Complementary Therapies in Medicine
August 1, 2018
Simone S Nascimento, Larissa R Oliveira, Josimari M DeSantana
There are different ways of dealing with pain and cognitive and meditative therapies (CMT) are alternative ways to regulate the emotions associated with pain. Current studies apply neuroimaging techniques trying to elucidate the neural mechanisms of cognitive strategies for pain. This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence on brain activity changes after CMT, which include cognitive...
Brain and Cognition
August 1, 2018
F. Travis, Laurent Valosek, Artie Konrad et al.
Background: Psychological stability and brain integration are important factors related to physical and mental health and organization effectiveness. This study tested whether a mind‐body technique, the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program could increase EEG brain integration and positive affect, and decrease psychological distress in government employees. Method: Ninety‐six central office...
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
July 27, 2018
Somye Pouy, Fatemeh Attari Peikani, Hassan Nourmohammadi et al.
Cancer poses substantial challenges to both physical and mental health of patients. On the other hand, breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among Iranian women. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of mindfulness-based training on psychological status and quality of life (QoL) of patients with breast cancer living in Ilam, Iran. This quasi-experimental...
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
July 23, 2018
فاطمه فروزش یکتا, Жолт Кормош, حورية منصوري et al.
6 citations
Enhancement of marital satisfaction is an important approach for improvement of family cohesion and community health. The aim of the present research was to study the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on psychological distress, emotion regulation and enhancement of marital satisfaction in women. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest-follow up design...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
July 23, 2018
Kitti Rusznák, Kata Csekő, Zsófia Varga et al.
23 citations
Marijuana is a widely used recreational drug with increasing legalization worldwide for medical purposes. Most experimental studies use either synthetic or plant-derived cannabinoids to investigate the effect of cannabinoids on anxiety and cognitive functions. The aim of this study was to mimic real life situations where young people smoke cannabis regularly to relax from everyday stress....
Mindfulness
July 21, 2018
Modi Alsubaie, Chris M Dickens, Barnaby D. Dunn et al.
29 citations
Depression co-occurs in 20 % of people with cardiovascular disorders, can persist for years, and predicts worse physical health outcomes. While psychosocial treatments have been shown to treat acute depression effectively in those with comorbid cardiovascular disorders, to date, there has been no evaluation of approaches aiming to prevent relapse and treat residual depression symptoms in this...
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
July 19, 2018
Mathew P Varghese, Ragavendrasamy Balakrishnan, Subramanya Pailoor
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM] is one of the leading causes for mortality. This study examined the role of an self-awareness based guided meditation practice, Cyclic Meditation [CM] on perceived stress, anxiety, depression, sleep and quality of life in T2DM patients. Design A single arm pre-post design was used for the study. Setting The study was conducted in an auditorium for...
PLoS One
July 18, 2018
Daiva Daukantaité, Una Tellhed, Rachel E. Maddux et al.
28 citations
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs, e.g. cardiovascular disease) are responsible for high rates of morbidity and the majority of premature deaths worldwide. It is necessary to develop preventative interventions that can reduce the associated risk factors of NCDs. Researchers have found that the biomarker adrenomedullin (ADM) becomes elevated years before the onset of NCDs and might...
Journal of Psychiatry and Behaviour Therapy
July 16, 2018
Purpose:To examine the effect of Raja-yoga group therapy on the immediate well-being of psychiatric outpatients compared to a standard method, namely supportive-dynamic group psychotherapy.Methods: Seventy-two psychiatric outpatients, the subjects, with DSM IV-R mood, anxiety and other disorders, underwent group therapy utilizing Raja-yoga treatment.The current Axis V GAF scores of the subjects...
Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
July 16, 2018
Rajeshree Tukaram Patil, Rajendra Tukaram Patil, Suresh Narayanrao Ughade et al.
1 citation
BACKGROUNDStress, depression and anxiety have a yearly prevalence of 10 to 20% in the general population.All factors that cause one's conditions to diverge too far from the normal homeostasis lead to stress.Our attempts to restore the condition back to homeostasis also leads to stress.Stress affects quality of life by affecting the factors like level of unhappiness, focus, sleep disturbances,...