Frontiers in Virtual Reality
July 25, 2023
D. Michael Franklin, Charles Silvestro, Robert A. Carrillo et al.
7 citations
Patients diagnosed with cancer experience a high degree of stress as well as side effects from treatments that can greatly impact their quality of life. Many patients experience long-term side effects such as pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. Several studies have reported that the use of virtual reality (VR) interventions show substantial benefits in reducing...
Translational Psychiatry
July 25, 2023
Li Ma, Long Wang, Youge Qu et al.
Relapse is common in remitted patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Arketamine, an (R)-enantiomer of ketamine, has persistent prophylactic actions in an inflammatory model of depression. However, the precise mechanisms underlying these prophylactic actions remain unknown. Given the role of the brain-spleen axis in depression, we sought to identify splenic molecular targets that play a...
July 24, 2023
Wazir C Vasudeva
2 citations
This chapter highlights about yogic breathing as Highest Protection to Life. Yoga breathing improves health and speeds up recovery. There are a few significant yogic breathing exercises [pranayama] discussed together with their advantages and disadvantages. Yogic breathing aids in blood purification, sinus and nasal passageway clearing, increased blood flow, nervous system toning, and...
Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
July 24, 2023
Isaac Burt
2 citations
Psychedelics, integrated with professional counseling demonstrates remarkable potential for clients struggling with depression and substance use. While several studies highlight the therapeutic utility of psychedelic therapy, little progression currently exists in counseling. Major impediments of utilizing psychedelics could be the historical public stigma associated with the substances,...
Neuropsychopharmacology
July 24, 2023
John H. Krystal, Ege T Kavalali, Lisa M Monteggia
229 citations
Ketamine is an open channel blocker of ionotropic glutamatergic N -Methyl- D -Aspartate (NMDA) receptors. The discovery of its rapid antidepressant effects in patients with depression and treatment-resistant depression fostered novel effective treatments for mood disorders. This discovery not only provided new insight into the neurobiology of mood disorders but also uncovered fundamental...
Behavioural Brain Research
July 22, 2023
Merve Akan, Ivan Skorodumov, M. Meinhardt et al.
The delayed onset of monoaminergic antidepressants and disadvantages of traditional administration routes created the need for alternative non-invasive delivery methods with rapid onset therapeutic effect. Ketamine attracted attention as a fast-acting glutamatergic antidepressant with ideal physiochemical properties for alternative routes of administration. However, there is no sufficient data...
iScience
July 21, 2023
Haojie Li, Zhihao Du, Shunze Shen et al.
14 citations
The positive impact of mind-body movement therapy on mental health has been confirmed, but the current effect of various mind-body movement-specific therapies on improving the negative psychology of college students is controversial. This study compared the effects of six mind-body exercise (MBE) therapies on improving negative psychological symptoms in college students. The study found that...
World drug report
July 20, 2023
4 citations
The therapeutic use of psychedelic substances such as LSD and psilocybin has been researched by psychologists and psychiatrists for a range of psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders. Most of the early research around the therapeutic use of psychedelics was based on case studies or clinical trials that did not meet the contemporary standards of randomized clinical trials, e.g....
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
July 19, 2023
Minal Belsare, Vidya Wasnik, Sumeeta S. Jain
Yoga is the ultimate act of harmony between one’s physical existence and spiritual conscience. In the Vedas, “Yoga” was used to designate a union or connection between various objects. These practices Of Yoga aim to control and perfect both the physiological and the psychological processes and functions. Dhyana is taken up in Yoga practices and is means to Samadhi. The concept of Dhyana is...
JMIR Mental Health
July 19, 2023
Amanda Sommerhoff, Thomas W. Ehring, Keisuke Takano
Background: Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is a cognitive risk factor for various disorders. Although brief mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs; lasting 20-30 minutes or shorter) are effective tools to reduce RNT, the effect of a minimal (5-minute) MBI remains largely unknown. Objective: We investigated the acute changes in RNT induced by a 10-day minimal MBI (body scan before sleeping)...