The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the subjective experience of dreams, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Specifically, the study aimed to explore whether the subjective experience of dreams, including how often dreams are remembered, the presence of nightmares, and the way in which a person thinks about dreams, could influence the occurrence of subjective...
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) defines wellness as the optimal state of health of individuals and groups. No study to date has identified the impact of psychedelic medicines on optimizing wellness using a dimensional approach. Using this approach, treatment effects can be measured more broadly using a composite score of participants’ global perceptions of change for...
Psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder (BD) enhance outcomes. However, more than half of those who receive psychosocial treatment experience residual depression. Mindfulness practice demonstrates benefits for numerous psychological problems, but little research has examined mindfulness-based interventions developed specifically for BD. A qualitative study was conducted to inform a new...
Frontiers in PharmacologyMay 9, 2023Kabirullah Lutfy, Robert N. Pechnick, Nissar A. Darmani1 citation
Pharmacology of new psychoactive substancesSeveral classes of novel psychoactive substances have been introduced in illicit markets throughout the world and more are being developed.They present major law enforcement challenges and global public health threats.However, there is limited information on their harmful effects on the central nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal...
Background and Objectives: PolDrugs is the largest Polish naturalistic nationwide survey to present basic demographic and epidemiological data that could potentially prevent harm from illicit substances intake in drugs users. The most recent results were presented in 2021. The goal of this year’s edition was to re-present the above data and compare it to the previous edition’s data to identify...
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(6) Interest in prescribing psychoactive drugs as treatments for mental health conditions has been highlighted recently by the decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to permit, from 1 July 2023, authorised psychiatrists to prescribe medicines containing psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and...
Background Schizophrenia is a chronic neuropsychiatric disease characterized by neurochemical, neurotrophic, and oxido-inflammatory derangements. Geraniol is a neuroactive acyclic isoprenoid monoterpene, which has been reported to demonstrate depressant and antioxidant/anti-inflammatory activities. Herein, we investigated whether geraniol could prevent or reverse ketamine-induced...
Medical schools have used mindfulness meditation as a strategy to assist students in stress management. This study aimed to seek evidence regarding the effectiveness of mindfulness-based training programs in reducing psychological distress and promoting the well-being of medical students. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE,...
Nightmares are a critical component of multidimensional sleep health. Frequent nightmare recallers suffer reduced sleep length, depressed mood, and are more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder in the future. Reliable population estimates of nightmare frequency are difficult to obtain and often restricted to rigid timepoints (e.g., once per year). Thus, there is a need for...
SleepMay 1, 2023Elizabeth F. Rasmussen, Emily J. Ricketts, Daniel S. Joyce et al.
Abstract Introduction Adverse childhood experiences can increase likelihood of hyperarousal, especially around periods of vulnerability. Survivors of trauma also experience more nightmares. These data explore whether adverse childhood events are associated with adult insomnia severity and nightmares. Methods Data were obtained from the Sleep and Healthy Activity, Diet, Environment, and...