Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies
2020
Zahra Sadat Goli, Leila al-Sadat Mirseifi Fard, Fahimeh Akhbari
Background and Aim: Social anxiety is associated with various variables such as mindfulness. Given the effectiveness of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program in improving clinical problems, psychological symptoms, and quality of life of people with social anxiety, and the importance of addressing this variable in their lives, the present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the...
The Journal of cardiovascular nursing
2020
Kaitlyn Rechenberg, Lakeshia Cousin, Laura S Redwine
An estimated 6.5 million American adults live with heart failure (HF). Elevated anxiety symptoms may worsen HF symptoms and contribute to decreases in overall quality of life (QOL). Mindfulness has been associated with better psychological health with lower levels of anxiety symptoms. Mindfulness may be a modifiable target for reducing anxiety symptoms and increasing QOL in patients with HF....
Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology
2020
Paul Glue, Natalie J. Medlicott, Shona Neehoff et al.
43 citations
Background: Ketamine’s defining side effects are dissociation and increased blood pressure/heart rate. An oral formulation with delayed absorption could minimize these effects. We recently reported safety and tolerability data for an extended release ketamine tablet in healthy volunteers. Methods: To assess safety, tolerability, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of an extended release oral...
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
2020
Alan K. Davis, Frederick S. Barrett, Roland R. Griffiths
369 citations
Prior research has shown that acute subjective psychedelic effects are associated with both spontaneous and intended changes in depression and anxiety. Psychedelics are also theorized to produce increases in psychological flexibility, which could explain decreases in depression and anxiety following a psychedelic experience. Therefore, the present cross-sectional survey study sought to examine...
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
December 5, 2019
Simone Bianco, I. Testoni, Arianna Palmieri et al.
35 citations
Near-death experiences (NDE) are intense events that can have profound psychological consequences. Although decreased fear of death after an NDE is a well-documented phenomenon, it is unclear what psychological factors are associated with reduced death anxiety. In this study, grounded in terror management theory, we compared 102 people who had an NDE with 104 individuals who did not....
Behavioral Sciences
December 3, 2019
Marina Nekić, Severina Mamić
Bearing in mind the characteristics of an academic setting, as well as the developmental tasks young people inevitably face, there is a need to identify and study the factors that play an important role in the development and maintenance of psychological distress among college students. One factor that has emerged as crucial for the development of both anxiety and depression is the intolerance...
JMIR Research Protocols
December 2, 2019
Muhammad Abid Azam, Vered Valeria Latman, Joel Katz
Mindfulness meditation (MM) is a commonly used psychological intervention for pain, mood, and anxiety conditions, but can be challenging to practice with severe symptoms without proper training. The Mindfulness Meditation app (MMA) is a supportive training tool specifically developed for this study to aid in the practice of mindful breathing using a smartphone. This study aims to evaluate the...
General Psychiatry
December 1, 2019
Eric Bui, Franklin King, Andrew Melaragno
14 citations
While limited advances have occurred in the past 30 years in the pharmacological management of anxiety and stress-related disorders, novel molecular pathways both within and without the monoamine systems are currently under investigation and offer promising new avenues for more effective future treatments. Enhancing psychotherapy approaches with pharmacological compounds offers the potential to...
Psychopharmacology
November 29, 2019
Sam G. Moreton, Luke Szalla, Rachel E. Menzies et al.
77 citations
Psychedelic therapies can engender enduring improvements in psychological well-being. However, relatively little is known about the psychological mechanisms through which the salutary effects of psychedelics emerge. Through integrating extant research on psychedelics with contemporary existential psychology, we present a novel hypothesis that reduced death anxiety may be a key mechanism...
BMJ Open
November 28, 2019
Rachel G. Lucas‐Thompson, Natasha Seiter, Patricia C Broderick et al.
Introduction: Interparental conflict exposure places adolescents at risk for problems with stress and anxiety; existing prevention/intervention strategies focus on reducing interparental conflict. Mindfulness-based programmes may be a promising treatment strategy for this population, but studies have not yet tested whether they are effective in this high-conflict context. In addition, evidence...