To limit the first spread of COVID-19 in March 2020, the Italian government imposed strict lockdown measures to the population. Despite necessary to reduce the virus transmission and the burden to the hospitals, social isolation has caused detrimental effects on psychological wellbeing and mental health. Moreover, during this period, it was also difficult to deliver psychological treatments and...
Terminally ill patients may experience existential distress, depression, or anxiety, limiting quality of life in the final stage. Existing psychotherapeutic or pharmacological interventions have (time) limited efficacy. Psychedelic treatment may be a safe and effective alternative treatment option. Systematically review studies on psychedelic treatment with and without psychotherapy for...
Suicide is the most common cause of death in male resident physicians and the second most common cause of death in resident physicians overall. Physicians also experience high rates of major depressive disorder (MDD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and burnout. These conditions frequently develop during medical school, and threaten not only physicians but the patients they care for. A...
Aduhelm Shows Promise for Alzheimer's DiseaseTwo phase 3 clinical trials of Aduhelm (aducanumab) showed a correlation between plasma p-tau reduction and less cognitive and functional decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease, Biogen and Esai announced last November. The accumulation of the protein tau inside neurons leads to neurofibrillary tangles—a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's...
Survey-based studies suggest naturalistic psychedelic use provides mental health benefits similar to those observed in clinical trials. The current study sought to confirm these findings in a large group of psychedelic users and to conduct a novel examination of associations between amount of psychedelic use and behavioral outcomes, as well as frequency of harms ascribed to psychedelic use. A...
Positive Psychology has turned its attention to the study of emotions in a scientific and rigorous way. Particularly, to how emotions influence people's health, performance, or their overall life satisfaction. Within this trend, Flow theory has established a theoretical framework that helps to promote the Flow experience. Flow state, or optimal experience, is a mental state of high...
Purpose: To present study the impact of yoga intervention on exam anxiety, mindfulness, attention, and memory in school-going children. Methodology: The study started with the camp organized by a Principal of RA. Geeta Sr. Secondary School. The study population was taken from those interested to take part in the one-month yoga intervention on their own will both male and female with the age...
Background: Reports show the prenatal anxiety of Indonesia reaches a percentage of 28.7% of mothers experience anxiety. The COVID-19 pandemic influences pregnant mothers’ psychology, 76.2%. The physical, psychological, and spiritual balance of pregnant mothers should be healthily balanced. This healthy balance includes the childbirth process to avoid psychological interruption. The use of...
Journal of Clinical MedicineDecember 17, 2021Mirian Santamaría-Peláez, Jerónimo Javier González-Bernal, Juan Carlos Verdes-Montenegro-Atalaya et al.
In primary health care, the work environment can cause high levels of anxiety and depression, triggering relevant expert and individual change. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs reduce signs of anxiety and depression. The purpose of this sub-analysis of the total project, was to equate the effectiveness of the standard MBSR curriculum with the abbreviated version in minimizing...
Medical personnel working in emergency rooms (ER) are at increased risk of mental health problems and suicidality. There is increasing evidence that mindfulness-based interventions can improve burnout and other mental health outcomes in health care providers. In contrast, few longitudinal prospective studies have examined protective functions of dispositional mindfulness in this population. The...