Medicine
March 1, 2023
Li Yang, Lv Na, Jia Xiang Rui
Aims: In this study a web-based mindfulness cultivation program was implemented to investigate its effectiveness on the addiction symptoms and negative emotions of college students with social network addiction. Methods: A total of 66 students were recruited and randomly divided into the intervention group or the control group. Participants in the intervention group received a web-based...
European Psychiatry
March 1, 2023
J. Ramírez González, I. Fernández Márquez, Serafín González et al.
Introduction The use of hallucinogens has accompanied the human being throughout history. In the 1970s, studies focused on the therapeutic potential of hallucinogens were blocked due to their misuse in the young population. At present, psilocybin is re-emerging as the center of attention due to its possible therapeutic potential in different psychiatric pathologies such as depression, anxiety...
March 1, 2023
David Nutt, David Castle
4 citations
Abstract There is substantial contemporary interest in psychedelic agents as medicines for maladies of the mind. This follows research in the 1950s and 1960s exploring the use of LSD and other psychedelics to treat a range of psychiatric illnesses as well as addictions. This research was shut down after prohibition of these drugs; however, the last decade has seen a major renewal of interest in...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
February 21, 2023
Chan-Young Kwon
Public and research interest in mindfulness has been growing, and the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic seems to have accelerated this growth. This study was conducted to investigate the public and research interest in mindfulness in the context of COVID-19. The term 'Mindfulness' was searched in Google Trends, and data were collected from December 2004 to November 2022. The...
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
February 17, 2023
Nicholas Tze Ping Pang, Vincent Chung Sheng Tio, Amardeep Singh Bhupendar Singh et al.
COVID-19 has trickle-down psychological effects on multiple strata of society, particularly university students. Apart from the worry of contracting or spreading COVID-19, Malaysian university students were also locked down on their campuses, suffering significant psychological distress. Hence, an online mindfulness intervention was proposed to alleviate psychological distress and improve...
Research Square
February 14, 2023
Frank Sánchez-Quijano, Diana Ximena Puerta-Cortés, Julio Eduardo Mazorco-Salas
preprint
Abstract This pilot study aims to compare the effects of mindfulness and holotropic breathwork treatments on adolescents in the rehabilitation process for psychoactive substance use. Participants comprised 18 female adolescents aged 15–18 admitted to the Fundación Grupo de Apoyo, affiliated with the Colombian Family Welfare Institute. The Fundación is dedicated to rehabilitation from,...
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
February 14, 2023
Kenji Hashimoto
40 citations
Cognitive impairment has been observed in patients with various psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, major depressive disorder (MDD), and bipolar disorder (BD). Although modern therapeutic drugs can improve certain symptoms (i.e., psychosis, depression) in these patients, these drugs have not been found to improve cognitive impairment. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
February 9, 2023
Anya Ragnhildstveit, Miriam Kaiyo, Matthew Brian Snyder et al.
10 citations
Background A dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder, known as “D-PTSD”, has been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. In addition to meeting criteria for PTSD, patients endorse prominent dissociative symptoms, namely depersonalization and derealization, or detachment from one's self and surroundings. At present, this population is...
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology
February 8, 2023
Carolyn S Phillips, Julianna Bockhoff, Donna L Berry et al.
Purpose: To explore adolescent and young adults' (AYAs) experiences with participation in a mindfulness-based music therapy intervention during cancer treatment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Sixteen young adults (20-39 years old) who received cancer treatment and participated in a mindfulness-based music therapy intervention for anxiety and stress were interviewed using a...
Biomedicines
February 5, 2023
Erika Plazas, Nicoletta Faraone
40 citations
Neuropsychiatric diseases such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress represent a substantial long-term challenge for the global health systems because of their rising prevalence, uncertain neuropathology, and lack of effective pharmacological treatments. The approved existing studies constitute a piece of strong evidence whereby psychiatric drugs have shown to have unpleasant side...