Mental health is a complex and multidimensional construct that includes emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. In recent decades, increasing academic pressure, life style changes and social demands have led to a rise in stress, anxiety and depression, particularly among adolescents and students. Accurate assessment of mental health is essential for both clinical and educational...
May 16, 2026Karthikaa Menon, Khushi Gupta, Smriti Sethi
This chapter examines emerging trends in psycho-oncology by exploring the connection between the mind and the body, the role of the immune system and specific biological markers. Through a review of literature on the role of biomarkers, specifically IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1ra, this review paper aims to understand how these substances can be used to understand the progression of cancer, potential...
We report a clinical case illustrating rapid, reversible, and reproducible hemispheric differences in subjective experience and autonomic arousal during lateral visual field viewing. A man in his 40s with longstanding anxiety and depression showed repeatable shifts in affective state, self-appraisal, and appraisal of the clinician when alternately viewing through the right versus left lateral...
Background:The global burden of psychological disorders, ranging from neuroses to severe psychoses, necessitates comprehensive treatment modalities that extend beyond pharmacotherapy.While conventional psychiatry addresses neurochemical imbalances, there is a growing recognition of the need for "Neuro-psycho-social" interventions that address the structural connectivity of the brain...
Yoga is a body-mind based approach that combines physical postures, controlled breathing techniques, and meditation practices. With the increasing interest in complementary and integrative health practices in recent years, yoga stands out as a supportive intervention method in psychological well-being and rehabilitation processes. Literature findings indicate that yoga practices can contribute...
Background: Mental obstacles- such as stress, anxiety, cognitive distortions, emotional instability, and attentional dysregulation- have emerged as significant challenges in modern life, largely driven by rapid urbanization, technological overexposure, and changing psychosocial dynamics. Contemporary psychological sciences interpret these disturbances as maladaptive cognitive and affective...
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...
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a frequently used recreational drug with significant addictive potential. The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a key brain region associated with the rewarding effects of drugs of abuse. However, how N2O influences VTA functions to mediate reward-related behavior remains poorly understood. We reported that exposure to 60% N2O, but not 30%, effectively induced conditioned...
High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Serotonin 5-HT 2 receptor ligands have attracted the attention of medicinal chemists for the last half-century, first as hallucinogens and later for their antipsychotic, appetite suppressant, antiaddictive and antidepressant potential. Unlike the very potent N -benzylphenethylamine derivatives that include the abundantly studied NBOMe drugs, N...
Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and durability of a single 25-mg dose of a proprietary, synthetic formulation of psilocybin with psychological support for reducing chronic suicidal ideation in a treatment-resistant population. Methods: This was an open-label, single-arm study with a 12-week follow-up conducted between March 2022 and May 2025. Twenty adults with chronic suicidal...