A “nonpsychedelic psychedelic” compound was shown to have anxiolytic and antidepressive effects in a mouse model. This commentary asks whether assumptions implicit in mouse modeling can be trusted to translate to humans.
Psychological concerns in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients represent an important issue and should be addressed through non-pharmacological treatments. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess the effects of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on psychological variables and the perspectives and experiences of patients with an SSc diagnosis. Notably, 32 SSc patients...
The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training based metaphors of Molavi's Masnavi on components of psychological capital among depressed female students. In this study, to extract the metaphors of Molavi's Masnavi, directional qualitative content analysis and quantitative content analysis were used with MAXQDA software. The identified codes were...
One third of cancer patients and survivors experience psychological distress. Previous studies have shown that online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (eMBCT) supports cancer patients and survivors in managing distress. Lack of peer support and asynchronicity during online interventions have been reported as barriers for treatment adherence and can result in higher drop-out rates....
Background: Yoga is a practice which amalgamates the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual aspects of the human body through physical postures(asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), concentration and meditation (dharana and dhyana). Evaluation of databases suggests a positive role of yoga in pregnancies associated with depression, anxiety and lumbosacral pain and also in reducing...
Objectives: To investigate outcomes and predictors of a Tibetan Buddhist meditation process called Feeding Your Demons® (FYD) vs. a waitlist (WL) control group of meditation practitioners with moderate depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. Methods: 61 meditators (70% female; mean age = 44.05, SD = 11.20; 43.5% White, 39% Asian, 9.3% Hispanic, 8.3% other) were randomly assigned to 1-month of...
ObjectivesThe pandemic has greatly impacted people’s lives and mental health. Therefore, it is now especially important to help people maintain good mental health. The positive effects of mindfulness-based practices on mental health have been demonstrated previously. However, no consensus has yet been reached on the potential mechanisms of mindfulness. This study adopted the two-component model...
bioRxivJanuary 16, 2023Anastasiya Zaytseva, Evelina Bouckova, McKennon J. Wiles et al.
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Ketamine is shown to enhance excitatory synaptic drive in the hippocampus, which is presumed to underlie its rapid antidepressant effects. Moreover, ketamine’s therapeutic actions are likely mediated by enhancing neuronal Ca2+ signaling. However, ketamine is a noncompetitive NMDA receptor (NMDAR) antagonist that inhibits excitatory synaptic transmission and postsynaptic Ca2+ signaling. Thus, it...
Objective: This bibliometric analysis seeks to summarize research papers on Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga and investigate its influence on health and well-being. Methods: A thorough search of the PubMed database was done to find papers that were pertinent to Ashtanga Yoga. VOSviewer software was used to retrieve and analyze 2,864 articles in total. Findings: The examination uncovered a wide range...
Epic dreaming is a type of disturbed dreaming described as experiencing daytime fatigue after dreaming all night. To investigate whether such phenomena is simply a vivid dream or more of a disturbing nightmare, we are going to look at the physiological and psychological aspect of epic dreaming patients along the behaviors of nightmares. By comparison, we see a similarity of inclination towards...