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Mindfulness Interventions in Older Adults for Mental Health and Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis.

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences March 12, 2025 Paul Verhaeghen, Shelley N. Aikman, Grazia Mirabito 9 citations

Mindfulness interventions are consistently associated with beneficial effects in younger adults. In this meta-analysis, we seek to quantify the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions for the mental health and well-being of older adults. We include 46 studies that implemented a mindfulness intervention (MBSR = 20; MBCT = 9; ad hoc protocol = 17) with older adults (samples with an average age...

DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae205 Full text Anxiety Depression Mbct Mbsr +1

Exploring the Effects of a School Mindfulness-Based Intervention in French Primary Public Schools-A Pilot Study.

Pediatric Reports March 5, 2025 Jessica Monsillion, Lucia Romo, Rafika Zebdi

Background/Objectives: School-Mindfulness-Based Interventions (SMBIs) have shown positive effects on children's mental health by enhancing emotional regulation and present-moment awareness. This pilot study explored the effects of an SMBI program on anxiety, depression, mindfulness, emotional awareness, executive functioning, and school well-being among French primary school students (mean age...

DOI: 10.3390/pediatric17020031 Full text Anxiety Depression Children School mindfulness-based interventions +1

Clinical indicators of the suicide crisis and response to ketamine.

Journal of Affective Disorders March 1, 2025 Elizabeth D. Ballard, Lucinda Neely, Laura Waldman et al. 4 citations

This analysis sought to identify potential clinical targets for the suicide crisis. Characteristics of a useful clinical target include elevation at the time of suicide crisis and responsiveness to rapid-acting interventions. Suicidal ideation (SI), depression, and hopelessness were hypothesized to meet these criteria. Participants were 118 adults across the continuum of suicide risk, including...

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.11.080 Full text Traumatic stress Assessment Hopelessness Psychological pain +5

Effectiveness of an age-modified mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in improving mental health in older people with depressive symptoms: a non-randomised controlled trial.

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies February 26, 2025 Yun-Han Wang, Yun-Lin Wang, Dara Kiu Yi Leung et al. 5 citations

Emerging evidence has shown that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is effective in improving depressive symptoms in the older population. However, the accessibility to MBCT is limited by the shortage of psychotherapists or mindfulness teachers. One potential solution is to involve social workers, who have the knowledge and skills to promote individual and community well-being in...

DOI: 10.1186/s12906-025-04781-6 Full text Anxiety Depression Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Older adults +2

Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Insomnia and Comorbid Nightmares—A Secondary Analysis of Clinical Samples with an Age Range from 0 to 18 Years

Children February 25, 2025 Angelika A. Schlarb, Isabel Brandhorst, Barbara Schwerdtle et al.

Background: Insomnia disorder in childhood and adolescence has severe implications on overall well-being and development. Age-specific treatments for insomnia disorder with cognitive behavioral interventions (CBT-I) are available and effective. Nightmare disorder also has severe consequences in children and adolescents. However, less is known about children with insomnia (I) and comorbid...

DOI: 10.3390/children12020129 Full text Nightmare Depression Insomnia Comorbidity +1

Improving Maternal Mental Health and Weight Control With a Mindfulness Blended Care Approach: Insights From a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal of Medical Internet Research February 24, 2025 Kathrin Hassdenteufel, Mitho Müller, Harald Abele et al. 1 citation

Perinatal maternal mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, are highly prevalent during pregnancy and post partum. Electronic mindfulness-based interventions (eMBIs) are a promising treatment option, which can be provided in a low-threshold, cost-effective manner. However, research underscores the fact that face-to-face coaching sessions are more effective than solely digital...

DOI: 10.2196/56230 Full text Anxiety Depression Digital intervention Effectiveness +11

Long-Term Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Associated with Naturalistic Ayahuasca Consumption.

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs February 20, 2025 Broc A. Pagni, Andreas Halman, Jerome Sarris et al. 7 citations

The durability of ayahuasca's effects on mental health and the influence of clinical diagnoses on therapeutic response is unclear. Adults with no prior exposure to ayahuasca (n = 66) participating in neo-shamanic ayahuasca ceremonies completed questionnaires at baseline, 7 days, and 1, 6, and 12 months. Mixed models were used to characterize temporal trajectories in mental health, alcohol and...

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2025.2465800 Full text DMT Anxiety Depression Addiction +10

Effectiveness of an Internet-Based, Self-Guided, Short-Term Mindfulness Training (ISSMT) Program for Relieving Depressive Symptoms in the Adult Population in China: Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal of Medical Internet Research February 13, 2025 Tingfei Zhu, Liuyi Zhang, Wenqi Weng et al. 4 citations

Depression is a significant global public health issue, and in China, access to mental health services remains limited despite high demand. Research has shown that mindfulness can effectively alleviate depressive symptoms and that telehealth solutions offer a promising avenue for addressing this service gap. Despite this potential, there are currently few studies in China focusing on short-term...

DOI: 10.2196/55583 Full text Depression Mindfulness Internet-based Randomized controlled trial +2

Is ketamine efficacious for rapid treatment of acute suicidal ideation in an emergency setting? Lessons learned from a pilot randomized controlled trial.

BMC research notes February 12, 2025 Maryam Barzkar, Kaveh Alavi, Kazem Malakouti et al. 1 citation

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a single infusion of ketamine in inducing rapid remission of severe suicidal ideation, compared to Midazolam, in a population with acute suicidal thoughts. In a double-blind randomized controlled trial conducted in Tehran, Iran, from January to July 2022 (IRCT20220118053756N1), 36 inpatients with acute severe suicidal ideation were enrolled....

DOI: 10.1186/s13104-024-07029-7 Full text Depressive disorder Ketamine Midazolam N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist +5

Dynamical repertoire of brain networks in mindfulness cognitive behavioural therapy during rumination: A randomized controlled trial

medRxiv February 7, 2025 Jakub Vohryzek, Anne Maj van der Velden, Willem Kuyken et al. 1 citation preprint

BACKGROUND: Depression is a prevalent and debilitating affective disorder characterised by the dominance and persistence of depressive rumination. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an effective treatment for recurrent depression developed specifically to target rumination and recurrence risk by training metacognitive awareness and adaptive attention, emotion and self-regulation...

DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.04.25321569 Full text Default mode network Major depressive disorder Rumination Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy +7