BMJ OpenApril 22, 2022Bin Chen, Ting Yang, Lin Tao et al.
Introduction: Existing studies have shown that mobile-based mindfulness meditation (MMM) can have a certain impact on nurses' mental health problems, but its specific effect and the effect on specific mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, mindfulness, well-being and resilience are not clear. Methods and analysis: This study protocol follows the Preferred Reporting Items...
Sleep problems are particularly prevalent in people with depression or anxiety disorder. Although mindfulness has been suggested as an important component in alleviating insomnia, no comprehensive review and meta-analysis has been conducted to evaluate the effects of different mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) programs on sleep among people with depression or anxiety disorder. To compare the...
Bali Medical JournalApril 19, 2022Iis Noventi, Umdatus Sholihah, Siti Nur Hasina et al.
Introduction: Increasing age has the potential to cause hardening of the arteries. Hypertension is also related to sleep quality and stress levels. Hypertension can be controlled with non-pharmacological therapy using Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and samavriti pranayama. Samavriti pranayama increases the oxygen supply to the brain, lungs and lowers the heart rate. The purpose of...
Physical wellness, mental wellbeing, psychological state (feelings, emotions, beliefs, perspectives), and social relationships (connections, behaviours, cultural values, and the influence of family, school, colleagues, and community) all have an impact on an individual's psychosocial well-being as stated by WHO. In order to understand the circumstances, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy...
Yoga education emphasizes the balanced development of the mind, body, and spirit. By combining physical postures with mental discipline, yoga promotes calmness, reduces stress and anxiety, and encourages relaxation. Shapiro (1982) explains meditation through the concept of attention, defining it as a technique that minimizes analytical thinking and effort, allowing the mind to move away from...
-enantiomer, intranasal esketamine, for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Initial studies found that a single subanesthetic-dose IV ketamine infusion rapidly (within one day) improved depressive symptoms in individuals with MDD and bipolar depression, with antidepressant effects lasting three to seven days. In 2019, esketamine received FDA approval as an adjunctive treatment for...
Infectious diseases cause psychological problems for health care workers and especially nurses. Nurses who provided coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients with care experience negative feelings such as stress, work-related strain, discomfort, and helplessness related to their high-intensity work. The aims of this study are to investigate the effect of the mindfulness-based breathing and...
Two randomized controlled trials reported mixed evidence on the efficacy of repeated IV ketamine infusions for improving post-traumatic stress disorder. One randomized controlled trial with small sample size found that repeated IV ketamine infusions significantly improved post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms compared with midazolam in civilian population, while the other randomized...
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthApril 7, 2022Eva Sophie Potharst, Irena Veringa-Skiba, Esther Van Broekhuizen et al.
Background: Because of the far-reaching negative consequences of high levels of (parental) stress for the mother, infant, the mother-infant relationship, and family functioning, psychological support for young mothers is important. Mindful with Your Baby is a mindfulness-based intervention, originally developed and evaluated in a clinical population of mothers with mental health issues and/or...
Background: Psilocybin-containing mushrooms are used for recreational, spiritual, self-development and therapeutic purposes. However, physiologically relatively nontoxic, adverse reactions are occasionally reported. Aims: This study investigated the 12-month prevalence and nature of magic mushroom-related adverse reactions resulting in emergency medical treatment seeking in a global sample of...