Psychedelics are a hallucinogenic class of psychoactive drugs with the primary effect of activating non-ordinary states of consciousness. Due to the positive preliminary findings of these drugs in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, the number of registered clinical studies has risen significantly. In this paper, clinical studies registered on clinicaltrials.gov that evaluate the treatment...
Resume On estime que le syndrome de stress post-traumatique (PTSD) reste chronique et severe pour 25 a 50 % des patients malgre une prise en charge psychotherapeutique. La MDMA (« ecstasy ») possederait des proprietes psychopharmacologiques qui renforcent l’alliance therapeutique et permettent au patient de travailler sur le contenu traumatique sans etre submerge par la peur et l’anxiete. Les...
The prevalence of chronic pain in Spain is 15%. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on patients with chronic pain. A quasi-experimental design of repeated measures pre- and post-test (N = 57) was carried out at three hospitals from the province of Alicante. Self-reported assessment measurements of pain intensity, anxiety-depression...
Abstract Background Female sex workers and addicted women are among the vulnerable groups who impose high costs on the health system of every society. They are prone to psychological problems such as anxiety, stress, and reduced resilience due to their lifestyles. Since mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been applied frequently by many psychotherapists to treat stress and anxiety,...
The obsessive-compulsive spectrum refers to disorders drawn from several diagnostic categories that share core features related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), such as obsessive thoughts, compulsive behaviors and anxiety. Disorders that include these features can be grouped according to the focus of the symptoms, e.g., bodily preoccupation (i.e., eating disorders, ED) or impulse control...
Imbalance of any behavioral pattern and conditions gives rise to stress. Continuous retention of stressed conditions may result in serious health issues such as chronic disease, mental disorder, depression, anxiety, and worse quality of life. As conventional medication causes severe side effects, complementary and alternative medicines are in the highest demand for stress reduction. The paper...
Given their growing popularity, mindfulness practices including meditation are actively being studied in clinical trials to assess their efficacy at improving health outcomes during pregnancy and the postpartum period. We conducted a literature review to compile these studies and assessed their findings. There is sufficient evidence to support the practice of mindfulness practices in pregnancy...
Abstract Harmine is a β-carboline found in Banisteriopsis caapi , a constituent of ayahuasca brew. Ayahuasca is consumed as a beverage in native Americans’ sacred rituals and in religious ceremonies in Brazil. Throughout the years, the beneficial effects of ayahuasca to improve mental health and life quality have been reported, which propelled the investigation of its therapeutic potential to...
Background Despite the lack of evidence on the use of cannabis for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the growing perception that cannabis is safe has led more patients and caregivers to self-medicate. Some psychiatrists now authorize medicinal cannabis for patients with ADHD with features of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) to curtail the unregulated (ie,...
El objetivo de este estudio fue revisar las conclusiones de los artículos publicados en los últimos seis años sobre el uso del mindfulness en la población universitaria. Además, se examinaron cuántos de estos estudios se aplican dentro del campo de la Educación Física Universitaria. Se analizaron los artículos publicados desde 2014 hasta 2020 mediante las bases de datos ERIC, Taylor and...