Emerging health threats journal
April 15, 2011
Sarbjeet S Kalsi, David M Wood, Paul I Dargan
Ketamine was originally synthesised for use as a dissociative anaesthetic, and it remains widely used legitimately for this indication. However, there is increasing evidence of non-medical recreational use of ketamine, particularly in individuals who frequent the night-time economy. The population-level and sub-population (clubbers) prevalence of recreational use of ketamine is not known but is...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
April 11, 2011
Kathi J Kemper, Sally Bulla, Deborah Krueger et al.
Most research on the impact of mind-body training does not ask about participants' baseline experience, expectations, or preferences for training. To better plan participant-centered mind-body intervention trials for nurses to reduce occupational stress, such descriptive information would be valuable. We conducted an anonymous email survey between April and June, 2010 of North American nurses...
Behavioural Pharmacology
April 8, 2011
Adam Stewart, Russell Riehl, Keith Wong et al.
66 citations
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') is a potent psychedelic drug inducing euphoria and hypersociability in humans, as well as hyperactivity and anxiety in rodents. Adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) have become a widely used species in neurobehavioral research. Here, we explore the effects of a wide range (0.25-120 mg/l) of acute MDMA doses on zebrafish behavior in the novel tank...
The FASEB Journal
April 1, 2011
Jonathan Cachat, Russell Reihl, Jessica Cosgrove et al.
1 citation
Here, we integrated manual observations, computerized event‐based scoring and automated video analysis of zebrafish traces to generate three‐dimensional (3D) swim path reconstruction of general behavioral patterns, thereby improving the characterization and interpretation of complex, anxiety‐related adult zebrafish behavior. Drugs known to evoke a high‐anxiety state (caffeine, repeated morphine...
Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
April 1, 2011
Kathleen A. Philbin
A substantial body of empirical research has shown that mind-body practices, including Yoga and meditation, can decrease symptoms of depression, anxiety, negative mood, and fatigue. Given Yoga's adaptability to various human conditions, it can improve the physical and psychological health of our elders. When blended with clinical therapies, Yoga practices can gently ease the distress that...
Psychopharmacology
April 2011
Amanda M George, Tim D Windsor, Bryan Rodgers
Whether the reported poorer mental health of ecstasy users is due to a bias in endorsement of somatic symptoms has been postulated, but rarely examined. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether levels of ecstasy use were associated with differential probabilities of endorsing somatic mental health symptoms. Current ecstasy users aged 24-30 years (n = 316) were identified from a...
Emotion
April 1, 2011
Baljinder K Sahdra, Katherine A Maclean, Emilio Ferrer et al.
203 citations
We examined the impact of training-induced improvements in self-regulation, operationalized in terms of response inhibition, on longitudinal changes in self-reported adaptive socioemotional functioning. Data were collected from participants undergoing 3 months of intensive meditation training in an isolated retreat setting (Retreat 1) and a wait-list control group that later underwent identical...
The Open Addiction Journal
March 29, 2011
Esther Remmelink
Acute MDMA, even at low doses, increases social interaction in adult rats [1] while on the long-term its consumption produces a decrease in social interaction, an increase in anxiety and impaired object recognition memory [2, 3]. This study investigated whether MDMA has the same effects in adolescent rats. Additionally, we investigated whether the preference of adolescent rats for MDMA was...
The Open Addiction Journal
March 29, 2011
Allison J Matthews
1 citation
Remembering to do things in the future (prospective memory) and remembering things in our past (retrospective memory) are important everyday memory skills. Several studies suggest an association between use of ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and impairments in prospective (remembering to remember) and retrospective memory (recollection of past events) [1, 2]. However, some research...
Clinical Case Studies
March 7, 2011
Steven M. de Lisle, Nicki A. Dowling, J. Sabura Allen
93 citations
This article describes treatment of a female problem gambler using mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). The treatment protocol was adapted for problem gamblers from the manualized MBCT intervention developed by Segal, Williams, and Teasdale. Gambling behavior and mindfulness practice were monitored using daily diary entries maintained by the participant. The Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck...