Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
July 2023
Ahmed Hasbi, Bertha K. Madras, Susan R George
Frequent cannabis use is associated with a higher risk of developing cannabis use disorder and other adverse consequences. However, rodent models studying the underlying mechanisms of the reinforcing and withdrawal effects of the primary constituent of cannabis, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), have been limited. This study investigated the effects of daily THC (1 mg/kg, intraperitoneal, 9 days)...
Sohag University International Journal of Educational Research (SUIJER) /Sohag University International Journal of Educational Research
July 1, 2023
Ahmed Mohamed Gadelrab Abouzaid, Heba Gaber Abdelhamid
The current research aimed at identifying the factorial structure of the Anhedonia List (AL) and its mediating role between mindfulness and both anxiety and depression among university students. The first sample consisted of (250) students, males (n = 90) and females (n = 160), with (M=19.78, SD=2.95 years), from Sohag University students to calculate the factorial structure of the Anhedonia...
BJPsych Open
July 1, 2023
Oluwatomiwa Ajayi, Arit Esangbedo, Abisola A. Lawal et al.
1 citation
Aims Moral Injury is a strong cognitive and emotional response occurring upon witnessing, participating in, or failing to prevent an act that goes against one's ethical code. This has been linked with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Suicidality, and Anxiety, amongst others. Data on its association with Schizophrenia are however lacking. Trance and Possession Disorders defined by the...
Neuropharmacology
July 1, 2023
Joanna Dabrowska
6 citations
Available pharmacotherapies for anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress-disorder (PTSD) have limited efficacy, but no new anxiolytic drug has been approved for treatment since the 1980s. In this issue of Neuropharmacology on "Fear, anxiety and PTSD: from cellular mechanisms to translational approaches", we review the currently recommended pharmacotherapy for PTSD and discuss promising...
FOCUS: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry
July 1, 2023
Allison A. Feduccia, Lisa Jerome, Berra Yazar-Klosinski et al.
24 citations
Unsuccessfully treated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious and life-threatening disorder. Two medications, paroxetine hydrochloride and sertraline hydrochloride, are approved treatments for PTSD by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Analyses of pharmacotherapies for PTSD found only small to moderate effects when compared with placebo. The Multidisciplinary Association for...
Cureus
July 1, 2023
Katie O'Donnell, Melanie Dunbar, Diana Speelman
4 citations
Introduction This study examined the effect of 10-minute daily meditation app usage for 30 days on adult anxiety and mental well-being during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Participants were randomized into intervention (10 minutes of daily usage of the Insight Timer app) or control groups. Participants completed surveys to assess anxiety and well-being pre- and post-study....
International Journal of Cognitive Therapy
June 30, 2023
Shota Noda, Yumi Honda, Chika Komatsu et al.
14 citations
Abstract A four-session program of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (M-CBT) is a low-intensity treatment module for individuals with high cost/probability bias and social anxiety symptoms. We tested its effectiveness with 23 patients with social anxiety disorder. The patients completed a set of questionnaires that evaluated social anxiety symptoms, cost/probability bias, fear of...
AYUSHDHARA
June 30, 2023
The prevalence rate of generalized anxiety disorder is increasing constantly in the modern era. In Ayurveda, the symptoms of this disease show a resemblance with the condition called Cittodvega (excited state of mind), which is one among the Manovikara in Ayurveda caused by dysfunction of increased Vata and Pitta dosha. The present study was conducted as a clinical trial to study the effect of...
Jurnal Kesehatan
June 29, 2023
Dewi Keumala Sari, Riko Hengki Nababan, Wardiyah Daulay
Meditasi mindfulness memiliki manfaat yang sangat besar dalam pengobatan gejala kecemasan dan depresi. Latihan mindfulness juga berkaitan dengan peningkatan fungsi kekebalan tubuh, penurunan tekanan psikologis, peningkatan kesejahteraan, mengurangi kecemasan dan meningkatkan empati dan kasih sayang Praktisi mindfulness dapat menjadi lebih bahagia, puas, dan sehat, serta memiliki perasaan...
June 27, 2023
Mario Diaz
The current study investigated if a specific disposition, mindfulness, offers an advantage for undergraduate students’ success on statistical exams by decreasing the impact of an academic-related strain, anxiety. Prior research utilizing state mindfulness has found evidence of this performance advantage, but it has yet to be investigated if dispositional mindfulness offers similar results. The...
