Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
May 7, 2014
Manjit K Khalsa, Julie M Greiner-Ferris, Stefan G Hofmann et al.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, but there is still room for improvement. The aim of the present study was to examine the potential benefit of enriching CBT with kundalini yoga (Y-CBT). Participants consisted of treatment resistant clients at a community mental health clinic. A total of 32 participants enrolled in the study and 22...
April 22, 2014
Laurențiu Mitrofan, M. Chraif, F. Golu et al.
Abstract There are many ways of improving driving, but recently the researchers revealed that lower anxiety and aggression correlated with high skills seems to be the key of an efficient safety driving. In this study we are trying to prove the effect of the UCM technique on reducing the drivers anxiety and to reveal a link between reducing anxiety and improving performance. The participants...
April 22, 2014
Laurențiu Mitrofan, M. Chraif, F. Golu et al.
Abstract Nowadays, road accidents are very frequent. Anxiety plays an important role in traffic safety. In this study, we tried to prove that the Unifying Creative-Meditation Technique has a beneficial effect on anxiety which was measured through physiological parameters. The participants were 30 drivers (for the experimental group) and 30 drivers (for the witness group) that have been selected...
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
March 4, 2014
Peter Gasser, Dominique Holstein, Yvonne Michel et al.
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A double-blind, randomized, active placebo-controlled pilot study was conducted to examine safety and efficacy of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)-assisted psychotherapy in 12 patients with anxiety associated with life-threatening diseases. Treatment included drug-free psychotherapy sessions supplemented by two LSD-assisted psychotherapy sessions 2 to 3 weeks apart. The participants received...
Behavioural Neurology
January 28, 2014
Ognyan I Kolev, Spaska O Georgieva-Zhostova, Alain Berthoz
Background: Depersonalization and derealization are common symptoms reported in the general population. Objective. The aim of the present study was to establish the relationship between anxiety and depersonalization and derealization symptoms in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders. Methods: Twenty-four vestibular patients with anxiety and 18 vestibular patients without anxiety were...
Archives of women's mental health
January 22, 2014
Janice H Goodman, Anthony Guarino, Kerry Chenausky et al.
Many women experience anxiety during pregnancy with potential negative effects on maternal, birth, and child outcomes. Because of potential risks of fetal exposure to psychotropic medications, efficacious non-pharmacologic approaches are urgently needed. However, no published studies of psychotherapeutic treatments for anxiety in pregnancy exist. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) may...
Mindfulness
January 21, 2014
Christina Surawy, Freda McManus, Kate Muse et al.
Recent research has shown that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could be a useful alternative approach to the treatment of health anxiety and deserves further investigation. In this paper, we outline the rationale for using MBCT in the treatment of this condition, namely its hypothesised impact on the underlying mechanisms which maintain health anxiety, such as rumination and...
Folia biologica
2014
S Karimi, M Jahanshahi, M J Golalipour
Ecstasy or MDMA as a psychoactive drug and hallucinogen is considered one of the most commonly used drugs in the world. This psychotropic substance is discussed both as sexually stimulating and reducing fear and anxiety. Amphetamines also destroy neurons in some brain areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of MDMA on anxiety and apoptosis of hippocampal neurons. Forty-two...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2014
Camila Ferreira-Vorkapic, Bernard Rangé
Yoga is a holistic system of different mind-body practices that can be used to improve mental and physical health. It has been shown to reduce perceived stress and anxiety as well as improve mood and quality of life. Research documenting the therapeutic benefits of yoga has grown progressively for the past decades and now includes controlled trials on a variety of mental health conditions such...
Explore
2014
Varun Sharma, Amit Sood, Kavita Prasad et al.
Interventions to decrease stress and enhance resiliency and mindfulness are more likely to be widely implemented if they can be offered without the need for in-person training. The purpose of this study was to assess effectiveness of a self-directed Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program delivered using only written material for improving stress, resiliency, and mindfulness....