Many experts believes this undoubtedly that Panic is dangerous than pandemic. Fear, stress, anxiety, depression and obsession out of continuous panic state of mind would be more dangerous than the infection caused by covid19 corona virus during pandemic because if one member of a family is infected by infection than all other members of same family were found to be suffering from the stress and...
Mindfulness is a mental state that can be achieved through meditation. So far, studies have shown that practicing mindfulness on a consistent and regular basis can improve attentional functions and emotional well-being. Mindfulness has recently begun to be used in the field of child development. The goal of this study is to assess if a mindfulness program may help primary school students in...
Background: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of gastrointestinal system, characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhoea, constipation, or both. IBS-M (diarrhoea and constipation) has reported to cause significant distress to the person and often goes misdiagnosed; leading to different psychological problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, etc. These psychological problems maintain...
Patients with migraine suffer from high morbidity related to the repeated headache attacks, characteristic of the disorder, poor sleep, and a high prevalence of comorbid psychosocial disorders. Current pharmacological therapies do not address these aspects of migraine, but nonpharmacological treatments such as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) have been shown to improve both pain and...
Depression and anxiety are common, debilitating psychiatric conditions affecting millions of people throughout the world. Current treatments revolve around selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), yet these drugs are only moderately effective at relieving depression. Moreover, up to 30% of sufferers are SSRI non-responders. Endocytosis, the process by which plasma membrane and...
Objective This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a live online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in preventing distress, anxiety and childbirth fear in pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19. Material and methods Designed as a randomized-controlled trial, this study was performed with the participation of pregnant women who were diagnosed with COVID-19. The sample...
ABSTRACT Background With the development of positive psychology, posttraumatic growth research on cancer patients has attracted increasing attention from researchers. It is immensely important to effectively increase the posttraumatic growth level of cancer patients and improve their quality of life. Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of a nurse-led mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan...
Abstract Objective To assess endocannabinoid (anandamide, AEA; 2‐arachidonoylglycerol, 2‐AG) plasma levels in healthy volunteers and in volunteers with social anxiety disorder (SAD) after a single oral dose of ayahuasca or placebo. Methods Post hoc analysis of endocannabinoid plasma levels (baseline, 90 and 240 min after drug intake) from two parallel‐group, randomized, placebo‐controlled...
Meditation means daydreaming or to engage oneself in imaginary things. Meditation is such an incantation, which calms the mind and settles it. we see all sides of your personality and existence, rather closely. Meditation is an altogether different technique to work accurately and minutely for achieving this. It removes the muscular tension, and these become relaxed. Anxiety is a basic cause of...
Stress is an integral part of human life and it can increase depression and anxiety which can hamper an individuals personal life, relationship or work satisfaction. To counter the issue of stress, anxiety and depression there are various pharmacological and nonpharmacological coping methods. As an intervention, the participants were taught Anapanasati meditation (brief mindfulness meditation)...