Electronic Physician
January 22, 2020
Mostafa Haghshenas, Fatemeh Assarian, Abdollah Omidi et al.
Background: Diseases with a chronic and debilitating nature, such as chronic kidney disease, are frequently associated with psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression. Objective: To assess the efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients. Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, fifty hemodialysis patients were selected from...
bioRxiv Preprint Server
January 22, 2020
Greer McKendrick, Hannah Garrett, Holly E. Jones et al.
1 citation
preprint
Patients suffering from opioid use disorder often relapse during periods of abstinence, which is posited to be caused by negative affective states that drive motivated behaviors. Here, we explored whether conditioning mice with morphine in a CPP training paradigm evoked anxietylike behavior during morphine abstinence. To do this, mice were conditioned with morphine (10 mg/kg, i.p.) for five...
BMC Neurology
January 21, 2020
J. Hearn, A. Cross
Background Populations with reduced sensory and motor function, such as spinal cord injury (SCI) are at increased risk of depression, anxiety, pain, and poorer quality of life (QoL). Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) have been developed with the aim of improving outcomes for people with SCI. To understand the value of MBIs, a systematic review was conducted pertaining to the use of MBIs,...
International Journal of Whole Person Care
January 15, 2020
Dana Carsley, Francis Charlebois, Polina Titova et al.
Test anxiety is a concern among university students. Mindfulness-based colouring activities (mandalas) have been found to be effective for reducing university students’ generalized anxiety and for decreasing test anxiety in youth; however, studies have not used this method to address test anxiety with university students. Given that university students may struggle with higher test anxiety than...
Avicenna Journal of Neuro Psycho Physiology
January 4, 2020
Background and Aims: Student life has its challenges although it offers new opportunities for the individual. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on reducing anxiety and improving the quality of life as well as perceived academic control of students. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted based on a pretest and posttest...
Art Therapy
January 2, 2020
C. Campenni, Ashley Hartman
Abstract This randomized controlled study examined effects of mandala (structured and unstructured) and instruction (directed expression and free expression) on state anxiety, mood, and state mindfulness. Participants included 69 undergraduates randomly assigned to one of four conditions following anxious mood induction. The design followed 2 (mandala) X 2 (instruction) X 3 (time) mixed...
Psychiatry Research
January 2, 2020
Simon B. Goldberg, Brian T. Pace, Christopher R. Nicholas et al.
234 citations
The current meta-analysis examined the effects of psilocybin in combination with behavioral interventions on anxiety and depression in samples with elevated symptoms. Across four studies (one uncontrolled; three randomized, placebo-controlled; N = 117), within-group pre-post and pre-follow-up effects on anxiety and depression were large (Hedges' gs=1.16 to 1.47) and statistically significant....
Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies
2020
Maryam Khadir Zareh, Ahmad Sohrabi
Background and Purpose: Early conceptualizations of anxiety indicate that maladaptive cognitions cause and maintain anxiety disorders so that anxious people show bias in processing information, prefer to pay attention to threatening stimuli, and interpret emotional ambiguity in a threatening direction. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness...
Journal of Assessment and Research in Applied Counseling
2020
Farzad Shakoei, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Anahita Mahlouji et al.
Aim: The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on anxiety and rumination in married women with generalized anxiety. Methods: The present quasi-experimental study had a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all married women with a generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in Tehran. Among them, we selected...
Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research
2020
Katelyn J. Haschke, Whitney Whitaker, Jordan Null et al.
Research indicates that practicing mindfulness over an extended period of time (e.g., 20-45 minutes a day) may positively impact an individual’s overall well-being; however, limited empirical attention has tested the effectiveness of brief mindfulness practices. The current study examined how brief mindfulness practices influence symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among college...