Mindfulness
December 12, 2016
Julian R Keith, Mallory E Blackwood, Rano T Mathew et al.
The abilities to stabilize the focus of attention, notice attention lapses, and return attention to an intended object following lapses are precursors for mindfulness. Individuals diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are deficient in the attentional and self-control skills that characterize mindfulness. The present study assessed the relationship between mindfulness...
Psychiatry Research
December 11, 2016
Nicole D Andorko, Vijay A Mittal, Elizabeth Thompson et al.
Sleep problems are prominent and pervasive clinical issues experienced by many people with psychotic disorders, often causing distress and functional impairment. Sleep problems are also related to psychosis-like experiences (PLE; non-diagnosable phenomenon such as transient perceptual disturbances, unusual thoughts, periodic suspiciousness) in epidemiological studies. Prior studies in this...
BJPsych Bulletin
December 1, 2016
Paramabandhu Groves
Mindfulness is an increasingly popular therapeutic approach. Mindfulness-based interventions have been tried out in a wide range of mental disorders, with the strongest evidence for use in depression and anxiety. Mindfulness operates by changing the person's relationship with unhelpful thoughts and emotions. The need for home practice is both a strength and a weakness. Some find home practice...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
December 2016
Lewis Jones, Phil Reed, Andrew C. Parrott
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of mephedrone and 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA), as reported by young recreational polydrug users. 152 MDMA users and 81 mephedrone users were recruited through snowballing on social network sites. They completed a standard online questionnaire for either mephedrone or MDMA. The questions covered the average amount taken per...
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
December 2016
Martin A Katzman, Melissa Furtado, Leena Anand
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders continues to rise globally, yet remission rates and patient outcome remain less than ideal. As a result, novel treatment approaches for these disorders are necessary to decrease societal economic burden, as well as increase individual functioning. The recent discovery of the endocannabinoid system has provided an outlet for further research into its role in...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
December 2016
Ivan Nyklíček, Jenny Van Son, Victor J. Pop et al.
Research has shown the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for a variety of emotional problems in different samples, but it is unknown which factors influence this effectiveness. Therefore, the aim of the current study was: which factors (demographic, personality, and baseline levels of mindfulness skills) moderate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)?...
Frontiers in Psychology
December 1, 2016
Norman A. S. Farb, Wolf Mehling
18 citations
Interoception, Contemplative Practice, and HealthWell-being is deeply rooted in the body, a continuous flow of feelings denoting comfort or distress.Interoception, the representation of the body's internal state, is a growing target of scientific research, buoyed by a growing respect for contemplative traditions relating interoceptive awareness to the cultivation of well-being.An emerging...
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
December 1, 2016
G. Haugan, U. Moksnes, A. Løhre
BACKGROUND: Spirituality has demonstrated a significant impact on quality of life in nursing-home patients. Likewise, as essential aspects of spirituality, hope, self-transcendence, and meaning are found to be vital resources to nursing-home patients' global well-being. Further, nurse-patient interaction has demonstrated a powerful influence on patient's hope, self-transcendence, and...
Ideggyogyaszati szemle
November 30, 2016
Szabolcs Morvai, Attila István Nagy, Adrienn Bálint-Szöllősi et al.
Objective - In our case report we present the treatment of a female patient suffering from therapy resistant depression. This procedure is not in practice in Hungary at present, the aim of our work to reproduce the findigs of international studies in domestic circumstances. Matter - Major depression is a common, chronic and severe mental disorder, with 16.2% lifetime prevalence. Many...
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
November 14, 2016
M. Líšková, Denisa Janečková, Lucie Klůzová Kráčmarová et al.
The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence and predictive factors of sleep paralysis (SP) in Czech university students. Our sample included 606 students who had experienced at least one episode of SP. The participants completed an online battery of questionnaires involving questionnaires focused on describing their sleep habits and SP episodes, the 18-item Boundary Questionnaire...