The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
April 17, 2023
Shokouh Arjmand, Marie Vadstrup Pedersen, N. Silva et al.
Abstract Background Recent preclinical and clinical studies have shed light on the possible impact of sex and estrous/menstrual cycle on ketamine’s antidepressant action but with incongruous results. The preclinical studies that have shown the effects of ovarian sex hormones have not done so in animal models of depression. Thus, the aim of the present study is to scrutinize the acute behavioral...
Revista Contemporânea
April 17, 2023
João Moreno Vilas Boas
A Ayahuasca é uma poderosa bebida psicoativa que tem sido usada há séculos por comunidades indígenas na América do Sul para fins espirituais e medicinais. A bebida é feita fervendo o cipó da ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi) e as folhas da planta chacrona (Psychotria viridis), criando uma potente experiência psicadélica que pode durar várias horas. Nos últimos anos, tem havido um interesse...
Anesthesia & Analgesia
April 14, 2023
Markus Martin Luedi
8 citations
Preoperative anxiety is widespread among patients scheduled for surgery, and pharmacologic anxiolysis has become a standard in the preoperative setting. The readily available drugs are effective and consistent with our tendency in modern medicine to treat problems pharmacologically. In addition, while hypnosis and contemplative techniques are emerging in some clinical settings,...
Dreaming
April 13, 2023
Dengle Yang, Wenyuan Wu, Yiyun Xia et al.
This study aimed at investigating the dream themes of Chinese elderly people during COVID-19 and its relationship with death anxiety. In this study, 264 participants from four cities in different regions of China were interviewed through one-on-one interviews. Nielsen's Typical Dream Questionnaire (TDQ) and Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) were also administered. The dream recall rate of the elderly...
The European Research Journal
April 12, 2023
Y. Yıldız, S. Kocahan, Alp Eren Çelenlioğlu et al.
Pain is a subjective feeling having sensory, cognitive and emotional components. Brain regions that cognitively and affectively contribute to pain sensation are the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), insula, prefontal cortex (PFC) and the default mode network (DMN). Depression and anxiety may accompany pain and they may exaggerate the pain via cognitive and affective disturbance. As a...
April 12, 2023
Rebecka Bremler, Nancy Katati, Parvinder Shergill et al.
12 citations
preprint
Background: Recent controversies have arisen regarding claims of uncritical positive regard and hype surrounding psychedelic drugs and their therapeutic potential. Criticisms have included that study designs and reporting styles bias positive over negative outcomes.Aim: The present study was motivated by a desire to address this alleged bias by intentionally focusing exclusively on negative...
International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH
April 11, 2023
Dakshata Tewani, Vikram Singh, Navdeep Joshi et al.
2 citations
Introduction: Heart rate is a fairly good indicator of health-related physical fitness and is often used by fitness and yoga trainers before, during, and after their training sessions. “Divyang Jana”, a term often used to refer to persons with disabilities (PwD) are equally and sometimes more prone to having elevated heart rates because of external and internal conditions beyond their control....
Ciencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar
April 11, 2023
Franklin Andrés Álvarez Cortez, Daicy Paola Arias Salazar
En la actualidad el uso excesivo de antidepresivos de origen químico en el Ecuador ha aumentado en los últimos años, con el tiempo el abuso de antidepresivos, bloquea la acción del neurotransmisor que es el responsable de mantener en equilibrio el estado de ánimo (serotonina), ocasionando en las personas altos niveles de depresión y ansiedad, derrames o lesiones cerebrales, pérdida de memoria e...
Mindfulness
April 11, 2023
Shaun Gallagher, Antonino Raffone, Aviva Berkovich-Ohana et al.
49 citations
Abstract In this paper, we address core insights from Buddhist psychology about mind-body phenomena and the self, and we relate such insights to the notion of the self-pattern developed in the pattern theory of self. We emphasize the dynamic, temporal and enactive characteristics of the self-pattern, consistent with the core Buddhist notion of non-self. Although there is no one-to-one mapping...
Journal of Telenursing
April 10, 2023
Mery Mirna Leni, Meidiana Dwidiyanti, Alifiati Fitrikasari
This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in reducing anxiety and depression disorders in adults. The method used is a systematic review. The results of this study indicate that the MBCT intervention can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in adult patients. Effective MBCT intervention is carried out once a week for eight sessions, and each...