Anna M. Polaski, Amy L. Phelps, Thomas J. Smith et al.
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ABSTRACT Integrative and complementary non-pharmacological treatments have proven efficacious in treating both the physiological and psychological symptoms of chronic pain conditions but the potential of many combined therapies is unknown. This study examined the effects of a combined intervention of mindfulness meditation followed by aerobic walking exercise in chronic low back pain (cLBP)...
Sonia Medina, Owen G. O’Daly, Matthew A. Howard et al.
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Abstract Mind-body treatments can improve coping mechanisms, and occasionally perceived pain, in individuals with Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). However, their mechanisms-of-action remain unclear and predictors of treatment response are lacking. We employed resting-state blood oxygen level dependent (rsBOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to address this need by examining changes in...
Yao Coitinho Biurra, Colette Naude, Zoe Coitinho Biurra et al.
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Abstract Background: Pain is biopsychosocial in nature, and international guidelines now emphasize interdisciplinary treatment. Psychotherapeutic interventions such as Mantra Meditation (MM) are being increasingly studied for their potential benefits in pain management. Objectives: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence for MM in improving biopsychosocial outcomes in...
Aarathi Venkatesan, Holly Krymis, Jenny Scharff et al.
BACKGROUND As the need for effective scalable interventions for mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and stress has grown, the digital delivery of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has gained interest as a promising intervention in this domain. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the changes in perceived stress following a 10-week digital MBSR program that combined an...
Igor O. Poluboiartsev
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Abstract Objective This study aims to ascertain the validity and effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) technique in reducing stress and preventing emotional burnout among psychiatric nurses, with the goal of introducing it as a resource-efficient intervention in psychiatric medical institutions. Materials and methods From November 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023, we...
Julia Mossbridge, Kirsten Cameron, Mark Boccuzzi
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Precognition, the capacity to use non-ordinary means to accurately predict future events that are seemingly unpredictable, has been well established by examining performance on laboratory- based free-response precognitive remote viewing (PRV) tasks. However, advancements in the understanding of precognition mechanisms are slowed at least partly because state, trait and target parameters seem to...
Muhammad Sudais
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Abstract Sleep paralysis is a state of consciousness experienced while waking from sleep or falling asleep. It is characterized by an experience of being unable to move for several seconds or minutes. Sleep paralysis entails a period of paralysis upon waking or falling asleep and is often accompanied by terrifying hallucinations. Many stressful environmental factors which cause emotional stress...
Stephanie Rosemann, Josef P. Rauschecker
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Tinnitus is the perception of a ringing, buzzing or hissing sound “in the ear” without external stimulation. Previous research has demonstrated changes in resting-state functional connectivity in tinnitus, but findings do not overlap and are even contradictory. Furthermore, how altered functional connectivity in tinnitus is related to cognitive abilities is currently unknown. Here we...
Halle Miller, Johanna Chajes, Tobias Grossmann
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Abstract This study investigates the early neural and temperament precursors to internalizing psychopathology. Increased default mode network (DMN) functional connectivity and decreased frontoparietal network (FPN) connectivity are established neural signatures of internalizing disorders in adults, but it is unknown if these patterns represent early-emerging vulnerability. In a community sample...
B.T Dunkley, Karolina Urban, L. Da Costa et al.
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Abstract Background Concussion is a common form of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Despite the descriptor ‘mild’, a single injury can leave long-lasting and sustained alterations to brain function, including changes to localised activity and large-scale interregional communication. Cognitive complaints are thought to arise from such functional deficits. We investigated the impact of injury...