Those living with chronic pain and comorbid functional disabilities are often confronted by a physically and emotionally transformative experience, impacting their identity and ability to derive meaning in life. Despite the use of various pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to moderate symptoms, the degree of analgesia and functional recovery are far from optimal. Psychological...
Psychiatry ResearchJuly 19, 2025Kevin J Li, Natalie E Slama, Ingrid L Chen et al.2 citations
Interventional psychiatric procedures (IPPs) such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and ketamine intravenous treatments (KIT) are widely used for treatment resistant depression (TRD), but we lack studies of their real-world impact compared to standard outpatient medication management (MM). Longitudinal electronic health records of 22,481 patients in a...
Current PsychologyJuly 18, 2025Sofia Magalhães, Isabel Rasteiro, Inês Soeiro et al.
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly interfered with young people’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL), increasing the vulnerability of this population. As a result, researchers have been emphasizing the necessity to ascertain the protective factors against the pandemic impact. Still, little is known about these factors in adolescence. Pre-pandemic studies showed that dispositional...
Sleep Paralysis (SP) is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon situated at the intersection of neurobiology, psychiatry, genetics, and cultural belief systems. This study offers a comprehensive investigation into SP, integrating findings from neurophysiological, psychological, and sociocultural domains. Neurobiological evidence highlights disruptions during the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep...
Depression in children is a concerning societal issue and can be associated with poor academic performance, school dropout, and poor overall quality of life. Additionally, child depression is often associated with parallel stress and depression in parents. This scenario highlights the urgent need for the development and implementation of accessible and scalable solutions that may cobenefit...
Medical students experience high rates of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, burnout, and suicidality, due to rigorous academic demands. Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) have demonstrated small-to-moderate effectiveness in reducing stress and improving well-being, yet culturally adapted and developmentally appropriate programs for Indonesian medical students remain...
Most psychotherapies assume a stable “observer-self” whose task is to mend a fragmented psyche. Deconstructive Inquiry (DI) challenges that premise, arguing that the observer is not a faculty to cultivate but a moment-to-moment construction that generates the very fragmentation it then tries to repair. Drawing on phenomenology and neuroscience, DI proposes that distress arises when thought...
The therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances, particularly psilocybin, for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) has garnered considerable attention. However, the necessity of subjective psychedelic experiences for therapeutic efficacy remains unclear, creating a critical gap in the field. To determine whether subjective psychedelic experiences induced by psilocybin are required for its...
Menopause, a crucial transitioning stage for women, can significantly impact mood and wellbeing. We aimed to systematically examine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on health outcomes, including menopausal symptoms, quality of life (QOL), sleep quality, anxiety, depressive symptoms, stress, mindfulness levels, and female sexual function index. Eight databases were...
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have shown potential in reducing maternal negative emotions, but their effectiveness for women with fetal loss requires further investigation. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of MBIs on mental health outcomes among these women. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on MBIs for women with fetal loss were retrieved from eight databases, covering...