Neuropsychopharmacology
June 1, 2022
Błażej D. Pędzich, Sarah Rubens, Mehdi Sekssaoui et al.
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy gained considerable interest as a novel treatment strategy for fear-related mental disorders but the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. The serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) receptor is a key target underlying the effects of psychedelics on emotional arousal but its role in fear processing remains controversial. Using the psychedelic 5-HT2A/5-HT2C receptor...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
May 31, 2022
Sarah E B Francis, Frances Shawyer, Bruno Cayoun et al.
Objectives: This study investigated the effectiveness of a group-based 8-week intervention, Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT), to decrease psychological distress and increase wellbeing in a heterogeneous population in primary health care. MiCBT focuses on the importance of interoception and its interaction with cognition in emotional experience. These interactions are...
PsyArXiv
May 21, 2022
Betül Tatar, Rebeka Pazmanyova, Esther K. Papies
preprint
PurposeBrief mindfulness-based interventions have received great research attention, including in the domain of anxiety. However, quantitative studies do not provide in-depth accounts of how brief mindfulness is experienced. In this qualitative study, we explored how non-meditator undergraduate students learn brief mindfulness and apply it to anxiety-provoking aspects of COVID-19. MethodsWe...
Brain Imaging and Behavior
May 18, 2022
Michelle Kennedy, Abdalla Z Mohamed, Paul Schwenn et al.
Mindfulness training has been associated with improved attention and affect regulation in preadolescent children with anxiety related attention impairments, however little is known about the underlying neurobiology. This study sought to investigate the impact of mindfulness training on functional connectivity of attention and limbic brain networks in pre-adolescents. A total of 47 children with...
Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews
May 16, 2022
Andrew Hodge, Suporn Sukpraprut‐braaten, Robert Strayhan
4 citations
Background: The use of psychedelic compounds to treat psychiatric disorders has become a very significant topic of research over the past several years. Psilocybin has risen to prominence as one of the most studied among these psychedelic compounds. Multiple trials have already shown that it can be a safe and efficacious treatment for various medical conditions. This study intends to perform a...
Frontiers in Psychology
May 13, 2022
O. Khukhlaev, I. Novikova, A. Chernaya
In modern psychology, mindfulness is an important resource for psychological well-being and intergroup relations, but its role in intercultural communication effectiveness has not been sufficiently studied. This research aims to identify the interrelationship between interpersonal mindfulness, intergroup anxiety, and intercultural communication effectiveness among international students. The...
Journal of Eating Disorders
May 6, 2022
Reid Robison, Adele Lafrance, Madeline Brendle et al.
Depression and anxiety outcome measures, safety/tolerability, patient satisfaction, and ease of implementation of group-based ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (G-KAP) delivered to patients in intensive residential eating disorder (ED) treatment were assessed. This study reports on five participants with a diagnosis of an ED and comorbid mood and anxiety disorders who received weekly...
The FASEB Journal
May 1, 2022
Thomas Basala, Brigitte Morin, John Durocher
According to the CDC, most children and about 1 in 3 adults in the United States fail to reach their age group recommended quantity of sleep. Recently, non‐pharmacological sleep aids, such as meditation, have gained popularity. However, to our knowledge there is no research data that compares sleep metrics or psychological well‐being between those that meditate in the morning vs. in the...
فصلنامه علمی و پژوهشی اعتیادپژوهی
May 1, 2022
Paria Shakibayi, Parinaz Ghayuomi
ذهن بر مبتني درماني شناخت اثربخشي کيفيت و اضطراب سطح بر آگاهي افيوني مواد مصرف اختالل با زنان زندگي
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
May 1, 2022
Marziea Raee, Nabi Fatahi, Mohammad Sadegh Homayoun et al.
Anxiety problems are common disorders in children and later ages. People with anxiety disorders need to be treated by psychological methods. The aim of the present study was to determine the effectivness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on self-esteem, self-concept, and social anxiety of people with social anxiety disorder. The participants in this study were 30 individuals with...