Previous research has reported relationships between nightmares, including nightmare frequency and variables such as gender, cognition, sleep habits and quality, and beliefs about dreams and their meaning. Using a convenience sample of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at a small Evangelical Christian university, a number of potential factors were examined for their respective...
Emerging psychedelic research highlights the therapeutic potential and broader positive psychological transformation of psychedelic-assisted therapy. While naturalistic studies support these outcomes, gaps remain in understanding the specific nature of perceived benefits and in the availability of validated instruments to assess them. This study aimed to develop and validate the Perceived...
Flow is characterized by complete immersion and optimal engagement in a task, striking a balance between challenge and skill. Recent neuroimaging studies suggest that flow involves dynamic interactions among large-scale brain networks, particularly the default mode network (DMN) and the executive control network (ECN). This review aims to synthesize current findings on how flow-related DMN-ECN...
Academic stress has become a significant challenge for students across all educational levels, often resulting in anxiety, burnout, reduced motivation, and impaired cognitive performance. The pressure to meet academic expectations, manage heavy workloads, and sustain high performance underscores the urgent need for effective stress-reduction strategies in education. Mindfulness—defined as...
The main purpose of this research article is to explore the effects of Om Jap Dhyan on mental health issues-specifically anxiety, depression, stress, and emotion regulation-among elderly individuals and is to model the statistical results in the form of first order differential equation. The Om Jap Dhyana program has been running since 2019 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the evening virtually...
This scopic review examines the impact of meditation during pregnancy on maternal and fetal health outcomes. A comprehensive analysis of existing literature reveals that mindfulness meditation, yoga, and other meditation practices have numerous benefits for pregnant women and their babies. These benefits include reduced stress and anxiety, improved mental health outcomes, positiveeffects on...
Residents experience numerous work-related and personal stressors that make it difficult to focus in the operating room, negatively impacting learning and surgical performance. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy decreases anxiety and improves memory and learning. This study aimed to create a feasible and desirable modified mindfulness curriculum for surgical residents. This was a prospective...
Over the past few decades, mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have gained considerable attention for their potential benefits in mental and physical health domains.Initially rooted in Buddhist traditions, mindfulness has been adapted into various therapeutic approaches, most notably mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.These interventions integrate...
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) reduces depression relapse, yet graduates have expressed a need for structured guidance post-program to maintain mindfulness practice and sustain benefits. To address this, we created MBCT for Depression-Taking it Further (MBCT-D-TiF). To refine and pilot test feasibility and acceptability of MBCT-D-TiF. We collected qualitative focus group data to...
After a dormant period of over 30 years, research into the use of traditional as well as some non-traditional psychedelics has enjoyed a resurgence around the world. This paper investigates the biological and psychological operations of psychedelics, comparing its, merits relative to other mental health care approaches. This form of therapy is unique in that it aims to heal, rather than merely...