Psicologia e Saúde em DebateJuly 20, 2026Gustavo Santos de Oliveira, Luiza Ester Lima de Oliveira Rosa, José Clerton de Oliveira Martins
O excesso de estímulos ao desempenho e à produtividade tem provocado um estado de cansaço compartilhado na sociedade contemporânea, contribuindo para o surgimento de adoecimentos psíquicos associados à exaustão. Em contraste, movimentos que desafiam essa lógica, como o Yoga, ganham notoriedade no Brasil. Essa prática tem como proposta integrar aspectos físicos, emocionais, mentais e espirituais...
Maternal mental health is a major global concern affecting both pregnant women and fetal development. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have shown benefits in improving maternal mental health. This study assessed the effects of digital and conventional face-to-face MBIs on psychological distress among pregnant women. Two independent reviewers conducted the literature search and study...
Open MindJuly 19, 2026Eirini Karakasidou, Athina Komninou, Markella Kotzia
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Study type: Randomized, controlled, parallel-group trial (retrospective registration; data collection already complete). Rationale/Background: University students training in psychology face elevated academic and emotional demands that place them at risk for stress, anxiety, and depression. This study examined whether a brief self-compassion and mindfulness training program could improve...
Psilocybin shows therapeutic promise for several psychiatric disorders, but the acute perceptual and cognitive alterations produced by conventional doses (10-25 mg) require in-clinic supervision, which limits scalability. Whether the therapeutically relevant pharmacology of psilocybin can be separated from its hallucinogenic activity remains unresolved. To address this gap, we conducted a Phase...
This chapter addresses how a professor can incorporate mindfulness into bar exam preparation. The high-stakes nature of the bar exam can be highly stressful, potentially hindering performance. My bar exam course (and this chapter) provides students with a template for a holistic approach to bar exam studying. This template is rooted in the Zen principles of focus, discipline, awareness,...
Objective: To explore the relationship between mindfulness and mental health among older adults, and to further examine the predictive effect of mindfulness on mental health. Methods: Based on the original survey data, 301 retired older adults aged over 60 years were selected as participants, and only two core variables, mindfulness and mental health, were retained for analysis. The Chinese...
JMIR Research ProtocolsJuly 17, 2026Santosha Veeramachaneni, Elizabeth Park, Jeffrey Martin et al.
Hypnosis is a focused state of consciousness that enhances concentration, attention, and responsiveness to suggestion. It has shown efficacy in treating psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, its potential for addressing burnout and related symptoms remains underexplored. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the...
Introduction Auto-Induced Cognitive Trance (AICT) is a non-ordinary state of consciousness (NOSC) that can be accessed by will alone once a standardised self-induction procedure has been learnt. The first research publication on AICT dates back only ten years, meaning that research on this phenomenon is still in its infancy. Previous reports concerning the phenomenology and neurophysiology of...
This chapter returns to depression to examine rumination in light of the capacity to be inwardly silent. Rumination is typically defined as repetitive and persistent negative thinking, yet its experiential structure has received limited phenomenological attention. Building on the framework developed earlier in the book, the chapter argues that many cases of rumination involve a disruption in...
Mindfulness-based approaches show promise for reducing tic severity, yet little is known about their effect on comorbid symptoms. The objective was to evaluate secondary outcomes from a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based intervention for tics (MBIT) with psychoeducation, relaxation, and supportive therapy (PRST). Twenty-eight adults with Tourette's syndrome or...