Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most prevalent eating disorder and is associated with psychiatric comorbidities, health impairments, and decreased quality of life. Emerging evidence suggests that psilocybin-assisted therapy may promote cognitive and emotional flexibility and disrupt maladaptive behavioral patterns, making it a promising candidate for BED treatment. This open-label pilot...
Mindfulness is a cognitive and attitudinal process that enables individuals to focus on their present experiences and accept them without judgment. It involves awareness of emotions, thoughts, and bodily sensations, grounded in three essential components: intention, attention, and attitude. Intention defines the purpose of the practice, attention fosters present-moment awareness, and attitude...
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a high-risk prodromal state for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Its progression to AD is influenced by psychological distress, stress, anxiety, and depression, and kynurenine pathway (KP) dysregulation. Mindfulness-based interventions are proven to alleviate negative emotions; however, their impact on neuroinflammatory KP is unknown. This study determined the impact...
The Assessment of Clinician's Subjective Experience (ACSE) is a self-report questionnaire developed to evaluate clinicians' subjective experiences during patient interactions. While its psychometric properties and clinical validity have been supported, its neurobiological correlates have not yet been investigated. In this pilot study, two clinicians and ten patients participated in a...
Friend and/or family caregivers (FCGs) of those with terminal cancer are heavily relied upon to address the emotional and physical needs of the patient facing death. Although increasing research has focused on testing supportive interventions for FCGs who deliver home-based care at end of life, limited attention has targeted strategies that support grief processing for bereaved FCGs during the...
To evaluate the association of a short-term mindfulness-based stress reduction program combined with auricular acupressure with preoperative sleep fragmentation, anxiety, pain, and physiological stress responses in patients with spinal metastases using a retrospective quasi-experimental before-and-after design. This retrospective quasi-experimental before-and-after cohort study included...
To evaluate the effects of mindfulness meditation combined with eCASH-based nursing on perioperative pain and early recovery in patients with preeclampsia undergoing cesarean section. This retrospective study included 107 patients with preeclampsia who underwent cesarean section. According to the perioperative nursing intervention received, patients were assigned to a control group (n=53,...
Mind sound resonance technique (MSRT) is a yoga-based relaxation practice that incorporates mantra chanting and relaxation techniques. It is designed to address psychosomatic disorders by harmonizing the Manomaya Kosha and regulating autonomic nervous system (ANS) functions. This narrative review examines the effects of MSRT on various health parameters, including its ability to alleviate...
This study aims to explore the clinical efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) combined with ear triple therapy in improving blood pressure, symptoms, emotions, and other multidimensional conditions of young and middle-aged patients with hypertension. Using convenient sampling, young and middle-aged patients with hypertension who visited Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese...
Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of mindfulness exercises on stress management and resilience among ELMSN students. Methods: The study was a quasi-experimental design that used a paired samples t-test to compare pre-test and post-test of students’ scores on both GAD-7 anxiety screening tool and short version of Grit-scale. Statistical tests were conducted with...