Internet Interventions
March 2021
Eva Rames Nissen, Robert Zachariae, Maja O'Connor et al.
The present study investigates possible predictors of treatment response in an Internet-delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (iMBCT) intervention with therapist support. This iMBCT program, a fully online delivered intervention with asynchronous therapist support, has previously been shown to be efficacious in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in women treated for breast...
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
February 28, 2021
K. Akillioglu, M. Karadepe
Objective In this study, we evaluated the effect of neonatal ketamine exposure on anxiety-like and exploratory behaviours in adult the Balb/c and C57BL/6 strains of mice which anxiety responses are different. Methods Ketamine was administered at two different doses single dose (10, 20 mg/kg, 0.1 ml/10 g body weight, intraperitoneally) and repeated doses (10, 20 mg/kg every 240 minutes; thrice...
Medical Teacher
February 28, 2021
Álvaro Orosa-Duarte, Roberto Mediavilla, Ainoa Muñoz-Sanjosé et al.
Abstract Objective To compare the effect of a mindfulness-based mobile application versus an in-person mindfulness-based training program in terms of reducing anxiety and increasing empathy, self-compassion, and mindfulness in a population of healthcare students. Methods The authors conducted a single-blind, randomised controlled trial with three parallel groups. Participants were allocated to...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
February 26, 2021
Marcelo Trombka, Marcelo Demarzo, Daniel Fernando Campos et al.
Background: Police officers' high-stress levels and its deleterious consequences are raising awareness to an epidemic of mental health problems and quality of life (QoL) impairment. There is a growing evidence that mindfulness-based interventions are efficacious to promote mental health and well-being among high-stress occupations. Methods: The POLICE study is a multicenter randomized...
Sexual & Relationship Therapy
February 24, 2021
C. Darnell
Abstract Knowledge about the intersections of trauma, emotional wellbeing and sexual health respectively, have increased significantly in recent years. Additionally, knowledge about the relationship between the brain, trauma and the body have gained traction and popularity through interventions like mindfulness. Sexual health professionals working with pleasure and vitality benefit from...
Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
February 14, 2021
Michail Mantzios, A. Tariq, Momina Altaf et al.
ABSTRACT Loving-kindness meditation has been recognized as a valuable form of meditation practice and features in most mindfulness programs. The present research explored the potential of an alternative non-meditative loving-kindness practice; namely, loving-kindness coloring. University students (N= 180) were randomly assigned to the loving-kindness coloring condition or the meditation...
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
February 6, 2021
Jerome Sarris, Daniel Perkins, Lachlan Cribb et al.
72 citations
Background\nAyahuasca is a psychoactive Amazonian brew which has emerging data indicating that it has antidepressant and anxiolytic properties.\n\nMethods\nThis paper uses data from the Global Ayahuasca Project (GAP), which was undertaken across 2017-2020 and involved 11912 people, to examine the perceived effects of ayahuasca consumption on affective symptoms. The study focused on the...
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
February 2, 2021
Caimeng Liu, Zhen Liu, G. Yuan
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the mediational role of mindfulness in the linkage between cyberbullying victimization and depression and anxiety among Chinese adolescents in longitudinal data. A total of 1274 Chinese high school students completed the measures at Time 1 (T1) and Time 2 (T2). Adolescents’ self-reports of cyberbullying victimization, mindfulness, depression,...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
February 1, 2021
Dylan Truppman Lattie, Hayley Nehoff, Shona Neehoff et al.
13 citations
Ketamine has rapid anxiolytic effects in treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive, post-traumatic stress, generalised anxiety and social anxiety disorders. This study aimed to assess changes following acute and maintenance ketamine therapy on the Fear Questionnaire (FQ) subscales and the Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory (SSAI). This secondary analysis used data from a mixed open-label and...
Psikologia: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Psikologi
January 25, 2021
Rahma Yurliani, Elvi Andriani Yusuf, Dina Nazriani
This study examines the relationship between mindfulness and death anxiety among elderly people. The study was conducted at a nursing home involving 150 elderly people. The results showed that mindful elderly people were less likely to experience death anxiety. We discussed the importance of mindfulness to enhance the quality of life of aging people. Penelitian ini mengkaji hubungan antara...