Pediatric cardiology
October 2017
Vicki A Freedenberg, Pamela S Hinds, Erika Friedmann
Adolescents with cardiac diagnoses face unique challenges that can cause psychosocial distress. This study compares a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program to a video online support group for adolescents with cardiac diagnoses. MBSR is a structured psycho-educational program which includes yoga, meditation, cognitive restructuring, and group support. A published feasibility study by...
British Journal of Pharmacology
October 1, 2017
Mary T. Zanda, Paola Fadda, S Antinori et al.
Methoxetamine (MXE) is a novel psychoactive substance that is emerging on the Internet and induces dissociative effects and acute toxicity. Its pharmacological effects have not yet been adequately investigated. We examined a range of behavioural effects induced by acute administration of MXE (0.5-5 mg·kg-1 ; i.p.) in rats and whether it causes rapid neuroadaptive molecular changes. MXE (0.5-5...
Biblioteca de la Escuela Argentina de Tantra
September 30, 2017
Oscar R. Gómez
Several clinical studies show how exercises from Vedic traditions, such as yoga, or from Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist traditions, as well as Tantric practices, have a significant psychobiological impact. This study seeks the neurophysiological correlates of practices called Tantric and non-Tantric meditations through empirical trials and a qualitative systematic review. First, the results of...
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
September 29, 2017
Jana Ross, G. Baník, M. Dědová et al.
PurposeStudies conducted in the USA, Canada and Denmark have supported the existence of the dissociative PTSD subtype, characterized primarily by symptoms of depersonalization and derealization. The current study aimed to examine the dissociative PTSD subtype in an Eastern European, predominantly female (83.16%) sample, using an extended set of dissociative symptoms.MethodsA latent profile...
Frontiers in Psychology
September 25, 2017
J. Gómez, H. Hoffman, Steven L. Bistricky et al.
Sustaining a burn injury increases an individual's risk of developing psychological problems such as generalized anxiety, negative emotions, depression, acute stress disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite the growing use of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy® (DBT®) by clinical psychologists, to date, there are no published studies using standard DBT® or DBT® skills learning for...
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
September 22, 2017
Christine Tara Peterson, Sarah M. Bauer, Deepak Chopra et al.
54 citations
Stress-induced disorders such as anxiety represent the leading causes of adult disability worldwide. Previous studies indicate that yoga and other contemplative practices such as pranayama, or controlled yogic breathing techniques, may be effective in the treatment of mood disorders and stress. In this study, 142 individuals (mean age = 43 years; SD = 13.90) participated in a 3-day retreat...
September 12, 2017
Shirlene Aparecida Lopes
1 citation
\n Introdução: Fatores que levam a queixas musculoesqueléticas entre profissionais de enfermagem tem sido objeto de várias pesquisas científicas, apontando a necessidade de estratégias no ambiente de trabalho, que promovam saúde para minimizar este cenário emergente. Os programas baseadas em mindfulness - atenção plena - tem demonstrado resultados promissores em aspectos clínicos e não clínicos...
InTech eBooks
September 6, 2017
Shawn Wu, Lin Hua Jiang, J. Wang
Recently, much more mind-body/mindfulness interventions have been used in different people including frail elders, patients with major depressive order, pain suffering, chronic fatigue, infection, and patients in intensive care unit, etc. In the field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, many Chinese mind-body exercises are under very active investigation for evidence-based decision...
September 6, 2017
Robert Langs
Down through the ages, people have suspected that dreams and emotional symptoms, phobias, anxiety, depression, obsessions, problems in relating to others, psychologically founded physical ailments, and so forth, are in some way linked. Many ancient cultures practiced dream incubation rituals for healing purposes, attempting to cultivate dreams that would address the reasons for inexplicable...
Clinical Interventions in Aging
September 1, 2017
Zheng Liu, Qian Lin Chen, Yuying Sun
72 citations
Caring for a relative with dementia is extremely challenging; conventional interventions may not be highly effective or easily available on some occasions. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of mindfulness training in improving stress-related outcomes in family caregivers of people with dementia using a meta-analytic review. We searched randomized controlled trials (RCT) through April...