Research Square
January 4, 2024
Laetitia Vanderijst, Felix Hever, Anne Buot et al.
preprint
Abstract Background: A significant number of individuals with alcohol use disorder remain unresponsive to currently available treatments, which calls for the development of new alternatives. In parallel, psilocybin-assisted therapy for alcohol use disorder has recently yielded promising preliminary results. Building on extant findings, the proposed study is set to evaluate the feasibility and...
JAMA Network Open
January 2, 2024
Asli Korkmaz, Guro Pauck Bernhardsen, Burcu Cirit et al.
24 citations
Physicians are exposed to high stress and strain that results in burnout, which affects them, their families, their patients, and the entire health care system; thus, there is an urgent need to develop methods to increase the resiliency of physicians. Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a comprehensive yoga breathing and meditation-based program that is a potential approach to mitigate physician...
Neuropharmacology
January 1, 2024
Linyuan Shi, Shuo Kang, Chan Young Choi et al.
Significant exposure to alcohol or cannabis during adolescence can induce lasting disruptions of neuronal signaling in brain regions that are later to mature, such as the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Considerably less is known about the effects of alcohol and cannabis co-use, despite its common occurrence. Here, we used male and female Long-Evans rats to investigate the effects of...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
2024
Michael J Pellicane, Madison E Quinn, Christian A L Bean et al.
Use of delta-8-THC ("delta-8") has proliferated after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill. Yet, research on the mental health effects of this increasingly popular cannabinoid is scant. The current study sought to examine mental health correlates of delta-8 use frequency and motives, investigate whether delta-8 use motives predict use frequency, and compare use motives and problems between delta-8...
Neuropsychopharmacology
January 2024
Jenessa N Johnston, Bashkim Kadriu, Christoph Kraus et al.
The discovery of ketamine as a rapid-acting antidepressant led to a new era in the development of neuropsychiatric therapeutics, one characterized by an antidepressant response that occurred within hours or days rather than weeks or months. Considerable clinical research supports the use of-or further research with-subanesthetic-dose ketamine and its (S)-enantiomer esketamine in multiple...
The Social Science Review A Multidisciplinary Journal
2024
Bravishi Slag, Thokchom Dheerash, Ravindra Kumar
The impact of meditation on human well-being is positive in several ways. It is an ancient practice used by the people to gain the wellbeing. The meditation can make a human life better, improving their physical health, mental health, psychological health and spiritual health. The aim of the present study to review the impact of meditation on physical, mental and social wellbeing. The study on...
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
2024
Saira Madarasmi, Paulina Gutierrez-Ramirez, N. Barsoum et al.
Background: Family caregivers of persons living with dementia often experience increased depression and suicidal ideation (SI). However, the feasibility and impact of therapies on caregiver SI has remained largely unexplored. Mentalizing imagery therapy (MIT) helps reduce psychological symptoms through mindfulness and guided imagery. This pilot study examined the feasibility of participation by...
Journal of Contemplative and Holistic Education
2024
Lee Fergusson, Javier Ortiz Cabrejos, Anna Bonshek et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a devastating blow to the social fabric of Perú, with the highest orphans per death (OPD) ratio of any country in Latin America. Therefore, 260,000 orphans now require care because of 216,000 parent, custodial grandparent, and caregiver deaths between 2020 and 2022. The purpose of this research is to examine whether the practice of Transcendental Meditation, an...
African Journal of Biomedical Research
2024
Kiran Sanwal, Om Ji, Prof. P.K. Goswami
Meditation has emerged as a widely recognized practice for enhancing overall well-being, significantly impacting the quality of life (QoL). This review investigates into the multi-layered benefits of meditation, exploring its impact on physical, mental, and emotional health. Meditation promotes stress reduction, increases emotional resilience, and promotes better health outcomes through its...
Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health
2024
CJ Bonnett, J Bonder, R Jain et al.
Since 2020 there has been an expansion in the number of studies highlighting the positive effect that Ketamine for Non-Anesthetic Indications (KNAI) can have on patients suffering with mental health disorders. Medicaid programs cover a large community of patients that face significant health disparities and suffer more frequently from mental health conditions. Many of these conditions are...