Frontiers in Psychiatry
September 23, 2022
Sepideh Hariri, Ramana V. Vishnubhotla, Preeti U. Reed et al.
Introduction Anxiety and depression have increased dramatically 2–3-fold with the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an urgent need for safe, cost-effective, and scalable approaches to alleviate this parallel mental health pandemic. Meditation has previously been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms. Furthermore, online delivery of mind-body interventions will be impactful in...
Psychology, Health & Medicine
September 19, 2022
Mardiana Mansor, Mei-Chan Chong, Lei-Chui Ping et al.
ABSTRACT This scoping review describes the research-based mindfulness intervention on anxiety, distress, and depression. The search strategy retrieved articles published in English from 2014 to 2019 and were retrieved across Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, CINAHL, and Google Scholar. The PRISMA-Scr checklist is a tool to evaluate the quality of the articles. The selection criteria...
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
September 16, 2022
Xinyi Liu, Yingying Xu, Huiwen Xu et al.
Aim: To explore anxiety, sleep quality, and mindfulness of frontline nurses at the initial epicenter of the pandemic, to examine the mediating effects of mindfulness. Background: COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan, China in January 2020. Nurses were at the forefront of care and treatment across hospitals in response to the pandemic. Methods: Single site cross-sectional survey conducted in...
Psychological Medicine
September 12, 2022
Rajiv Radhakrishnan, L. Pries, G. Erzin et al.
Abstract Background Empirical evidence suggests that people use cannabis to ameliorate anxiety and depressive symptoms, yet cannabis also acutely worsens psychosis and affective symptoms. However, the temporal relationship between cannabis use, anxiety and depressive symptoms and psychotic experiences (PE) in longitudinal studies is unclear. This may be informed by examination of mutually...
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
September 12, 2022
P. Oliver, A. Snyder, R. Feinn et al.
Introduction: Few studies have been published to date exploring the effectiveness of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in large clinical samples. We report on the clinical outcomes of a large cohort treated with ketamine as part of clinical practice. Methods: Deidentified electronic chart data were obtained from a multisite private ketamine infusion clinic for 424 patients with...
BMJ Open
September 1, 2022
Katarina Tabi, Manreet Bhullar, Lenssa Fantu et al.
Introduction: Postpartum depression and anxiety (PPDA) is experienced by up to 20% of families in the first year. The condition impacts not only parents but also their developing child. While mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) have shown to be beneficial for this population, many parents do not have access to treatment or find it challenging to commit or complete the treatment. The COVID-19...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
September 1, 2022
Yiwei Tang, Yang Liu, Longjun Jing et al.
Usually, both external environmental factors and internal psychological factors affect the self-efficacy of athletes returning to sports after an injury. Based upon COR theory, this study investigated mindfulness interventions’ effects on competitive state anxiety and burnout in injured athletes who are returning to sports. The study was conducted in South China from March to April 2022. The...
Jurnal Sportif
August 30, 2022
Adiwignya Nugraha Widhi Harita, S. Suryanto, Rahkman Ardi
Competitive state anxiety influences cognitive, emotional, and athlete behaviour while they have to perform perfectly in a competition. This study was conducted to analyze the effect of Mindfulness Sports Performance Enhancement (MSPE) training on competitive state anxiety of karate athletes in Surabaya. The research method used is quantitative with an experimental design. The sample in this...
Death Studies
August 25, 2022
Xiang-Zi Ji, Jia-Yuan Zhang
Abstract Intensive care units (ICUs) nurses experience a high level of death anxiety. Interventions that reduce death anxiety are needed. We conducted a nonrandomized study with 66 ICU nurses. The 34 in the intervention group received an 8-week tailored mindfulness-based intervention and the 32 in the control group received no intervention. Both groups completed pre and post-tests of death...
Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal
August 24, 2022
II John E. Lothes, Sara Matney, Zayne Naseer
Background: Research shows that mindfulness interventions for test anxiety in a college student population are beneficial (Lothes, Mochrie, Wilson, & Hakan, 2021). This study expands on the existing literature by examining how distance learning mindfulness practices may affect anxiety in college students. Aim: This study assessed the effects of online mindfulness practices over a five-week...