Mindfulness-based techniques have gained significant attention as complementary treatments for managing anxiety and stress in individuals with psychiatric conditions. This study explores the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in alleviating these symptoms among patients with various psychiatric disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder, and generalized anxiety...
Background: To examine the association between a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) nursing model and changes in quality of life in patients with chronic tonsillitis complicated by anxiety disorder. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed propensity score-matched data from 110 patients (55 per group) with chronic tonsillitis and comorbid anxiety disorder treated at Yingshang County...
Palliative & Supportive CareSeptember 11, 2026Donia Elsaid Fathi Zaghamir, Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Hala Samir Ahmed El-Husseiny
Objectives: Nursing interns often experience high levels of death anxiety and stress, which can reduce their comfort and confidence in caring for dying patients. This study evaluated the effects of an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on death anxiety, perceived stress, and attitudes toward care of the dying among nursing interns during palliative and oncology rotations....
September 11, 2026Joseph M. Diehl, Christina Chwyl, Liliana Kennedy et al.
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The therapeutic relationship is considered central to psychedelic-assisted therapy, yet little empirical research has examined how it changes during 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) or relates to acute MDMA experiences and clinical outcomes, particularly for social anxiety disorder (SAD). This preregistered secondary analysis examined therapeutic alliance and...
Abstract Insomnia is prevalent in older adults and may negatively affect physical health, mood, and cognition. While anxiety is a known risk factor, reduced quality of life (QoL) may also increase risk of insomnia. Dispositional mindfulness has been shown to improve sleep, however its role in moderating the effects of anxiety and QoL in older adults remains unclear. This study examined whether...
Sleep paralysis is a REM-sleep parasomnia which manifests as a temporary inability to perform voluntary muscle movements during the sleep-wake transition. Anxiety disorders are characterized by excessive fear, anxiety, and related behavioral disturbances. Notably, lifetime prevalence of sleep paralysis is elevated among psychiatric populations. The purpose of this review and meta-analysis was...
Abstract Background Anxiety disorders are a major health burden and current treatment options yield unsatisfactory results. Psychedelics, such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) that act via agonism on serotonin 2A receptors, have recently been shown to be effective in the treatment of anxiety symptoms. Aims & Objectives Here, we determine the relationship between the acute experience and...
Introduction: In recent times, there is growing critical concern among IT professionals about theirpsychological well-being being affected by stress, anxiety, and poor sleep quality. Although severalpharmacological and clinical approaches are available, there is growing interest in accessible, nonpharmacological approaches that can be adopted into daily life. Mindfulness-based...
Background/context: Anxiety disorders are common in community mental health services and are frequently maintained by worry, rumination, threat monitoring, reassurance seeking, avoidance, and maladaptive attempts to control internal experience. Aim/objective: This perspective chapter examines Detached Mindfulness as a metacognitive technique for anxiety disorders and discusses its clinical...
Metacognition and mindfulness are central to contemporary accounts of anxiety, yet their comparative profiles across social anxiety disorder (SAD) and panic disorder (PD) remain insufficiently defined. The objective of this study is to compare metacognition and mindfulness across SAD, PD and healthy controls (HC) and to examine how these processes predict disorder specific severity. Adults with...