Frontiers in Psychiatry
March 24, 2021
George Savulich, Owen Bowden-Jones, Robert Stephenson et al.
Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are popular "club/party" drugs that first attracted attention in the UK in 2009 and remained legal until the 2016 Psychoactive Substances Act criminalized their distribution. Unlike "traditional" illicit drugs, very little is known about the influence of their analogs on neuropsychological functioning. We characterized the cognitive and emotional profile of...
Frontiers in Psychology
March 22, 2021
Despite extinction-based processes demonstrating efficacy in the animal extinction and human anxiety literatures, extinction for substance use disorders (SUD) has shown poor efficacy (i. e., cue exposure treatment [CET]). Reasons for this lack of success include common threats to extinction, such as renewal and reinstatement. In recent decades, research on mindfulness for SUD has flourished,...
March 18, 2021
Latha Poonamallee
This chapter introduces mindfulness practice and attends to the resistance and anxiety people sometimes face as novice practitioners by normalizing it and by sharing stories from the journals of people who have trained with the author. The chapter concludes with a brief breath meditation practice script.
International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences
March 8, 2021
Azal Ikhlaq
In the current study, we inspected the correlation between Sleep Paralysis and anxiety symptoms among undergraduate medical students of Pakistan. It was a questionnaire based cross-sectional study. Pre-tested, pre-designed questionnaires were administered to 100 participants and any association between sleep paralysis and PTSD symptoms, Perceived Stress, or Pathological worry was found. There...
Frontiers in Psychology
March 5, 2021
Erica Kilius, Noor H. Abbas, Leela McKinnon et al.
56 citations
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated stressors have impacted the daily lives and sleeping patterns of many individuals, including university students. Dreams may provide insight into how the mind processes changing realities; dreams not only allow consolidation of new information, but may give the opportunity to creatively “play out” low-risk, hypothetical threat simulations. While there...
Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology
March 4, 2021
Marika L Forsythe, Andrew J Boileau
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a diagnosis of extreme anxiety caused by a traumatic event. Less than 10% of individuals who have experienced severe trauma will develop this disorder. Treatment options include various psychotherapies, but not all patients respond to them. Different pharmacological approaches have been explored as potential adjuvants, including using cannabinoids to...
International Journal of Current Science Research and Review
March 3, 2021
Alexandria N. Lara
Dream imagery and frequency amongst individuals who are victims of amputation, depression, anxiety, trauma, and many mental disorders, have produced similar content results across the board of many studies. Specifics of other biological and physiological factors that contribute to such content are also examined in the data presented, along with specific case studies that have resulted in...
Annals of Yoga and Physical Therapy
March 2, 2021
PC Meenakshi, GK Divayalakshmi, VC Shivaji
Background: Significant number of IT professionals suffer from various health problems, including poor mental health and sleep quality, which affects their work efficacy and quality of life. Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) is a chanting based relaxation technique showed to be effective in improving the physical and mental health of individuals. Aim: Present study is intended to evaluate...
Elife
March 2, 2021
Balázs Szigeti, Laura Kärtner, Allan Blemings et al.
192 citations
Microdosing is the practice of regularly using low doses of psychedelic drugs. Anecdotal reports suggest that microdosing enhances well-being and cognition; however, such accounts are potentially biased by the placebo effect. This study used a 'self-blinding' citizen science initiative, where participants were given online instructions on how to incorporate placebo control into their...
JAMA Network Open
March 1, 2021
Nanja Holland Hansen, Lise Juul, Karen Johanne Pallesen et al.
Importance: Caregivers of people with mental illness are at increased risk of developing depression, anxiety, and stress. Objective: To investigate the effect of a compassion cultivation training (CCT) program on decreasing caregiver psychological distress. Design, setting, and participants: This waitlist-controlled randomized clinical trial was conducted in 2 different community settings in...