Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology
August 1, 2018
Scott C. Tadler, Brian J Mickey
After decades without substantial advances, multiple novel antidepressants show promise against treatment-resistant depression. Interestingly, many of these are anesthetics. The purpose of this review is to discuss the evidence for the antidepressant effects of ketamine, nitrous oxide, isoflurane and propofol and to consider potential clinical, administrative and research implications for...
History of psychology
August 1, 2018
Erika Dyck, Patrick Farrell
21 citations
The decade of the 1950s is well known among historians of psychiatry for the unprecedented shift toward psychopharmacological solutions to mental health problems. More psychiatric medications were introduced than ever before or since (Healy, 2002). While psychiatric researchers later credited these drugs, in part, for controlling psychotic, depressive, and anxious symptoms-and subsequently for...
Psicologia Saúde & Doenças
July 31, 2018
Leandro Saldanha Nunes Mouzinho, Nazaré Costa, Thallyssa Alves et al.
3 citations
RESUMO: O Mindfulness pode ser definido como a consciência que emerge através de prestar atenção, com propósito, e sem julgamento, do que ocorre no presente, de momento a momento.Este estudo teve como objetivo realizar um levantamento da produção empírica do uso do Mindfulness especificamente em condições médicas.Para isso, foi realizado o levantamento de artigos no Google Acadêmico, MEDLINE e...
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
July 30, 2018
S. Vencio, R. Caiado-Vencio, L. Caixeta
ABSTRACT Background. It is important to understand the most diverse cultural aspects related to religiosity. Scientifically, it is important to understand religious manifestations and their relation to health, and to differentiate them from psychopathological manifestations. Objective. To evaluate the mental health of a group of mediums and compare it with that of a control group from the same...
American Journal of Psychotherapy
July 27, 2018
Brian A Chopko, Konstantinos Papazoglou, Robert Schwartz
First responders are psychosocially burdened with work-related stressors that occur frequently during required duties. Related mental health difficulties, such as direct and vicarious trauma, depression, and interpersonal problems often affect first responders' ability to perform effectively, and their personal lives may be disrupted. Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to directly...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
July 25, 2018
Ali R. Awan, Jaclyn M. Winter, Daniel J. Turner et al.
26 citations
preprint
Abstract Psilocybin is a psychoactive compound with clinical applications produced by dozens of mushroom species 1 . There has been a longstanding interest in psilocybin research with regard to treatment for addiction 2 , depression 3 , and end-of-life suffering 4 . However, until recently very little was known about psilocybin biosynthesis and its ecological role. Here we confirm and refine...
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
July 23, 2018
فاطمه فروزش یکتا, Жолт Кормош, حورية منصوري et al.
6 citations
Enhancement of marital satisfaction is an important approach for improvement of family cohesion and community health. The aim of the present research was to study the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on psychological distress, emotion regulation and enhancement of marital satisfaction in women. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest-follow up design...
PLoS One
July 18, 2018
Daiva Daukantaité, Una Tellhed, Rachel E. Maddux et al.
28 citations
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs, e.g. cardiovascular disease) are responsible for high rates of morbidity and the majority of premature deaths worldwide. It is necessary to develop preventative interventions that can reduce the associated risk factors of NCDs. Researchers have found that the biomarker adrenomedullin (ADM) becomes elevated years before the onset of NCDs and might...
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
July 17, 2018
Kai Zhang, Min Ma, Chao Dong et al.
30 citations
Background: A recent study demonstrated that inflammatory bone markers play a role in the antidepressant functions of (R,S)-ketamine in treatment-resistant patients with depression. We examined the effect of inflammatory bone markers in the antidepressant functions of (R)-ketamine and (S)-ketamine in a chronic social defeat stress model. Methods: Behavioral tests for antidepressant actions were...
Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
July 16, 2018
Rajeshree Tukaram Patil, Rajendra Tukaram Patil, Suresh Narayanrao Ughade et al.
1 citation
BACKGROUNDStress, depression and anxiety have a yearly prevalence of 10 to 20% in the general population.All factors that cause one's conditions to diverge too far from the normal homeostasis lead to stress.Our attempts to restore the condition back to homeostasis also leads to stress.Stress affects quality of life by affecting the factors like level of unhappiness, focus, sleep disturbances,...