Journal of Medical Case Reports
May 25, 2018
Kaeley Kaplan, Fiona Kurtz, Kelly Serafini
In this report, we describe a case of a patient with substance-induced anxiety disorder occurring after a single dose of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Furthermore, we describe the use and efficacy of the Primary Care Behavioral Health model, a collaborative approach to integrative primary mental health care, in evaluating and treating this rare mental health disorder. Three days following...
Zhonghua xingwei yixue yu naokexue zazhi
May 20, 2018
YU Yongju, Peng Li, Botao Liu et al.
1 citation
Objective To investigate the relationships between mindfulness, anxiety and depression in surface warship soldiers and the mediating role of attentional control. Methods Chinese versions of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Attentional Control Scale (ACS) and the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) were used to survey 475...
COJ Nursing & Healthcare
May 14, 2018
Anne M. Devney
A. Review use of mindfulness as a stress reduction technique. B. Review rapid anxiety reduction techniques that faculty members can use. C. Review those strategies. In addition to selection of stress reduction techniques, the nurse and nurse educator might consider how use of these elements may help foster improved critical thinking. The National League for Nursing’s Guide for Teaching Thinking...
Frontiers in Psychology
May 3, 2018
Satish Jaiswal, Shao-Yang Tsai, Chi-Hung Juan et al.
There are several ways in which cognitive and neurophysiological parameters have been consistently used to explain the variability in cognitive ability between people. However, little has been done to explore how such cognitive abilities are influenced by differences in personality traits. Dispositional mindfulness and anxiety are two inversely linked traits that have been independently...
Mindfulness
May 2, 2018
Dawn Querstret, Mark Cropley, Chris Fife-Schaw
Mindfulness interventions have been shown to be effective for health and wellbeing, and delivering mindfulness programmes online may increase accessibility and reduce waiting times and associated costs; however, research assessing the effectiveness of online interventions is lacking. We sought to: (1) assess the effects of an online mindfulness intervention on perceived stress, depression and...
Electronic Physician
May 1, 2018
M. Dehghani, Azadeh Delbar Saf, Asghar Vosoughi et al.
Background Improving sports performance and reducing anxiety is one of the most important goals of athletes. Recurrence of symptoms and treatment cessation are common problems with common interventions. Approaches based on mindfulness-acceptance-commitment (MAC) can be a response to these limitations Objective The main purpose of the present study was to determine effectiveness of the...
International Journal of Applied Research
May 1, 2018
Kirti .
The increasing prevalence of psychological distress among adolescents and young adults has been attributed to academic pressure, family conflict, socioeconomic inequalities, trauma, excessive social media use, discrimination, and other chronic stressors. When these stressors exceed an individual's coping capacity, maladaptive coping strategies such as avoidance, rumination, substance abuse,...
American Journal of Health Promotion
May 1, 2018
Meghan K. Edwards, Simon Rosenbaum, Paul D Loprinzi
Single bouts of aerobic exercise and meditation have been shown to improve anxiety states. Yet to be evaluated in the literature, we sought to examine the effects of a single, short bout of aerobic exercise or meditation, as well as exercise and meditation combined on state anxiety among young adults. Randomized controlled trial. University. Participants (N = 110, mean age = 21.4 years) were...
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
May 1, 2018
Michael J Crowley, Sarah S Nicholls, Deborah McCarthy et al.
Group Mindfulness Therapy (GMT) is a program tailored for adolescents that targets anxiety with mindfulness skills including present moment awareness, mindfulness in everyday life (breathing, eating, walking), body scan, loving-kindness, and self-acceptance. Youth with anxiety may benefit from mindfulness exercises precisely because they learn to redirect their mind, and presumably their...
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
April 24, 2018
Zul Merali, Christian Cayer, Pamela Kent et al.
16 citations
The Maya have traditionally used copal, Protium copal, as incense during ceremonies since pre-Columbian times. Anecdotally, copal (when burned as incense), is thought to elicit mentally uplifting and calming effects. The main objective of this study was to determine whether the incense elicits anxiolytic-like behavior in animal models using rats. A second objective was to characterize active...