Molecules
October 11, 2018
Bronwyn M Kivell, Kelly F Paton, Nitin Kumar et al.
45 citations
The acute activation of kappa opioid receptors (KOPr) produces antinociceptive and anti-cocaine effects, however, their side-effects have limited further clinical development. Mesyl Sal B is a potent and selective KOPr analogue of Salvinorin A (Sal A), a psychoactive natural product isolated from the plant Salvia divinorum. We assessed the antinociceptive, anti-cocaine, and side-effects of...
Routledge eBooks
October 10, 2018
Carlene Taylor
1 citation
Clients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience great social difficulties, emotional dysregulation and difficulty succeeding in academic and work settings. ADHD is often present with co-morbid conditions of depression and anxiety. There appears to be reasonable evidence to suggest inclusion of mindfulness practices can be beneficial to the client struggling with...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
October 8, 2018
Johannes Mander, Paul Blanck, Andreas B. Neubauer et al.
56 citations
OBJECTIVE: There is scarce research on the effects of mindfulness in individual therapy. As many practitioners integrate mindfulness exercises into individual therapy, empirical evidence is of high clinical relevance. METHOD: We investigated the effects of a session-introducing intervention with mindfulness elements (SIIME) in a randomized, controlled design. The effects of SIIME on therapeutic...
Psychopharmacology
October 4, 2018
Baland Jalal
42 citations
Sleep paralysis is a state of involuntary immobility occurring at sleep onset or offset, often accompanied by uncanny “ghost-like” hallucinations and extreme fear reactions. I provide here a neuropharmacological account for these hallucinatory experiences by evoking the role of the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR). Research has shown that 5-HT2AR activation can induce visual hallucinations,...
The Veterinary record
October 3, 2018
Elpida Artemiou, Gregory E Gilbert, Anne Callanan et al.
Studies investigating perceived stress and mindfulness awareness support mind-body therapy (MBT) effectiveness in reducing stress and anxiety and, thus, has potential to decrease work-related stress. A pre/postexperimental design involved 30 faculty and staff working at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Saint Kitts and Nevis, who experienced a two-day MBT intervention programme. An...
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
October 1, 2018
Daniela Curado, Viviam Barros, Emerita Opaleye et al.
Purpose: To investigate dispositional mindfulness, psychiatric symptoms, and their relationship with insomnia severity among female chronic hypnotic users. Methods: Observational, cross-sectional study, including 76 women with chronic hypnotic use. Participants completed several self-report questionnaires: sociodemographic characteristics, depressive symptoms (CES-D), anxiety levels (STAI-T),...
Journal of pediatric psychology
October 1, 2018
Samuel M Waldron, Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert, Elizabeth M. Marks et al.
Objective: Dispositional mindfulness is the general tendency to pay attention to present-moment awareness without judgment. The main aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine (a) whether dispositional mindfulness is associated with psychological distress in adolescents with chronic pain and low-level pain, and (b) whether it accounts for unique variance in distress after controlling...
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology
October 1, 2018
C. Andrade
K anesthesia was introduced about half a century ago. In recent decades, this drug, in subanesthetic doses, has also demonstrated efficacy for off-label indications including treating acute and chronic pain, treating agitation, treating depression, and inducing sedation. Thus, there are studies of subanesthetic dosing with ketamine for treating pain in emergency medicine settings, treating...
Semergen
October 2018
J Garzón de la Iglesia, M Caparrós de la Jara, J Fernández Horcajuelo
In this study an evaluation is made of the effectiveness and acceptability of a mindfulness program oriented towards individuals in an outpatient clinic. The program attended to people had mild anxiety, stress, mild depression, chronic pain, or those with problems coping with their chronic disease condition. The structured intervention was in 10 weekly 2 hour sessions. The study included 35...
Midwifery
October 2018
Adele Krusche, Maret Dymond, Susannah E Murphy et al.
Prenatal depression, stress and anxiety are significant predictors of postnatal depression and also have a direct negative impact on the family. Helpful psychological interventions during pregnancy are scarce and expensive, and usually only available for a small percentage of those suffering or deemed to be at risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of an online mindfulness...