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...
Basic & Clinical Cancer Research
October 4, 2026
Arman Ryahin, Kaveh Ebadi, Farhad Azadmehr
Background: Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer among women world- wide. While advancements in early diagnosis and treatment have improved survival rates, many breast cancer patients experience persistent sleep disturbances, anxiety, and stress, which negatively impact their quality of life. Pharmacological treatments for sleep disor- ders pose risks such as dependency and side...
The Dyke
October 4, 2026
Simbarashe Ndobe Musasanuri, Richard Muranda
This paper examines the role of popular music in shaping public discourse on kuromba/ hurombwa, an occult wealth-seeking practice embedded within Zimbabwean socio-cultural realities. Situated within the context of prolonged economic instability, unemployment, and widening social inequalities, the study explores how musicians utilise lyrical narratives to expose, critique, and problematise the...
medRxiv
October 2, 2026
Pierre Champetier, Anaïs Hamel, Stéphane Rehel et al.
preprint
Abstract Study objectives Aging is associated with increased sleep complaints and changes in sleep architecture, microstructure and rest-activity rhythms. Meditation-based interventions have shown benefits on subjective sleep quality, but their effects on objective sleep parameters remain largely underexplored. This study investigated the effects of an 18-month meditation intervention on sleep...
International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology
October 1, 2026
M Monisha, Mahesh A. Tripathi
High-stress workplaces, such as active-duty armed forces, make objective, continuous assessment of distress difficult.Smart wearables embedded with AI would provide an ideal alternative to self-reporting.To assess the ability of a commercially available AI-based EEG device, to compare the effectiveness of these techniques, and to compare their effectiveness on stressrelated neurophysiological...
Journal of Educational Innovation and Public Health
October 1, 2026
Dona Ayu Anggela, Andriani Mei Astuti, Totok Wahyudi
Kecemasan adalah masalah emosional umum yang dapat menyertai pasien skizofrenia dan dapat memengaruhi kondisi psikologis serta fungsi sehari-hari mereka. Oleh karena itu, pendekatan non-farmakologis diperlukan sebagai bagian dari perawatan keperawatan psikiatri untuk mendukung manajemen kecemasan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kombinasi terapi pernapasan mindfulness dan...
Brain and Behavior
October 2026
Mina Hasanpour, Kousar Dadkhah Tehrani, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam et al.
The Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS) assesses excessive mind-wandering. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Persian 12-item MEWS (MEWS-12) among Iranian adolescents, focusing on factor structure, internal consistency, associations with external measures, known-groups validity, and gender measurement invariance. In this cross-sectional study, 506 adolescents aged 12-18...
Stress and Health
October 1, 2026
Elaine Cristina Fontes de Oliveira, Sara de Pinho Cunha Paiva, Enrrico Bloise et al.
Women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) exhibit high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, which negatively impact their quality of life. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the effects of an eight-week online Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI), with weekly one-hour sessions, on psychological and biological markers of stress in 35 women with RPL. Participants were randomly...