Cureus
May 2026
Ngo Cheung
Bipolar-spectrum illness emerging after traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be difficult to treat and may present with mixed or agitated depressive features that appear sensitive to glutamatergic modulation. In post-TBI cases, diagnostic certainty is often limited because irritability, impulsivity, sleep disturbance, affective lability, and cognitive change may overlap with frontal-limbic injury...
Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care
May 1, 2026
John Lowe, Huigang Liang, Melessa Kelley et al.
urpose: To examine the outcomes of a mindfulness-based intervention for the prevention of mental health disorders among rural dwelling Native American youth ages 10-12. Sample: Native American student participant sample (N=20) was recruited from schools from one rural Native American tribe in the Midwestern United States. The county where the study was conducted is officially designated as a...
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
May 1, 2026
Chuntana Reangsing, Sasinun Punsuwun, Khanittha Pitchalard et al.
We synthesized the effects of MBIs on psychological outcomes and HbA1c in diabetic patients and conducted subgroup analyses to investigate the sources of heterogeneity. Nine electronic databases were methodically explored from their inception through May 2025. We reviewed studies on the outcomes for individuals with diabetes mellitus who participated in mindfulness-based interventions. A...
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
May 1, 2026
T. V. von Visger, Y. -. Chang
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe cardiopulmonary disease with pathophysiological abnormalities that result in high symptom burden, psychological distress (anxiety and depression), and difficulties in symptom self-management. A multi-model Mindfulness Meditation for Pulmonary Hypertension (MMPH) has been shown to reduce depression and PH symptoms in 15 community-dwelling adults with PH.1...
International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences
May 1, 2026
Kanhu Charan Munna, Ga Muna
The contemporary world is increasingly characterized by psychological instability, emotional fragmentation, existential uncertainty, and spiritual alienation. In the midst of technological advancement and material progress, modern humanity continues to suffer from anxiety, depression, restlessness, and a persistent crisis of meaning. Ancient Indian philosophical traditions, particularly the...
SLEEPJ
May 1, 2026
Jieun Lim, Adriana Pérez
Sleep disturbances are common among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and linked to cognitive decline and reduced quality of life. Pharmacological treatment remains prevalent despite safety concerns such as falls, delirium, and cognitive worsening. Meditation-based interventions (MBIs), including mindfulness, mantra, and sound-based practices, may improve sleep and psychological...
BJPsych Open
May 1, 2026
Gijsbrecht H. J. Roelandt, Jurriaan F M Strous, Jeanine Kamphuis et al.
Summary This case report presents the case of a 25-year-old woman who developed ketamine addiction following a single sub-anaesthetic dose of intranasal ketamine in a pilot study investigating intranasal racemic ketamine for acute suicidality. She had a history of depression, obsessive–compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorder and anorexia nervosa, and she had sporadically used alcohol and...
SLEEPJ
May 1, 2026
Matthew J Reid, Eli Weisman, Luis Luna Martinez et al.
Despite evidence of an acute effect of psilocybin on sleep physiology, its enduring effects beyond the period of acute administration and active metabolism remain unexplored. Within a clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy for alcohol use disorder comorbid with major depressive disorder, we monitored sleep for ten continuous nights (3 pre-dose | 7 post-dose) in participants (N=22)...
IIP Series
May 1, 2026
Km Kanta, Vidhi Jain, Rupesh Gangurde et al.
Cancer remains a highly intricate and multifaceted systemic disease with the ability to cause physical impairments as well as deeply impact patients' psychological state, feelings, and quality of life. Today, thanks to advances in cancer therapies, the survival rate of patients has significantly improved; nevertheless, side, effects like stress, fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders,...
European Journal of Pain
May 1, 2026
Cynthia Harbeck-Weber, Sammy T Murad, Neha Ramachandran et al.
Despite growing interest in mindfulness-based interventions for adolescents with chronic pain, the data have not been systematically summarized. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analyses to estimate the effect of mindfulness-based interventions on pain intensity, catastrophizing, acceptance and interference; functioning, quality of life, and anxiety and depression in youth with chronic...