovid), PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of...
Mindfulness
April 1, 2023
Isa Zappullo, Vincenzo Paolo Senese, Roberta Cecere et al.
Abstract: Objectives: Available data suggest that inflexible allocation of attention in people on the autism spectrum can lead to anxiety and depression symptoms, through the increase of repetitive negative thinking (worry and rumination). In the present study, we used dispositional mindfulness as a proxy to attention flexibility and tested its role in the influence of repetitive negative...
Journal of pediatric psychology
April 1, 2023
Olivia Hughes, Katherine H Shelton, Helen Penny et al.
Objectives: This systematic review aimed to identify and appraise studies investigating the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for improving depression, anxiety and parental stress in families affected by childhood physical illnesses, as well as feasibility and acceptability. Methods: Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, Medline, and PubMed were searched between February 2 and 17, 2021,...
April 1, 2023
Shokooh Shahidi, Fatemeh Zargar, Hassan Aghaee Khajelangi et al.
8 citations
Background: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a widespread disease all over the world that has caused many psychological complications such as health anxiety (HA) and low quality of life (QOL). Mindfulness-based approaches could improve these complications. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of Internet-delivered mindfulness stress reduction combined with acceptance and...
Advanced Biomedical Research
April 1, 2023
Afsaneh Karbasi Amel, Farzaneh Hosseini
5 citations
Background: Children suffer from a high prevalence of anxiety problems that require prompt treatment. It has been demonstrated that ketamine offers rapid anti-anxiety effects. This study aimed to evaluate ketamine's anti-anxiety impact in the treatment of children with school-refusal separation anxiety disorder. Materials and Methods: In this open-labeled randomized clinical trial, 71 children...
CNS Spectrums
April 1, 2023
Amanda Jones, Caroline Streicher, Shawn Alter et al.
AbstractBackgroundInnovative therapies to treat individuals with MDD, especially those with comorbid anxiety, are urgently needed.AXS-05 (dextromethorphan HBr 45 mg-bupropion HCl 105 mg) is a novel, oral, investigational NMDA receptor antagonist with multimodal activity. The dextromethorphan component of AXS-05 is an NMDA receptor antagonist and a sigma-1 receptor agonist. The bupropion...
Psychology of Music
March 29, 2023
Serena Paese, Hauke Egermann
8 citations
Music performance anxiety (MPA) affects numerous musicians, preventing them from performing to the full extent of their abilities. A variety of tools are used to cope with MPA among which is meditation. Although research conducted to date has made a distinction between the types of meditative techniques and their effects, this aspect is still not thoroughly investigated. The aim of this...
European Journal of Pharmacology
March 28, 2023
Ailing Huang, Yang Chen, Shaoshuang Wang et al.
Post-stroke anxiety (PSA) is a kind of affective disorder occurring after a stroke, with anxiety as the primary clinical manifestation. PSA's mechanism is unclear, and there are few prevention and treatment measures. Our previous study found that HDAC3 could activate NF-κB signaling through mediated p65 deacetylation, which further influenced microglia activation. That implies HDAC3 may be the...
Journal of Psychiatric Research
March 28, 2023
Matilde Gomes, Maria Picó Pérez, Inês Castro et al.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a distressing disorder characterized by the presence of intrusive thoughts, images or urges (obsessions) and/or behavioral efforts to reduce the anxiety (compulsions). OCD lifetime prevalence varies between 1% and 3% in the general population and there are no reliable markers that support the diagnosis. In order to fill this gap, Computational Psychiatry...
Folia Pharmacologica Japonica
March 28, 2023
Daisuke Ibi
1 citation
Major depressive disorder presents a substantial global health burden, and at least 30-40% of patients exhibit treatment resistance to antidepressants. Ketamine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, is used as an anesthetic agent. In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved esketamine (the S-enantiomer of ketamine) as a therapeutic agent for treatment-resistant depression; however,...
KONSELOR
March 22, 2023
Vera Victor-Aigbodion
Most students are affected by mathematics anxiety in terms of how they study, recall, and comprehend mathematical concepts. Mathematics anxiety significantly impedes students' efforts to attend or study mathematics courses. Researchers have developed mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) to aid in the recovery of students suffering from academic anxiety, particularly mathematics anxiety. The...
Healthcare
March 21, 2023
Laura C Sánchez-sánchez, Clemente Franco, Alberto Amutio et al.
35 citations
Training in emotional regulation skills is one of the most important resources for the adaptation of athletes to contexts of sports pressure, especially during competitions. This study explored the effects of a mindfulness programme (Flow Meditation) on levels of impulsivity, mood and pre-competition anxiety-state in a sample of athletes (N = 41, 22.83 ± 5.62 years). Participants were randomly...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
March 20, 2023
Jordan Sloshower, Hamideh Safi-Aghdam, Surbhi Pathania et al.
153 citations
Background: Several early phase studies have demonstrated that psilocybin-assisted therapy has rapid-acting and persisting antidepressant effects from just one or two doses. However, methodological limitations (e.g., placebo-control, blinding) limit interpretability of the existing literature. Methods: In an exploratory placebo-controlled, within-subject, fixed-order study, individuals with...
Psychiatry Research
March 15, 2023
Ibrahim Turkoz, J. Craig Nelson, Samuel T. Wilkinson et al.
19 citations
This exploratory post hoc analysis of two pooled 4-week, phase 3, double-blind, placebo- and active-controlled studies that compared esketamine nasal spray plus a newly initiated oral antidepressant (ESK+AD; n = 310) with a newly initiated oral AD plus placebo nasal spray (AD+PBO; n = 208) in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) examined baseline patient demographic and...
Scientific Reports
March 14, 2023
Qingke Guo, Sisi Li, Jingu Liang et al.
This study examined the role of dispositional mindfulness in the association between intelligence and prosocial behavior. A total of 759 college students (mean age is 22.03; 477 females) participated in exchange for extra credit in psychology course. The results confirmed a positive relationship between intelligence and prosocial behavior as revealed by many studies, with empathy serving as a...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
March 13, 2023
Tundi Loftus, Danielle C Mathersul, Michelle Ooi et al.
Introduction The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for improving anxiety, social skills, and aggressive behaviors in children and young people (CYP) with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); summarize the results across clinic, home, and school contexts; and evaluate the quality of these interventions for clinical practice. Methods A...
American Journal of Clinical Oncology
March 13, 2023
Dakota Sicignano, Kimberly Snow-Caroti, A. V. Hernandez et al.
Objectives: Life-threatening cancer or other diseases can induce anxiety and depressive symptoms. We performed a systematic review with meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials assessing patients with cancer or other life-threatening diseases using validated anxiety and depression scales. Methods: PubMed was searched up to November 15, 2022 and citations were applied to prespecified...
Chronic Diseases Journal
March 12, 2023
Alisaleh Ebrahimi, Shahrbanoo Ghahari
BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a stressful event in life and anxiety and depression are common in these patients. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may help and reduce mood disorders in patients with MS. In this regard, the present study is carried out aiming to evaluate the effect of MBSR on anxiety and depression in women with MS. METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental study...
March 10, 2023
Mika Turkia
1 citation
preprint
In February 2023, Australia became the first country in the world to allow psychiatrists to prescribe 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This may have left interested clinicians looking for practical examples of the use of MDMA. In the 1950s and 1960s, psychedelics were successfully utilized in the treatment of alcoholism. This case study, the...