2024
Johannes Tobias Reckweg
The research described in this thesis focused on the psychedelic and psychoactive effects of the psychedelic drug Mebufotenin (5-MeO-DMT), as well as its safety and therapeutic efficacy. A prominent feature of 5-MeO-DMT is its ability to elicit a psychedelic state, which has been linked to feelings of profoundness and meaningfulness. This state, sometimes referred to as a mystical or peak...
Acta Amazonica
2024
Salvana Priscylla Manso Costa, Keith Cardoso Carvalho, Isabella Nunes Gomes et al.
4 citations
ABSTRACT Ayahuasca is a psychoactive decoction originally used in indigenous Amazonian culture. It consists of a dense brown liquid that most frequently results from the decoction of two plants native to the Amazon rainforest, Psychotria viridis (Rubiaceae) and Banisteriopsis caapi (Malpighiaceae). The composition of the decoction is variable, as several plant species can be used in its...
Drug Science, Policy and Law
2024
Simon Ruffell, Sam Gandy, WaiFung Tsang et al.
10 citations
Indigenous Amazonian shamanic ayahuasca practice is embedded in a nature-based context and is employed as an ecological mediating agent and in collective environmental decision-making processes by some of the groups that use it. Phenomenologically, the ayahuasca experience is often rich in nature-based themes and content, and its usage has been associated with eliciting shifts in perspectives...
Perspectives in biology and medicine
2024
Dominic Sisti
1 citation
Introduction to the Special Section on Psychedelics Research and Treatment Dominic Sisti Against a backdrop of post-pandemic malaise, diseases of despair, and a fragmented mental health care system, psychedelics have enjoyed a resurgence of interest as powerful psychotherapeutic agents and as catalysts of personal growth. The true power of these substances—some of which are considered...
2024
Albert Lehr
Psychedelics are a class of drugs that can occasion similar changes in conscious ex- periences mediated via the G-protein coupled Serotonin 2A receptor. These changes vary from slight distortions in perceptions to pseudohallucinations and the experienced cessation of a personal self distinct from and necessary for conscious experience, known as ego-dissolution. Psychedelics produce positive...
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
2024
Neşe Dikmeer, Burcu Ersöz Alan, Dilşad Foto Özdemir
3 citations
Emotion regulation, perfectionism, and rumination are perpetuating factors in anorexia nervosa (AN). Mindfulness can be protective and therapeutic. We aimed to understand the relationship between these factors and mindfulness in AN. 20 adolescent girls in the acute phase of the AN, 16 in remission, and 40 in the control group were evaluated. Mindfulness was lowest in the acute AN group. The...
Psychology of Sport And Exercise
2024
Thomas O. Minkler, Samuel J Zizzi, D Jake Follmer
4 citations
Research suggests that Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Interventions (MABIs) can impact sport performance and performance-relevant factors, though questions remain regarding when and for whom MABIs are effective. Specifically, inquiries into intervention engagement (i.e., dosage), potentially impacted by participant readiness, are needed. The present study utilized a non-randomized control...
Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)
2024
Yi Ting Daphne Cheng, Kim Wan Daniel Young, Per Carlbring et al.
2 citations
This study assessed the potential effectiveness, acceptability and feasibility of a tailored mindfulness-based intervention (MBI, REMIND 2.0) for personal recovery among people with mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this pilot mixed methods randomized controlled trial, participants were assigned to either the MBI (n = 14) or the relaxation training (RT) (n = 14). Quantitative...
Nurse Education Today
2024
Angie Ho Yan Lam, Lorraine Man Ki Ho, Stanley Kam Ki Lam et al.
13 citations
Nursing students can find clinical learning to be challenging, unpredictable and stressful. To address this problem, this study integrated Mindfulness into Peer-assisted Learning (PAL) for nursing clinical education and investigated the feasibility and effectiveness on improving student participants' emotional reactions, and explored the perception and experience towards the programme. This...
Archives of Suicide Research
2024
Eva De Jaegere, Eva Dumon, Kees Van Heeringen et al.
9 citations
There is a need for well-described treatments targeting individuals at risk for suicidal behaviors. The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of MBCT adapted to individuals who are suicidal (MBCT-S) in a randomized controlled trial, comparing an intervention group receiving MBCT-S and treatment as usual (TAU) with a control group receiving TAU only. Participants who were 18 years...