Neurorehabilitation
2020
Clare Redfern, Sarah L Mason, Roger A Barker et al.
8 citations
To assess the claim that Parkinson's disease (PD) specifically reduces religiosity religious faith and spirituality. A longitudinal case-control study over 12 months of spirituality in 42 patients with idiopathic PD and 39 disease controls matched for age, gender, educational attainment and disability. There was no selection on grounds of religious affiliation. Participants were assessed on the...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2020
Ram P Sapkota, Alain Brunet, Laurence J. Kirmayer
21 citations
This paper presents the first systematic case-control study of correlates of mass psychogenic illness (MPI) in an adolescent school population. MPI is generally construed as a dissociative phenomenon spread by social contagion to individuals who are prone to dissociation. We sought to test if the correlates of dissociative experiences most commonly proposed in the literature could predict...
Explore
2020
Helané Wahbeh, Bethany Butzer
24 citations
Historical records suggest that channeling has existed globally, in a variety of cultures, for thousands of years, and recent research suggests that channeling is more prevalent than most people realize. The present study used an online survey to explore mental health factors, personality characteristics, subjective experiences, and the impact of channeling on 83 participants who...
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
2020
Babatunde Aideyan, Gina Martin, Eric T. Beeson
19 citations
Breathwork techniques and therapies offer a set of practical interventions for clinical mental health counselors (CMHCs) and are viable methods for integrating physiological sensitivities in treatment by way of the relaxation response. We discuss an organizing framework of breathwork practices and identify three broad categories of breathwork within the field: deep relaxation breathing,...
Libro Comunicaciones
2020
R. Pinilla, Psicologa Clara Rodriguez, Diana Batet et al.
Objetivo: Exponer los potenciales beneficios terapéuticos del uso de ayahuasca, desde la neurofarmacología y la evidencia clínica existente hasta el momento. Material y métodos: Se realizó una revisión de la literatura en las bases de datos pubmed, clinical key y textos de difusión científica. Resultados y conclusiones: Existe literatura acerca del potencial uso terapéutico del ayahuasca en...
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)
2020
Uthaug Malin Vedøy
1 citation
The research summarized in this doctoral dissertation sought to investigate the effects of both ayahuasca and 5-MeO-DMT on mental health-related variables such as affect (depression, anxiety and stress), mindfulness related capacities (observing, describing, awareness, non-judgement, and non-reactance), empathy, creativity, and subjective well-being. The main objective motivating this...
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
2020
Mark Haden, Birgitta Woods
31 citations
OBJECTIVE: In academic settings around the world, there is a resurgence of interest in using psychedelic substances for the treatment of addictions, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and other diagnoses. This case series describes the medical consequences of accidental overdoses in three individuals. METHOD: Case series of information were gathered from interviews, health...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
2020
Helle Kaasik, Kairi Kreegipuu
31 citations
The study aims to describe ayahuasca users in Estonia and compare their mental health and quality of life to those of nonusers. Ceremonial practices, motivation for ayahuasca use, use-related experiences, and subjective consequences of use are described. We conducted a cross-sectional case-controlled study of thirty ayahuasca users and thirty nonusers matched by gender, age, and education. The...
Stress
December 31, 2019
Y. Park, Jung-Ho Kim, Mirihae Kim
Background: Choric Musculoskeletal pain patients suffer from emotional distress such as depression and anxiety and also experience much more discomfort in their lives. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a Mindfulness meditation group therapy and Mindfulness meditation group therapy added Compassion meditation on pain, quality of life, and psychological features in Chronic...
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
December 27, 2019
Josefine L Lilja, Fredrik Falkenström, Clara Zelleroth et al.
Over a period of 15 years several attempts to conceptualize mindfulness have been presented and revised, but there is still no clear or agreed-upon definition. The use of mindfulness-based interventions has increased in clinical and research settings the last couple of years, including in Sweden. As a clinician it is crucial to know if a treatment works through the theoretically postulated...