Key Points Question During buprenorphine treatment, does group-based mindfulness training reduce opioid use, craving, and anxiety compared with group recovery support? Findings In this randomized clinical trial including 196 adults prescribed buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, mindfulness was not superior at reducing illicit opioid use compared with an active group intervention with an...
Abstract Objectives This study aimed to compare the effects of imagery training and mindfulness meditation training on competitive anxiety and heart rate variability in university athletes in Chiangrai, Thailand. Methods 30 university athletes were randomly allocated into three groups: imagery training group, mindfulness meditation training group and control group. The participants in the...
Objective: Student periods are always accompanied by various challenges, including increased alexithymia and test anxiety, and decreased adjustment to college. Consequently, the aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based education on alexithymia, test anxiety, and adjustment to college in students. Methods and Materials: This research was a...
The current study aspires to inquire about the interdependence between Mindfulness and Cognitive - Somatic Anxiety among Young and Middle Adults in India. This quantitative research encompassed a cohort of 121 individuals, including 58 young adults and 63 middle adults. A convenient sampling technique was utilized to derive the samples from the population. Data collection was executed employing...
Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on psychological symptoms and anxiety sensitivity in women with panic disorder. Methods and Materials: The research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test assessments. The statistical population included women with panic disorder who attended counseling centers in...
The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based schema therapy on cognitive emotion regulation in men with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The research method was classified as a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test, including an experimental group and a control group. The statistical population consisted of all men with generalized...
Introduction. In the current study the mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on anxiety of pregnant women during the coronavirus outbreak were evaluated. Materials and methods. A randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out among 72 pregnant women who presented at gynecology clinics in hospitals, Tehran, Iran, for prenatal care during January and April2019. The 17-item short form of...
Objective: Anxious students during their studies have low academic self-efficacy and face challenges in school adjustment. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of determine the effect of mindfulness-based education on academic self-efficacy and school adjustment in anxious female students. Methodology: This research was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test...
Current HIV research2025Pegah Mirzapour, Abbas Boosiraz, Mohammad Mahdi Roozbahani et al.
Background/ Objective: Due to the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on personal and social life, people living with HIV (PLWH) are faced with several challenges and issues. Therefore, PLWH requires psychological interventions. The study aims were to create a suitable platform for psychological structures that empower them to address their issues effectively. In this regard,...
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide and has a profound impact on an individual's psychological well-being. Individuals diagnosed with breast cancer often experience anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life (QoL) due to the physical and emotional burden of the disease. Mindfulness-based interventions have emerged as effective strategies to alleviate...
Adolescent mental health problems have become a public health issue of social concern in re-cent years. Compared with traditional psychological intervention methods, mindfulness meditation, as a flexible and non-invasive intervention method, has shown its potential and has gradually become a research hotspot, providing a fresh viewpoint for mental health education and practice. This article...
Mindfulness meditation interventions of varying lengths on women's anxiety levelsS tress, a natural response to challenges, can improve focus and survival instincts, but if excessive or prolonged, it can impair learning, memory, and planning, leading to health issues and exacerbating anxiety and other psychological conditions.When demands exceed coping abilities, individuals feel stressed and...
Bu çalışmada kısa bilinçli farkındalık egzersizinin durumluk kaygı üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Ayrıca çalışmada kadınların kaygı düzeylerinin erkeklere göre yüksek olup olmadığı araştırılmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini ulaşılabilirlik esas alınarak, yaşları 20 ile 55 yaş aralığında değişen, Türkiye’de yaşayan 30 yetişkin oluşturmuştur. Ölçüm aracı olarak Durumluk ve Sürekli Kaygı Envanteri...
Childhood stressors and adverse experiences can increase the likelihood of children developing mental disorders. The development of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children (MBCT-C) offers opportunities to improve emotional resiliency and reduce these children's vulnerabilities. The current study introduces the framework of a future clinical trial that seeks to examine the level of...
Background: The Altered States of Consciousness Scale (3/5D-ASC or 11-ASC) is widely used to assess non-ordinary states of consciousness, particularly for psychedelic research. However, its original dimensional model (3D-ASC within 5D-ASC) and later 11-subscale structure (11-ASC) have a hierarchically incompatible higher/lower-order structure. Although the 11-ASC offers superior model fit, the...
Ketamine2025Jose Eduardo Guimaraes Pereira, Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot, Thiago Ramos Grigio et al.1 citation
Neuropathic pain (NP) is a frequently undertreated component of chronic pain, posing challenges due to its complexity. This has led to interest in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonists like ketamine. NP is linked to maladaptive processes, such as NMDAR-related windup and sensitization. While results from ketamine trials on chronic NP have been inconsistent, perioperative use has...
Research2025Shujie Li, Shu-Jie Li, Qingning Yuan et al.
The 5-HT 1A receptor is a critical target in the treatment of depression and anxiety. Bufotenine derivatives, such as 5-methoxy- N , N -dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT), 5-hydroxy- N , N -dimethyltryptamine (5-OH-DMT), and 5-hydroxy- N , N , N -dimethyltryptamine—derived from traditional Chinese medicine—have shown antidepressant potential. However, the structural basis of their interaction with...
2025Henrique Tofoli Vieira Machado, Geovana Mendes de Seixas, L. Silva et al.
Introduction: In recent years, psilocybin has been explored as an alternative therapy for neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance dependence. Studies suggest that when administered under professional supervision, psilocybin can offer relief for patients with treatment-resistant disorders. Objective: The aim of...
Abstract Fifty-one cancer patients with symptoms of depression and anxiety were enrolled in a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial using low-dose psilocybin (placebo) and high-dose psilocybin (intervention group) combined with psychotherapy with 5 weeks between dosing sessions and at 6-month follow-up. Participants in the intervention group had large decreases in clinician- and self-rated...