Dewasa ini, ekstasi merupakan obat golongan psikotropik yang paling populer. Efeknya sebagai antidepresi yaitu untuk mengatasi tekanan mental dengan memanfaatkan efek eforianya (menimbulkan kegembiraan). Obat ini banyak dicari orang untuk mengatasi rasa cemas, iekanan mental atau hanya untuk dapat lebih menikmati hiburan di tempat-tempat hiburan malam. Selain ekstasi...
Since the recent re-emergence of research into the effects and safety of psychedelic therapies, a range of psychopathologies such as major depression, cancer-related anxiety and depression, alcohol...
This chapter explores the association between the practices of relatively passive, sitting meditation and absorption and anxiety using a cross-sectional design. It provides a foundation for more systematic longitudinal research with the variables in the future. The type of meditation practiced by the subjects was varied and ranged from transcendental meditation to Zen and traditional Buddhist...
Background: Medical management of acute pain among hospital inpatients may be enhanced by mind-body interventions. Objective: We hypothesized that a single, scripted session of mindfulness training focused on acceptance of pain or hypnotic suggestion focused on changing pain sensations through imagery would significantly reduce acute pain intensity and unpleasantness compared to a...
A sense of gratitude is a powerful and positive experience that can promote a happier life, whereas resentment is associated with life dissatisfaction. To explore the effects of gratitude and resentment on mental well-being, we acquired functional magnetic resonance imaging and heart rate (HR) data before, during, and after the gratitude and resentment interventions. Functional connectivity...
Human beings have used chemicals to alter their experience of life since the beginning of time: peyote, magic mushrooms, Scotch, marijuana, cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, heroin, red wine. The list of chemicals used by human beings for the purpose of feeling different is very long. It is only metaphoric—and a profoundly dangerous and ill-chosen metaphor—to call these “medications that treat the...
BackgroundPsychological interventions based on mindfulness and compassion approaches have demonstrated improved outcomes across a range of disorders. However, the application of these approaches to the at‐risk mental state (ARMS) has received little attention to date. This paper explores their potential to enhance treatment of the ARMS.MethodsThis article follows guidelines developed by the UK...
This systematic review aimed to examine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based interventions in reducing diabetes-related physiological and psychological symptoms in adults with types 1 and 2 diabetes. Five databases were systematically searched. A total of 11 studies satisfied the inclusion criteria. Mindfulness-based intervention effectiveness for physiological outcomes (glycaemic control and...
To determine whether neurocognitive performance and clinical outcomes can be enhanced by a mindfulness intervention in older adults with stress disorders and cognitive complaints. To explore decreased hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity as a possible mechanism. 103 adults aged 65 years or older with an anxiety or depressive disorder (diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria) and...
Female sexual dysfunction (FSD), consisting of a constellation of distressing sexual symptoms, is highly prevalent worldwide. Given the central role played by psychological factors in the development of FSD, psychologically and in particular mindfulness-based interventions have arisen as potential treatment options for women. Although mindfulness-based interventions have been evaluated in...