The study purpose was to evaluate pain catastrophizing and psychological distress as mediators for the relationship between perceived mindfulness and depressive symptoms in people with chronic pain. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey with 211 adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain recruited from U.S. clinics and community networks. A serial multiple mediation analysis was performed...
Mindfulness-based interventions are useful in reducing psychologic distress and pain intensity in patients with chronic pain. However, most mindfulness-based interventions are resource-intensive, lengthy, and not feasible for busy orthopaedic surgical practices. The purpose of this study was to determine if a 60-second personalized mindfulness-based video exercise is (1) associated with...
SleepApril 1, 2018Sooyeon Aly Suh, J Kim, S Han et al.1 citation
Imagery Rehearsal Therapy(IRT) is relatively a new evidence-based treatment for nightmare disorder patients. This is the first time investigating the treatment effects of IRT using fMRI. Based on past studies by Shen et al.(2016), nightmare disorder patients show increased regional homogeneity in both the anterior cingulate and inferior parietal lobule. This study used a one group pre-post...
The field of neuroscience and religion continues to explode as researchers seek to understand religious experiences in the brain. Studies in religious experience, called neurotheology, attempt to draw conclusions about the truth of these religious experiences from the study of biological brain events. Given the substantial research on the science of religion, this article explores the...
This review focuses on the question whether mindfulness in follow-up care can contribute to the prevention of breast cancer (BC) recurrence. We first introduce behavioral risk and protective factors in follow-up care by presenting current research outcomes modulating individual risk for recurrence. We argue that although increased self-awareness is undoubtedly beneficial for BC survivors, it...
Diabetes is associated with significant psychological distress. It is, therefore, important to ensure the physical and emotional as well as psychosocial wellbeing of individuals living with diabetes. Meditation-based strategies have been evaluated for their complementary role in several chronic disorders including depression, anxiety, obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes....
In this study, we objectively tracked the duration, frequency, and the preferred practices chosen by novice mindfulness practitioners following a mindfulness meditation (MM) intervention. A sample of 55 mildly stressed participants, aged 50 to 80 years old, underwent an individual 6-week MM intervention and had their guided meditation home practice electronically recorded during the...
Schizophrenia BulletinApril 1, 2018Luccas Coutinho, Cinthia H Higuchi, Daniel A. Cavalcante et al.
Abstract Background Psychotic disorders induced by cannabis may present distinct symptomatic profile, course and underlying biology. Most studies on symptomatic effects of cannabis exposure are limited by examining patients after antipsychotic treatment. We investigated if antipsychotic naive FEP patients that reported cannabis use present higher symptom’s severity and if affects deferentially...
In the second part we focus on two treatment strategies that may overcome the main limitations of current antidepressant drugs. First, we review the experimental and clinical evidence supporting the use of glutamatergic drugs as fast-acting antidepressants. Secondly, we review the involvement of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD) and the use of small...
L'EncephaleApril 1, 2018H Vanhuffel, M Rey, I Lambert et al.
Insomnia is considered to be a serious public health issue affecting approximately 10% of adults. Chronic insomnia may increase the risk of health problem, psychological vulnerability and proneness to accidents. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is recommended as the first line of treatment. Even though CBT-I is widely considered as an effective therapy, 20 to 30% of patients do...