Anxiety disorders are common and disabling. Current drugs have limited efficacy, notable side-effects and little innovation. This editorial briefly reviews past, current and emerging anxiolytic treatments, including psychedelic-assisted therapies, and highlights key themes. There remains a major need for improved medications to reduce disability and improve quality of life.
Menopause is a natural phase in a woman’s life resulting from reduced ovarian function and declining oestrogen levels. Many women experience stress, anxiety, and sleep disturbances during this period, especially those engaged in physically demanding or low-status occupations. Although mind-body interventions (MBIs) are increasingly explored, evidence on their structured use among Group D...
Hypertension affects both physical and psychological health, including increasing anxiety, which can further worsen patients’ conditions. The Riliv application offers a practical solution for managing anxiety independently and effectively. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of implementing the Riliv mindfulness application on anxiety levels in hypertensive patients. This...
Objective To explore the immediate intervention effect and 1-month short-term maintenance effect of 8-week standardized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on test anxiety in college students, and to analyze the mediating role of mindfulness level. Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial design was adopted. From March to April 2025, 60 college students with Test Anxiety Scale...
Climate-related worry is increasingly recognized as a mental health concern and a potential correlate of pro-environmental behavior (PEB). However, little is known about these associations in the Global South or the potential role of mindfulness. This crosssectional study examined relationships among climate change anxiety, psychological distress, mindfulness, and PEB in 340 university students...
Background: Depression and anxiety are common mental health problems that frequently co-occur with trauma-related disorders and often develop following traumatic or stressful events, substantially impairing quality of life. Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to reduce these symptoms; however, their widespread implementation is often limited by poor accessibility and low adherence....
This study aims to delve into the regulation mechanism of mindfulness on anxiety among female college students. Special attention is paid to the chain-mediating effects of negative coping styles and fear of negative evaluation in this process, which is analyzed based on the method of mathematical statistical bias testing. Methods: Drawing on social cognitive theory, this study selected 350...
Background: Adolescents with neurological disorders (NDs) experience significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, or both relative to adolescents in the general population. The purpose of this systematic narrative review was to examine the existing literature evaluating the effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on anxiety, depression, or both among adolescents with a known ND....
Test anxiety is a universal phenomenon affecting students at all levels. Efforts are needed to help students get and use coping strategies to alleviate such anxiety. The study aim was to investigate the effects of two specific types of meditation, namely Vipassana and Shamatha techniques, on test anxiety among nursing students. This open-label randomized trial was conducted at the Faculty of...
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is an evidence-based group intervention, typically delivered in an eight-week standard protocol, which has limited accessibility, especially for Chinese adolescents. This study evaluated an intensive, one-week mindfulness-based skills training program designed to improve engagement among adolescents. Participants (N = 14, aged 12-22, Mage= 16.33, SDage= 2.53)...
Anxiety- and stress-related disorders are commonly treated using combinations of centrally acting drugs. However, the behavioral outcomes of interactions between GABAergic and glutamatergic systems remain incompletely characterized. The present study investigated the effects of flumazenil, ketamine and midazolam, and their combinations, on anxiety-like behavior in adult male rats using aversive...
Background and objective: Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders worldwide and affect all age groups. Current pharmacological treatments, such as selective serotonergic reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s) and benzodiazepines, have limitations in terms of adverse effects and efficacy, which highlights the need for alternative therapies. Serotonergic psychedelics have...
Anxiety, sexuality, and dreams are the three pillars upon which psychoanalytic models of the mind are based, yet these phenomena also have a specific place in the domain of neuroscience. Evidence has been provided to demonstrate that anxiety is clearly neurobiologically based in both humans and animals. This position situates it at the intersection of various theoretical models and enables...
Background. Music performance anxiety and musculoskeletal disorders can lead to devastating outcomes for musicians, such as career abandonment and substance use. This thesis uses functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neurobiological mechanisms through which mindfulness-based and somatic interventions may improve musicians’ health and well-being. Studies 1 and 2...
Eastern contemplative psychology proposes that clinging to a fixed self-concept generates psychological suffering, while Western psychology’s self-discrepancy theory describes how gaps between actual and ideal/ought self-representations produce distress. Despite their theoretical complementarity, no empirical research to date has examined this intersection. The present study investigated...
The study looks at the relationship between physiological indicators like respiration and electroencephalogram (EEG) activity and emotional states, particularly anxiety. Physiological data were gathered from a total of 550 students, comprising respiration signals and multi-channel EEG recordings. Upon conducting the initial analysis, it was discovered that people with high anxiety levels have...
Diminished drive is one of the core symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) diagnosis, yet its underlying neural mechanisms remain elusive, primarily due to a lack of appropriate animal models. We developed a novel Multilevel Exploration Test (MET) apparatus to evaluate exploratory behavior, which is captured as a dynamic, stage-dependent process involving "search", "attend/investigate",...
Mindfulness meditation is increasingly recognized as an effective psychological intervention for emotional regulation. Millions of people worldwide suffer from depression and anxiety, which are the most common mental health conditions amd present significant public health issues. This study examines the effects of short-term mindfulness meditation on depression and anxiety in adults. A...
Negative emotions affect driving safety. The anxiety of special vehicle drivers caused by stress increases the risk of traffic accidents. It is particularly important to take necessary trainings, and mindfulness training may be an effective measure. However, few studies have addressed these issues. To fill this gap, this study employs quasi-experimental research methods to investigate the...
Mental health is a complex and multidimensional construct that includes emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. In recent decades, increasing academic pressure, life style changes and social demands have led to a rise in stress, anxiety and depression, particularly among adolescents and students. Accurate assessment of mental health is essential for both clinical and educational...