Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are transdiagnostic developmental risk factors for various mental and physical health issues, including Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Existing research demonstrated ACE not only affects the onset, severity, and comorbidity of disorders, but also affects treatment responses. To investigate whether and how ACE modulates treatment effects of Mindfulness Based...
Long-COVID is a complicated, post-viral syndrome involving multiple body systems and can present with neuropsychiatric symptoms. Little has been reported about the neuropsychiatric symptoms of long-COVID, and validated treatments do not yet exist. There is prior evidence that mindfulness-based strategies have been helpful for those with chronic illnesses; shown significant decreases in anxiety,...
This study explores the relationship between mindfulness, flow, cognitive anxiety, and self-rated performance in competitive sports, moving away from traditional cognitive-behavioral principles to investigate mindfulness-based interventions, specifically mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions (MABI). The research is centered on understanding how mindfulness relates to the self-rated...
Previous research shows that meditation practice helps reduce Music Performance Anxiety (MPA), positively impacting the musicians' wellbeing and performative skills. Several meditation types have been explored, but further investigation into additional methods is warranted to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the impact and potential use of meditation to address MPA. The present...
Psychosocial stress, depression, and anxiety are prevalent during pregnancy and can be associated with adverse birth outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an online Mindfulness Group Therapy (MGT) program in improving perinatal maternal psychological distress and perinatal outcomes among women with twin pregnancies. In this randomized controlled trial, 120 women carrying...
Meditation has been demonstrated to benefit adolescent mental health. This research examined various meditation styles practiced in northern Thailand to determine which were associated with positive and negative mental health outcomes in adolescents. High school students who were 15-18 years old and who were enrolled in grades 10-12 in either secular or Buddhist Thai boarding schools were...
Long-term physiological, psychological, economic, and lifestyle pressures make maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients prone to anxiety and depression. This study aims to evaluate the effects of mindfulness meditation combined with progressive muscle relaxation on sleep and emotional disorders in hemodialysis patients with sarcopenia. Patients with uremic sarcopenia and sleep issues were...
Hwabyung is a Korean culture-bound syndrome characterized by anger-related physical and psychological symptoms. Depressive disorder is a common mental disorder that occurs worldwide and is highly comorbid with Hwabyung. In traditional East Asian medicine, both Hwabyung and depression are associated with an imbalance in vital energy termed qi. Mindfulness induces psychosomatic balance, and...
PeerJ2025Xinjian Xu, Borhannudin Bin Abdullah, Shamsulariffin Bin Samsudin et al.3 citations
University students are increasingly vulnerable to mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, which have been associated with academic stress, job market uncertainty, and lifestyle-related factors such as physical inactivity and poor sleep habits. Mindful movement, defined as structured programs integrating mindfulness practice with physical movement, offers a holistic approach to...
Patients with a life-threatening disease (LTD) sometimes suffer from end-of-life distress (EOLD) which refers to the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual suffering related to chronic illness and the possibility of death. Palliative care interventions seek to improve the quality of life of patients with EOLD and their significant others. Currently, a range of psychological and...
Adolescence is marked by major puberty-induced changes including increased reactivity to stress and a peak incidence of mental disorders. The implementation of early interventions during this developmental period is essential to prevent mental disorders. In this clinical trial, we examined the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on internalizing symptoms, affects, and...
Mood disorders, anxiety, and suicidality in youth are increasing and rapid-acting treatments are urgently needed. One potential is ketamine or its enantiomer esketamine, which was FDA approved in 2019 to treat major depressive disorder with suicidality in adults. This systematic review evaluated the evidence for the clinical use of ketamine to treat mood disorders, anxiety, and suicidality in...
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder with the second highest mortality of all mental illnesses and high relapse rate, especially among adult females, yet with no accepted pharmacotherapy. A small number of studies have reported that adult females who struggled with severe and relapsing AN experienced sustained remission of the illness following ketamine infusions. Two other reports...
Frontiers in Neuroscience2025Christine Ramirez, Gertrude Asumpaame Alayine, Cyril Selase Kwaku Akafia et al.3 citations
Anxiety and depression reduce autonomic system activity, as measured by Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and exacerbate cardiac morbidity. Both music and mindfulness have been shown to increase HRV, and clinical approaches incorporating these interventions show promise as effective treatments for symptoms of anxiety and depression. Music mindfulness, which combines music listening with mindfulness...
Pregnancy leads to vulnerabilities and susceptibilities to mental disorders. Miscarriage, as an adverse pregnancy outcome, and following curettage for treatment, add the risks of further psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, insomnia, etc., and current approaches to prevention are unsatisfactory. Ketamine and its S-enantiomer esketamine can prevent postpartum depression, and...
Incorrect Funding In the published article, there was an error in the Funding statement. We mentioned that there was “no financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The correct Funding statement appears below.FUNDINGThe current study was supported by the Institutional Seed Money Grant by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA),...
Frontiers in Psychiatry2025Muneeb Hashmi, Padmasini Mugunthan, Priyal Jain et al.2 citations
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), or functional seizures (FS), are episodes that resemble epileptic seizures but may be psychological in origin. Unlike epileptic seizures, which are linked to abnormal electrical activity in the brain, functional seizures may be associated with psychological and/or physical distress, and do not show the same electrical patterns on an...
Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) is considered rare in hallucinogen users although there are conflicting reports about its incidence and prevalence. HPPD may be more common in those with trait neuroticism. In this study, we invited hallucinogen and other drug users to complete an online questionnaire about their use of hallucinogens, their experience of HPPD symptoms, and...
Psilocybin is a serotonergic psychedelic compound which shows promise for treating compulsive behaviours. This is particularly pertinent as compulsive disorders require research into new pharmacological treatment options as the current frontline treatments such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, require chronic administration, have significant side effects, and leave almost half of the...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychiatric condition that develops following exposure to a traumatic event. Individuals with this condition experience numerous physiological and behavioral alterations, including intrusive memories, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, heightened anxiety, hypervigilance, impaired cognition, elevated resting heart rate and blood pressure,...