General Psychiatry
June 21, 2023
Xiaofeng Lan, Chengyu Wang, Fan Zhang et al.
Background: Patients with anxious major depressive disorder (MDD) are more likely to have poorer outcomes than those with non-anxious MDD. However, the effect of esketamine on adolescents with anxious versus non-anxious MDD has remained unknown. Aims: We compared the efficacy of esketamine in adolescents with MDD and suicidal ideation, both anxious and non-anxious. Methods: Fifty-four...
European Neuropsychopharmacology
June 21, 2023
Seline Mock, Nicole Friedli, Patrick Pasi et al.
46 citations
Eating disorders are serious illnesses showing high rates of mortality and comorbidity with other mental health problems. Psychedelic-assisted therapy has recently shown potential in the treatment of several common comorbidities of eating disorders, including mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders. The theorized therapeutic mechanisms of psychedelic-assisted...
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
June 20, 2023
Maria Gałuszko‐węgielnik, Katarzyna Jakuszkowiak‐wojten, Alina Wilkowska et al.
9 citations
OBJECTIVES: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar disorder (BD) often co-occur and frequently do not respond adequately to traditional antidepressant treatments. Ketamine has shown rapid antidepressant and anti-suicidal effects. However, there is limited literature on the safety and tolerance of using ketamine to treat patients with comorbid BD and BPD. METHODS: This case presents a...
Molecules
June 19, 2023
Ross Van de Wetering, Amy W M Ewald, Susan A Welsh et al.
Kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonists have preclinical antipsychostimulant effects; however, adverse side effects have limited their therapeutic development. In this preclinical study, conducted in Sprague Dawley rats, B6-SJL mice, and non-human primates (NHPs), we evaluated the G-protein-biased analogue of salvinorin A (SalA), 16-bromo salvinorin A (16-BrSalA), for its anticocaine effects, side...
INDONESIAN NURSING JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND CLINIC
June 18, 2023
Imelda Rahmayunia Kartika, Enggia Faloq, Fitrianola Rezkiki et al.
AbstractBackground: Complementary therapy has become an option for various diseases over the time. One kind of disease that can be given complementary intervention is anxiety. Nowadays, many young people suffer from anxiety disorders and they don't know how to deal with them properly. Make them less than optimal in achieving their life goals. The type of complementary therapy that can be used...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
June 15, 2023
BK Sai Sindhura -, Nethravathi R -
Performance anxiety refers to the high levels of anxiety faced by performing artists, experienced psychologically, physiologically, or behaviorally, which reduces the quality of their performance and causes immense stress. Using various techniques of mindfulness, such as the body scan and psycho-education, to bring awareness to thoughts, beliefs, and emotions has been suggested in previous...
Behavioral Neuroscience
June 15, 2023
Caitlyn J Bartsch, Sophia Aaflaq, Jessica T. Jacobs et al.
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has been shown to have antidepressant effects in humans and has been proposed as a potential treatment for mood disorders such as PTSD and aggression. However, previous studies from our lab and others have demonstrated that ketamine’s effects are highly context- and dose-dependent. In a recent study, we found that 10 mg/kg ketamine could exacerbate the...
International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research
June 13, 2023
Vivek Kumar Shukla, Nitendra Kumar, Surya Kant Pal et al.
A pyramid is a polyhedron with any base and three or more triangular faces that meet at a point called an apex or a pyramid is a three-dimensional shape with triangular sides. The pyramidal structure is a storehouse of energy. The pyramid is said to have the power to heal your chakras and align your mind. There are three main examples of a pyramid in our real life, are perfume bottles, tents in...
June 9, 2023
Mika Turkia
3 citations
preprint
This article presents the case of a young woman in her mid-twenties with a history of depression since childhood. She lived with a mother who failed to take care of her. The patient cared for the emotional needs of the mother instead of the mother caring for the daughter's needs. Her father was mostly absent. Already around the age of thirteen, the patient was severely depressed and was...
June 9, 2023
Mika Turkia
2 citations
preprint
This retrospective study presents the case of a young woman in her mid-twenties who suffered from insecurity and abandonment-related anxiety, which intensified after a breakup of her relationship. Her parents' alcoholism and schizophrenia, as well as emotional and physical violence, had been a part of her childhood, but they had appeared 'normal' to her. Her parents and relatives had not...