Jurnal Rumpun Ilmu Kesehatan
December 13, 2025
Ratnasari Ratnasari, Lauw Acep
Stroke not only causes physical impairment but also affects the psychological and emotional condition of patients, such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Meditation, especially mindfulness meditation and conscious breathing, has developed as a complementary therapy believed to help reduce stress levels and improve focus and quality of life. This study aims to explore the experiences of stroke...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
December 11, 2025
Sima Rafiei, Kristof Santa, Nicola Honey et al.
3 citations
Introduction: , a six-session VR mindfulness programme designed for young people, delivered in real-world school and community environments. Methods: Using an exploratory pre-post mixed-methods design, data were collected from 53 participants across schools, community organisations, and youth mental health services. Recruitment was facilitator-led and internal to each site. Quantitative data...
General Hospital Psychiatry
December 9, 2025
Gerasimos Konstantinou, Joshua D. Rosenblat, Sarah Hales et al.
4 citations
The global demographic shift toward aging populations has intensified the need for innovative therapeutic interventions targeting late-life mental health conditions, notably depression, loneliness, and existential distress. Traditional pharmacological treatments often exhibit limited efficacy and poor tolerability in older patients, primarily due to age-related physiological changes and the...
Advanced International Journal for Research
December 8, 2025
K Kowsalya, R Eshwar
Middle-aged working women often experience heightened levels of stress and anxiety due to the simultaneous demands of professional responsibilities, household duties, and caregiving roles. Mindfulness has emerged as an accessible and effective psychological strategy for managing these challenges. This review examines research published between 2014 and 2024 to explore the effects of daily...
Advanced International Journal for Research
December 8, 2025
Sabaresh Pandiyan, R. Rajaswathy -
Teaching practicum is one of the most stressful phases in a B.Ed. student’s academic journey. Many students experience strong anxiety during classroom teaching, especially when they are observed or evaluated. This anxiety can affect their confidence, lesson delivery, and overall teaching performance. Mindfulness-based interventions have recently gained attention for reducing stress and...
2025 IEEE 1st International Conference on Recent Trends in Computing and Smart Mobility
December 5, 2025
Vandana Roy, P. Shukla
Electroencephalography (EEG) is becoming the key technique of researching mental states, particularly when studies focus on stress and anxiety. Regrettably, EEG recordings are routinely contaminated by numerous sources of noise, including power line noise, motion artifacts, burst noise, Electrooculography (EOG), Electromyography (EMG), and Electrocardiography (ECG), which severely affect the...
Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change
December 4, 2025
Eppy Setiyowati, Nur Hidaayah, Mulyadi Mulyadi et al.
In general, ischemic stroke patients experience psychological problems anxiety, depression and increased blood pressure to be above normal. The purpose of the study was to analyze anxiety, depression and blood pressure post mindfulness spiritual intervention combination breathing exercise. Quasy experiment research design with a large sample of 25 respondents through purposive sampling...
Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health
December 2, 2025
Rachna Garg, Shubhagata Awasthi, Naveen Gupta
The rising incidence of depression and anxiety among the elderly is a growing public health concern. While pharmacological treatments are widely used, they often present challenges such as side effects and dependency, highlighting the need for evidence-based psychotherapeutic alternatives. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MBCBT) integrates mindfulness techniques with cognitive...
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
December 1, 2025
Ping Qu, Honghao Deng, Qian Cao et al.
1 citation
Previous studies have demonstrated that mindfulness-enhanced exercise training (MEET) exerts positive effects on mental health of college students. This research aims to compare the similarities and differences in efficacy, trajectories of effects, and the underly mechanism between two distinct types of MEET, which integrates mindfulness practices with tai chi (MTC) or resistance training (MR)....
Progress in Palliative Care
December 1, 2025
M. Barimbing, D. Jeger, Made Edwin Sridana
ABSTRACT This narrative review synthesized the use of psilocybin-assisted therapy as a promising treatment for alleviating death anxiety in terminally ill patients. The insights presented are derived from findings reported in previous studies. Therefore, this review aimed to assess the efficacy, pharmacology, and mechanisms by which psilocybin alters brain function by affecting 5-HT2A receptors...
Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening
December 1, 2025
Bjørn Holmøy, Kristoffer Andreas Aamodt Andersen
3 citations
Interest and use of psychedelic substances is on the rise in the general population. Research has mainly focused on therapeutic applications in formal treatment settings, and little is known about persistent negative effects in naturalistic use. The aim of this paper is to present a clinically relevant overview of the phenomenology and symptoms of enduring mental health problems after...
JAACAP open
December 1, 2025
Tram N B Nguyen, Benjamin A Ely, Aria Vitale et al.
Youth with depression use cannabis at high rates, and exposure to cannabinoids in adolescence has been shown to deleteriously alter the reward system. However, there has been sparse research on the link between adolescent cannabis use and anhedonia, a core symptom of depression and clinical manifestation of reward dysfunction. Here, in a sample of adolescents presenting predominantly with mood...
Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
December 1, 2025
Sohom Saha, Manohar Kumar Pahan, Debajit Karmakar et al.
2 citations
This study investigated the efficacy of an integrated psycho-yogic training program on psychological well-being in underperforming female athletes, addressing the gap in traditional sports training that often neglects psychological readiness. The research involved 56 female athletes aged 20-25 years, randomly divided into experimental and control groups of 28 participants each. The experimental...
Addiction
December 1, 2025
Zachary Bryant, Kirsten Morley, Jessica A Kerr et al.
MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine or "Ecstasy") is the fourth-most used illicit substance globally. While previous research found links between MDMA use and mental health outcomes, the direction and nature of this relationship remain unclear. This study assessed whether MDMA use in early adulthood increases the risk of anxiety or depression in mid-30s. A longitudinal, population-based...
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
December 1, 2025
Neena Sharma, Kamlesh Jha, Chandrakanta Munni
Pranayama, yogic breathing techniques, are considered a form of meditation. In classical yoga, the breath is associated with prana; thus, pranayama is a means to control the inner force, the prana shakti or life energy. Pranayama is more than regular breathing and if practiced in structured and methodical manner can reduce the body's physical symptoms of stress and anxiety. It has more recently...
Research Square
December 1, 2025
Albert Buchard, Federico Seragnoli, Michel Sabé et al.
preprint
Abstract Early maladaptive schemas (EMS) are highly prevalent in patients seeking psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and correlate strongly with baseline depression and anxiety. This study characterized EMS in 192 adults and longitudinally followed 74 patients receiving psilocybin- or LSD-assisted therapy. We found that baseline schema burden, particularly related to failure and defectiveness,...
Nurse Professional Education Journal
November 30, 2025
Nopiandi Wardani, I Made Eka Santosa, Ni Made Sumartyawati
Anxiety can harm behavior, social functioning, and the rehabilitation process, especially in adolescents in conflict with the law. This study aims to analyze the effect of mindfulness meditation therapy on anxiety levels in adolescents in conflict with the law at the Paramita Mataram Center. The study used a quantitative approach with a one-group pre-test post-test pre-experimental design. All...
Psychopharmacology
November 28, 2025
Elifrances Galdino de Oliveira, Mayara Victória De Souza Barbosa, Diógenes Afonso De Lima et al.
Relevant to the study of neurodevelopmental disorders, maternal immune activation (MIA) models reproduce the high incidence of anxiety disorders and molecular alterations in the cerebellum reported in patients with schizophrenia and autism. In parallel, ketamine, a fast-acting antidepressant, has shown beneficial effects in psychiatric disorders with immune-related components. To investigate...
CNS Drugs
November 28, 2025
D J Hirsch, Jace Reed, Aasim Naqvi et al.
2 citations
Eating disorders (EDs) are complex psychiatric conditions characterized by disruptions in eating behaviors, body image concerns, and profound medical and psychosocial consequences. Despite their significant global prevalence, coupled with high morbidity and mortality rates, pharmacological treatment options remain limited. This review synthesizes evidence from clinical drug trials conducted...
The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update
November 28, 2025
Treatment with a single dose of a pharmaceutical formulation of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) resulted in a dose‐dependent reduction in anxiety in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a Phase 2b study has found. The two highest of four tested dose strengths of the MM120 formulation demonstrated significant improvement relative to placebo.