Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)
October 15, 2025
Gediminas Gumbis, Kristijonas Puteikis, Rūta Mameniškienė
Background and Objectives: While sleep paralysis (SP) is a well-defined disorder, its pathophysiology and causes remain elusive. We aimed to assess the prevalence of sleep paralysis among higher education students and determine factors associated with SP with a focus on psychoactive substance and medication use. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey across higher...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
October 15, 2025
Sheida Shadani, Erika Greaves, Zane B. Andrews et al.
preprint
Abstract Psychedelics, particularly psilocybin, have shown therapeutic potential across several psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anorexia nervosa (AN). These disorders often share social deficits that may be effectively alleviated by psychedelics considering their use has been linked with emotional empathy and enhanced social cognition....
LIFE International Journal of Health and Life-Sciences
October 14, 2025
Dustin Warden
This case study documents the integrative treatment of a woman with chronic schizophrenia, complex PTSD, and comorbid anxiety and depression, incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her primary symptoms included persistent hallucinations, trauma-driven nightmares, and emotional dysregulation. Traumatic themes of incest, supernatural forces, and violent dream figures dominated her inner...
Discover Psychology
October 14, 2025
Seyyed Kiarash Sadat Rafiei, Mahsa Asadi Anar
4 citations
This article advances an integrative account of the evolutionary and neurocognitive foundations of religion, ideology, and storytelling, arguing that these cultural forms emerged as adaptive responses to the existential vulnerabilities engendered by higher-order consciousness. Synthesizing insights from evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience, anthropology, and philosophy, it proposes...
Indigenous Religious Traditions
October 14, 2025
Daniela M. Peluso
Global Ayahuasca: Wondrous Visions and Modern Worlds. By Alex K. Gearin. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press, 2024. 296pp. $30 (paperback or e- book), $120 (hardcover).
Psychiatry International
October 13, 2025
Felipe Montalva-Valenzuela, Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz, Gérson Ferrari et al.
1 citation
Background: Physical activity is essential for good health and human well-being, yet one-third of adults worldwide fail to achieve the recommended weekly physical activity. Buddhist Walking Meditation (BWM), Walking Meditation (WM), or Mindful Walking (MW) is a mindfulness practice characterized by mind–body interaction, seeking to promote people’s well-being. Therefore, this systematic review...
Bartın Üniversitesi İslami İlimler Fakültesi Dergisi
October 10, 2025
Hacer Yasdıman
Transandantal Meditasyon, son zamanlarda dünyada ve Türkiye’de adını sıklıkla duyurmaya başlayan yeni bir dinî harekettir. Bu hareketin ortaya çıkışı, tarihsel gelişimi, günümüzdeki durumu, mahiyeti, faaliyetleri, üyeleri gibi konular merak uyandırmaktadır. Özellikle Hint ve Uzak Doğu dinleri ile bir ilgisinin bulunup bulunmadığı sorgulanmaktadır. Transandantal Meditasyon, Hinduizm’in reformist...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SLIIT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCEMENTS IN SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES [SICASH]
October 10, 2025
Renee Ireland
Psychedelic-assisted therapies are re-emerging as credible options in psychological care amid a high global burden of mental ill-health and limited response to first-line treatments. Once marginal, psychedelics are now part of mainstream research and policy debate, while remaining illegal or tightly restricted in many jurisdictions. Classic and atypical compounds (e.g., psilocybin, MDMA) act...
Translational Psychiatry
October 10, 2025
Wolfgang Emanuel Zürrer, Lionel Wettstein, Helena Aicher et al.
3 citations
Salvinorin A, the main psychoactive compound of Salvia divinorum, is a potent and selective kappa opioid receptor agonist. While human clinical trials remain limited, animal studies suggest potential therapeutic applications in neurological and psychiatric disorders. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to synthesize these preclinical findings, addressing three questions: (1) What is...
Folia Medica Cracoviensia
October 10, 2025
Angelika Ziaja, Ewa Niedzielska, Krzysztof Ciszkowski et al.
INTRODUCTION: Natural hallucinogens have been known since ancient times and were widely used in religious, shamanic, and folk rituals, as well as in traditional medicine. These compounds originate from plants, animals, and fungi and exhibit considerable diversity. Different groups of substances vary in their mechanisms of action, receptor responses, effects induced, and therapeutic...