Background: The medical students experience a lot of stress, which increase when they appear for internal assessment examination. Yoga as an anxiolytic tool which has been practiced over centuries in India. Aims and Objectives: To assess the efficacy of yoga in increasing the cognitive performance in medical students after practicing it for 6 months. Materials and Methods: A comparative study...
BACKGROUND: Dissociation, a disruption in the coherent integration of experience, is increasingly recognized as a clinically relevant yet underexplored phenomenon in epilepsy. While psychobehavioral symptoms such as anxiety and depression are routinely addressed in epilepsy care, dissociation remains understudied and formal assessment frameworks to better evaluate and integrate dissociative...
A depressão é uma das principais causas de incapacidade no mundo, e suas abordagens terapêuticas convencionais, embora eficazes para muitos pacientes, ainda apresentam limitações significativas, como início tardio dos efeitos e resistência ao tratamento. Nesse contexto, destaca-se a hoasca, também conhecida como ayahuasca, uma infusão amazônica tradicional composta por Banisteriopsis caapi e...
This study aims to trace the historical origins and conceptual divergence of "autism" as employed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD), and to examine their recent rapprochement through the lens of phenomenological psychopathology. A narrative review was conducted to analyze primary historical sources, including works by Bleuler, Kanner, and their...
Objectives: Adolescents with chronic migraine face increased risk for comorbid anxiety and depression that, can hinder migraine self-management and coping. Mindfulness-based interventions may reduce anxiety/depression to improve migraine outcomes, yet require tailoring to increase acceptability and engagement among this distinct population. The current study used qualitative methods to explore...
Objectives/Goals: Mainstream interest in psilocybin (“shrooms”) has grown over the past several years as two US states have “legalized” psilocybin and clinical trials are underway for use in multiple mental health conditions. We evaluated self-reported use of psilocybin among community members in North Florida and trends in use from 2012 to the present. Methods/Study Population: Established in...
AANA journalApril 1, 2026Allan Lovern, M. Watson, A. Hollis et al.
Resident registered nurse anesthetists (RRNAs) face high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) due to the academic, clinical, and financial demands of graduate anesthesia education. Nature-based mindfulness, which integrates nature exposure with mindfulness practices, has shown promise in reducing psychological distress but remains underexplored among RRNAs. This single-arm pilot,...
MidwiferyApril 1, 2026Wan-Lin Pan, Cherng-Chia Yang, Yi-Hui Chen et al.
PROBLEM Childbearing women frequently experience stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms during the perinatal period, which may affect both maternal and infant health. BACKGROUND Mindfulness-based interventions have shown benefits for maternal psychological well-being. With the growth of mobile health, online mindfulness programmes offer greater accessibility; however, few studies have...
What is the role of subsonic and low-frequency vibration in consciousness, music, and health? This article draws on neurophysiological, evolutionary, and clinical perspectives to examine the Pacini system — the body's subsonic vibratory perceptual system — and its relation to consciousness studies, music perception, and health and well-being. The Pacini system, while commonly overlooked, is...