Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology
October 8, 2026
Gianluca A. Florineth, Anna L. Boeker, Felix Müller et al.
Background Classic psychedelics show potential for treating psychiatric disorders, yet the psychological framework of psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) remains underspecified. As regulatory approval approaches, defining the contribution of psychological interventions to clinical outcomes is critical for both mechanism inference and implementation. Objectives To systematically review the...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
October 8, 2026
Anthony L. Back, Cynthia J. Price, Bonnie A. Mcgregor et al.
Cancer patients arrive for psilocybin therapy with bodies altered by illness and treatment — bodies that they have learned to brace against, dissociate from, or scan for threat. Research on psilocybin-assisted therapy for cancer-related depression and anxiety consistently identifies the quality of the acute subjective experience — reflected in constructs such as acceptance, surrender,...
ePrints Soton
October 7, 2026
Rose Seneviratne
Rates of anxiety, depression, and psychological distress among young adults have increased while mental health services face persistent capacity constraints, strengthening the need for accessible, low-intensity preventive support. Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) are widely promoted as one possible response. However, their effects across young adult populations and delivery contexts remain...
Neurobiology of Disease
October 6, 2026
Rahul J D'Mello, Lyndsey E Shorey-Kendrick, Joshua A Karpf et al.
Prenatal cannabis exposure is associated with adverse offspring outcomes including altered neurodevelopment. However, there is insufficient evidence to establish a direct association. We sought to determine the impact of chronic prenatal delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exposure on offspring neurodevelopment and emotional behavior in a translational rhesus macaque model. Animals were divided...
Brain Research Bulletin
October 6, 2026
Ziyi Hua, Yongqiang Shu, Li Li et al.
INTRODUCTION: This study investigated changes in multiband amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in patients with major depressive disorder following a 2-week combination treatment regimen of esketamine and sertraline, and examined the associations between ALFF changes and clinical symptom improvement. METHODS: Forty patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) received esketamine (0.25...
Frontiers in Public Health
October 6, 2026
Vivian W. L. Tsang, Faizan Bhatia, Anne Ferrey et al.
Background: The group therapy model has been recently favored as a means of conducting psychedelic assisted therapies for mental health disorders. However, there is a paucity of literature showing strengths or drawbacks of this approach and comparisons of safety and efficacy to individual therapy. This systematic review aims to address this gap in literature. Methods: We included original...
REVISTA MULTIDISCIPLINAR INTEGRADA - REMI
October 5, 2026
Paula Victoria Cantão Coelho, Karine Rodrigues da Silva Neumann, Elaine Cristina Rocha Oliveira
O comportamento alimentar é influenciado por fatores fisiológicos, emocionais, psicológicos, sociais e ambientais, não podendo ser compreendido exclusivamente a partir da necessidade de ingestão de nutrientes. Nesse contexto, a alimentação emocional representa uma manifestação relevante, uma vez que determinados indivíduos podem recorrer à comida diante de situações de estresse, ansiedade,...
Applied Nursing Research
October 5, 2026
Stéphane Pasquet, Anne Wojtanowski, Estelle Michinov
Aim To evaluate the effects of virtual reality hypnosis (VRH) on psychological restoration, stress, and workplace well-being among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses. Design A 6-week randomized controlled trial with a mixed-methods evaluation. Methods Forty-one NICU nurses were randomly assigned to a VRH intervention group (n = 22) or an active control group (n = 19). Emotional state,...
Frontiers in Psychology
October 5, 2026
Lipeng Luo, Biwei Xu
Background and purpose Mindfulness training benefits athletes’ psychological states and performance, but how mindfulness translates into competitive experience remains unclear. This study examines whether attentional control is the psychological pathway from trait mindfulness to race flow in competitive swimmers, and whether this pathway extends to objective pacing accuracy. Methods A...
medRxiv
October 5, 2026
Praachi Tiwari, Sandeep M. Nayak, Nathan D. Sepeda et al.
preprint
Importance: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has a 2% global prevalence, but only about 50% of patients respond to conventional treatment, underscoring the need for additional effective interventions. Objective: To assess the feasibility, safety, and preliminary evidence for efficacy of repeated psilocybin administration in OCD patients who had previously attempted psychotherapy or...