Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2018
Kamila Osypiuk, Evan Thompson, Peter M. Wayne
Dynamic and static body postures are a defining characteristic of mind-body practices such as Tai Chi and Qigong (TCQ). A growing body of evidence supports the hypothesis that TCQ may be beneficial for psychological health, including management and prevention of depression and anxiety. Although a variety of causal factors have been identified as potential mediators of such health benefits,...
Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine
2018
Gary Groesbeck, Donna Bach, Peta Stapleton et al.
This study investigated changes in psychological and physiological markers during a weekend meditation workshop (N = 34). Psychological symptoms of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and happiness were assessed. Physiological markers included cortisol, salivary immunoglobulin A (SigA), heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure (BP), and resting heart rate (RHR). On...
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
2018
Farah Chamaa, Hisham F Bahmad, Ahmad-Kareem Makkawi et al.
The identification of distinct and more efficacious antidepressant treatments is highly needed. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) antagonist that has been reported to exhibit antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) patients. Yet, no studies have investigated the effects of sub-anesthetic dosages of N2O on hippocampal cell proliferation and...
Contemporary Clinical Trials
December 27, 2017
Haruka Minami, Hannah R Brinkman, Shadi Nahvi et al.
Background: Although individuals with psychiatric disorders are disproportionately affected by cigarette smoking, few outpatient mental health treatment facilities offer smoking cessation services. In this paper, we describe the development of a smartphone-assisted mindfulness smoking cessation intervention with contingency management (SMI-CM), as well as the design and methods of an ongoing...
Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
December 17, 2017
Alexander M. Sherwood, Thomas E Prisinzano
Disrupted mental health affects up to one in three individuals globally and is an unmet medical challenge contributing to individual suffering as well as significant societal and economic burden [1...
Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports
December 2, 2017
Wee Ping Wong, Jan Coles, Richard Chambers et al.
The current lack of an effective cure for dementia would exacerbate its prevalence and incidence globally. Growing evidence has linked mindfulness to cognitive and psychological improvements that could be relevant for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). To investigate whether mindfulness practice can improve health outcomes of MCI. The study is the first longitudinal mixed-methods observational...
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
December 2017
Naoko Kishita, Yuko Takei, Ian Stewart
The aim of this study is to review the effectiveness of third wave mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) for depressive or anxiety symptomatology in older adults across a wide range of physical and psychological conditions. Electronic literature databases were searched for articles, and random-effects meta-analysis was conducted. Ten studies met the inclusion criteria, of...
BMC Psychiatry
November 9, 2017
Bingren Zhang, Jiawei Wang, Qisha Zhu et al.
Background: Highly hypnotizable individuals have impaired executive function, elevated motor impulsivity and increased emotional sensitivity, which are sometimes found in bipolar disorder patients. It is then reasonable to assume that certain aspects of hypnotic susceptibility differ with the types of bipolar disorder. Methods: The Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale: Form C (SHSS:C) test,...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
November 2017
Kelly Birtwell, Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Rod Dubrow-Marshall et al.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course (MBSR) on people with Parkinson's disease who experienced depression, anxiety, stress or difficulty coping with Parkinson's. Thirteen participants were recruited and six completed the full MBSR course. Data were analysed using repeated measures analysis of variance and thematic analysis....
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
October 3, 2017
Fengguo Liu, Jingjing Wu, Yu Gong et al.
Depression is a world-wide disease with no effective therapeutic methods. Increasing evidence indicates that astrocytic pathology contributes to the formation of depression. In this study, we investigated the effects of harmine, a natural β-carboline alkaloid and potent hallucinogen, known to modulate astrocytic glutamate transporters, on chronic unpredictable stress (CUS)-induced...