Background: The impact of psychedelic treatment on patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become more intriguing to the psychiatric field. Because of the stigma surrounding illicit drug use, the scientific communities were unable to conduct thorough studies regarding the effects of psychedelics on the brain. These drugs could help many people with mental illnesses that have not...
Physiology & BehaviorJanuary 18, 2022Paula Michelotti, Francini Franscescon, T. E. Müller et al.
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic in human and veterinary clinic, as well as an abuse drug that acts on several neurotransmitter systems. The use of alternative animal models, such as zebrafish, is emerging to study the effects of drugs on neurobehavioral responses. Here, we evaluated the effects of ketamine on memory consolidation (acute protocol), as well as on anxiety-, aggressive-like...
Objectives This study aims to systematically analyze the effects of mind–body exercises on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, and anxiety in patients with PTSD. Furthermore, it intends to provide scientific evidence-based exercise prescriptions. Methods Chinese (i.e., China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, and Wanfang)...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Meditation practices have been marketed broadly to ameliorate human suffering. As such, individuals may seek out and use meditation to control or manage unpleasant thoughts and emotions. Emotion and thought control research suggest that meditation used in this way may potentiate unpleasant private experiences and contribute to negative outcomes. We aimed to evaluate...
Abstract:Approximately 62% of college students report experiencing anxiety during the past 12 months (American College Health Association [ACHA], 2016). Of those students, approximately 27% stated that their anxiety had taken a negative toll on their academic performance (ACHA, 2016). This study aimed to test the efficacy of prescribed mindfulness meditation in reducing symptoms of anxiety in a...
Abstract Study aim: This study aims at examining the impact of Mindfulness and mental skills on competitive anxiety in athletes. Material and methods: The present study is quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. Participants were 45 19–30 years old male shooters randomly assigned to three groups with 15 people. The test consisted of six 60-minute mindfulness training/Mental...
Mindfulness cognitive therapy is based on mindfulness decompression, integrating the elements of cognitive behavioral therapy and related psychological education components, a set of mindfulness group courses designed. In order to explore the influence of mindfulness training on fluency and anxiety in shooting sports training. There are 22 athletes in a provincial shooting team, 12 in the...
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms in adults with anxiety disorders, and changes in threat-related attentional bias may be a key mechanism driving the intervention's effects on anxiety symptoms. Event-related potentials (ERPs) can illuminate the physiological mechanism through which MBCT targets threat bias and reduces symptoms of anxiety. This...
Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, several studies have shown an increase of psychological distress in the general population. Previous research demonstrated that high levels of anxiety are associated with reporting more somatic symptoms. The ability to adaptively regulate emotions is essential to deal with stressful situations, and it is one of the main components of mindfulness...
BACKGROUND Inpatient antepartum individuals have higher levels of anxiety compared to outpatient. Former randomized trials using mindful meditation programs to decrease maternal anxiety have conflicting results; some studies show significant decrease in anxiety levels, while others show no difference. A paucity of trials exist using mindful meditation for maternal anxiety in the inpatient...