Early Intervention in Psychiatry
December 19, 2020
Tara Hickey, Barnaby Nelson, Joanne Enticott et al.
Background: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility, acceptability and the potential clinical utility of a novel mindfulness and compassion program (MAC-P) designed for youth with a range of psychotic experiences. Method: A non-randomised, non-controlled prospective follow-up study was conducted. Eighteen participants who either met criteria for the 'at risk mental...
The Oxford Handbook of Meditation
December 15, 2020
Patricia Lynn Dobkin, Kaveh Monshat
Abstract: The intention of this chapter is to re-envision mental illness within a paradigm that unites the biopsychosocial paradigm with a modern Buddhist spirituality, particularly associated with mindfulness. Emotion regulation, a balanced relationship with one’s self-concept, and social connection are usually regarded as essential components of well-being within both systems of thought....
The Oxford Handbook of Meditation
December 15, 2020
David W. Orme-Johnson
Abstract The Transcendental Meditation technique (TM) is a process of transcending from the active mind to the silent mind, creating a feeling of well-being that many people describe as blissful. As the mind settles, the body becomes deeply rested, as indicated by reductions of physiological stress markers. The meditator typically experiences expanded inner awareness, which corresponds to...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
December 11, 2020
Background: Fostering greater resiliency to stress, optimal psychosocial development and promoting better mental health and well-being in youth is an important goal of the Canadian and American elementary school systems ( 1 , 2 ). Recent research on mindfulness and philosophy for children (P4C) has yielded promising results regarding innovative interventions that may be implemented in...
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
December 10, 2020
R. Nicastro, Françoise Jermann, Sophie Bluteau Blin et al.
Introduction: Mindfulness-based programs are a promising option for patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who face attention, hyperactivity, and emotion dysregulation issues in their daily life. Objective: To examine the implementation and impact of specific mindfulness training for adults with ADHD in a French-speaking unit. Methods: Thirty-eight adults with ADHD were...
BMC Public Health
December 1, 2020
Lise Juul, Karen Johanne Pallesen, Mette Bjerggaard et al.
Abstract: Background: The purpose of the present study was to conduct a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) to lend support to a larger effectiveness RCT comparing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a locally-developed stress reduction intervention (LSR) and a waiting list control group in a Danish municipal health care center setting. Methods: A three-armed parallel pilot RCT was...
Journal of Sleep Research
December 1, 2020
Jonathan P Hintze, Dominic Gault
Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis can be very disturbing and provoke anxiety. The majority of patients can be treated conservatively with cognitive and behavioural therapies. However, some patients may benefit from a pharmacologic intervention. With only scant available evidence, there are currently no standardized pharmacologic treatment recommendations for recurrent isolated sleep paralysis....
Clinical neuropsychiatry
December 1, 2020
Federico J Gómez-Busto, Mario I Ortiz
12 citations
OBJECTIVE: Hallucinogenic substances or psychedelic drugs have been historically used by humans worldwide for centuries, and interest grows around them because of the therapeutic potential that they pose for mental disease. Virtual Reality (VR), has been highly developed and improved in the last decade, and it is also gaining importance due to their potential as therapeutic tools. In this...
Frontiers in Medicine
November 30, 2020
Marcelo Vasconcelos Mapurunga, Solange Andreoni, Daniela Rodrigues de Oliveira et al.
Introduction: Population aging is a global phenomenon that has grown rapidly and progressively all over the world. Interventions that promote health must be studied and implemented to make the aging process be with quality of life. Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health conditions that compromise the quality of life on the elderly and it can cause damage to the autonomy and...
medRxiv
November 27, 2020
Maria E Fini, William J. Tyler
5 citations
preprint
ABSTRACT The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) operates as an integrator of bottom-up and top-down signals and is implicated in both cognitive control and emotional processing. The dACC is believed to be causally involved in switching between attention networks, and previous work has linked it to cognitive performance, concentration, relaxation, and emotional distraction. The present...