Frontiers in Psychology
July 4, 2022
Ozan Bahcivan, Tania Estapé, Jose Gutierrez-Maldonado
ObjectiveCombining 3rd-wave-therapies with Cognitive-Behavioural-Therapy (CBT) has increased in recent years. Usually these therapies require longer sessions which therefore increases the psychotherapy drop-out rate for cancer patients for multiple medical reasons. This inspired intervention of a shorter 20 min-long mindfulness-therapy (MBST) to be developed for Breast-Cancer-patients...
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
July 1, 2022
Timothy I. Michaels, Lebert Lester, Sara de la Salle et al.
19 citations
OBJECTIVE: Despite strong evidence for the safety and efficacy of ketamine in the treatment of mood disorders, the enrollment of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) has not been a focus of this research. Health disparities in the treatment of mood disorders in BIPOC indicate a strong need to understand the clinical, social, and pharmacological aspects of this novel treatment in...
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
June 30, 2022
Megan K Hatfield, Emma Ashcroft, Siobhan Maguire et al.
Children on the autism spectrum often experience anxiety. Mindfulness is growing in popularity as a method to support children with anxiety; however, there is limited evidence on mindfulness for children on the autism spectrum. This study investigated the feasibility of a 10-week group-based mindfulness intervention for 14 children on the autism spectrum. A one-group pre-post design determined...
Behavioral Sciences
June 29, 2022
Letizia Iannopollo, Grazia Cristaldi, Caterina Borgese et al.
In the last decade, Mindfulness-based interventions have been increasingly used in health care settings, particularly in the context of cancer. Research documents the efficacy of these interventions for decreasing the burdens of stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disorders, and other symptoms. This article describes the case report of a patient with breast cancer, highlighting her...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
June 28, 2022
Nataliya S. Vorobyeva, Alena A. Kozlova
16 citations
Classical psychedelics represent a family of psychoactive substances with structural similarities to serotonin and affinity for serotonin receptors. A growing number of studies have found that psychedelics can be effective in treating various psychiatric conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety, and substance use disorders. Mental health disorders...
Frontiers in Pain Research
June 27, 2022
Dianna E. Willis, Peter A. Goldstein
6 citations
The phencyclidine-derivative ketamine [2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexan-1-one] was added to the World Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines in 1985 and is also on the Model List of Essential Medicines for Children due to its efficacy and safety as an intravenous anesthetic. In sub-anesthetic doses, ketamine is an effective analgesic for the treatment of acute pain...
Journal of Sleep Research
June 14, 2022
Hailey Meaklim, Malisa Burge, Flora Le et al.
12 citations
Dreaming and insomnia are important markers of distress in times of crisis. Here, we present a longitudinal, mixed-methods study examining changes in dreaming between individuals with and without insomnia symptoms and their relationship to mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. A global survey examining insomnia symptoms, dreams and mental health was launched in April 2020 and followed...
Journal of Psychedelic Studies
June 9, 2022
Annie M. Mccartney, Hugh McGovern, Alexander de Foe
8 citations
Abstract Psychedelic substances such as psilocybin and ketamine may represent the future of antidepressant treatment, due to their rapid and prolonged effects on mood and cognition. The current body of psychedelic research has focused on administration and treatment within a psychiatric context. Here, instead, we put to the test the contention that it is necessary to evaluate the current state...
BMC Psychiatry
June 7, 2022
Paulina Wróbel-knybel, Michał Flis, Joanna Róg et al.
9 citations
Sleep paralysis (SP) is a transitional dissociative state associated with the REM sleep phase that affects approximately 28.3% of the student population during their lifetime. The reasons for the high prevalence of SP in the student population are not entirely clear. Research indicates possible influencing factors such as the intensification of anxiety symptoms, a tendency to worry, the...
Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
June 2022
Li-Ying Lin, Li-Hua Lin, Ghao-Ling Tzeng et al.
This meta-analysis was a systematic review of evidence on the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on quality of life (QOL), pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients. Until July 2020, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The study included 18 RCTs. The MBSR/MBCT...