Intellectum
December 10, 2013
Luz Karime Jiménez Jaimes, Tatiana Alajmo Flye
El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el efecto de un programa basado en mindfulness para el manejo de ansiedad de niños escolarizados. El estudio es de tipo cuasi experimental sin grupo control. Participaron 7 estudiantes seleccionados a partir del puntaje obtenido en la Escala de Ansiedad Manifiesta en Niños Revisada (CMAS-R), aplicada para medidas pretest, postest y seguimiento. Los...
Journal of Research on Adolescence
December 1, 2013
Nirit Soffer-Dudek, Avi Sadeh
Unique dream patterns are related to psychopathological distress in adults. In adolescence, this was investigated almost exclusively regarding nightmares. This longitudinal study examines developmental trajectories of various adolescent‐reported dream patterns, and their associations with parent‐reported psychopathology (internalization and externalization problems) in early adolescence....
Psicooncología
November 25, 2013
Concha León, Rosanna Mirapeix, Tomás Blasco et al.
Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention versus a psychoeducational standard intervention in oncological patients. Method: MBSR intervention was applied following a 2’5 h-session schedule, across 10 weekly sessions. Patients (n= 20) had to practice mindfulness daily at home during 45 minutes. In the psychoeducational group (n=17) a...
PLoS One
November 4, 2013
Alvaro Llorente‐berzal, Emma Puighermanal, Aurelijus Burokas et al.
43 citations
Ecstasy is a drug that is usually consumed by young people at the weekends and frequently, in combination with cannabis. In the present study we have investigated the long-term effects of administering increasing doses of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol [THC; 2.5, 5, 10 mg/kg; i.p.] from postnatal day (pnd) 28 to 45, alone and/or in conjunction with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA; two...
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
November 1, 2013
J. Feldman
Focus Areas: Experiential Workshop, Supporting Behavioral Change, Mental Health Introducing mind-body approaches to the typical patient seeking a quick medical solution, usually medication, poses a major challenge to an integrative practitioner. This necessitates an approach that shifts the discussion from what the practitioner can do to fix or cure the condition to what the patient can do to...
Paragrana
November 1, 2013
Ulrich Ott
Die neurowissenschaftliche Forschung beschäftigt sich in den letzten Jahren verstärkt mit Methoden der Achtsamkeitsmeditation, die in zahlreiche klinische Behandlungsprogramme integriert wurden. Nach einer kurzen Vorstellung der Magnetresonanztomographie und der Programme mit der weitesten Verbreitung (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction und Mindfulness- based Cognitive Therapy) werden vier...
Drug Metabolism and Disposition
October 19, 2013
Marta Concheiro, Michael H. Baumann, Karl B. Scheidweiler et al.
32 citations
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a widely abused illicit drug that can cause severe and even fatal adverse effects. However, interest remains for its possible clinical applications in posttraumatic stress disorder and anxiety treatment. Preclinical studies to determine MDMA's safety are needed. We evaluated MDMA's pharmacokinetics and metabolism in male rats receiving 2.5, 5, and 10...
Transcultural Psychiatry
October 1, 2013
Ria Reis
37 citations
This article examines children's enactment of spirit possession idioms and witchcraft in Africa including the meanings such idioms provide and the local healing resources they mobilize. Idioms of haunting spirits in Northern Uganda and witch-children elsewhere in Africa can be interpreted as manifestations of social crises and mass traumatic stress. On the other hand, such idioms also allow...
Frontiers in Psychology
August 27, 2013
Jessica Lara-Carrasco, Valérie Simard, Kadia Saint-Onge et al.
Dreams are thought to respond to self- and socially-relevant situations that evoke strong emotions and require rapid adaptation. First pregnancy is such a situation during which maternal mental representations (MMR) of the unborn baby, the self and significant others undergo remodeling. Some studies suggest that dreams during pregnancy contain more MMR and are more dysphoric, but such studies...
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
August 6, 2013
R. Carhart-Harris
17 citations
After completing an undergraduate degree in Psychology in 2003, Robin studied psychoanalysis at Masters level, receiving his MA in 2004. In 2005, Robin began a four year PhD in Psychopharmacology at the University of Bristol. Working for Professor David Nutt and Dr Sue Wilson, Robin9s thesis focused on sleep and serotonin function in ecstasy users. Robin conducted a clinical study involving...