The present study was conducted on the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on reduction of depression and Dysfunctional attitudes of divorced women in Tehran. It was an experimental study with pre-test-post-test design and control group. The population consists (100) individuals who answered the depression and dysfunctional attitudes questionnaires and 20 samples were chosen...
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an integrative psychological approach linking mindful meditation with cognitive therapy. It has a strong evidence base in treating recurrent depression. However, limited research has been completed with older people. The present study evaluates one adapted, community based MBCT group (N=8) in a partial replication of Smith, Graham and Senthinathan...
Depression has been associated with drug consumption, including heavy or problematic cannabis use. According to an animal model of depression and substance use disorder comorbidity, we combined the olfactory bulbectomy (OBX) model of depression with intravenous drug self-administration procedure to verify whether depressive-like rats displayed altered voluntary intake of the CB1 receptor...
The recreational drug MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) or 'Ecstasy' is associated with heightened psychiatric distress and feelings of depression. The Drugs and Infancy Study (DAISY) monitored the psychiatric symptom profiles of mothers who used Ecstasy/MDMA while pregnant, and followed them over the first year post-partum. We compared 28 young women whom took MDMA during their...