Journal of Clinical Psychology
December 2017
Lynn C Waelde, Hilary Meyer, Jason M. Thompson et al.
This randomized controlled trial examined the comparative effectiveness of 2 interventions for improving diurnal cortisol slope and life satisfaction and reducing stress symptoms among older female dementia family caregivers. Thirty-one family dementia caregivers were randomized to 8 weeks of Inner Resources for Stress mindfulness meditation and mantra training (IR) or psychoeducation and...
Behavioural Pharmacology
December 2017
Eric A Maltbie, Gopinath S Kaundinya, Leonard L. Howell
Ketamine has been used as a pharmacological model for schizophrenia as subanesthetic infusions have been shown to produce temporary schizophrenia-like symptoms in healthy humans. More recently, ketamine has emerged as a potential treatment for multiple psychiatric disorders, including treatment-resistant depression and suicidal ideation. However, the mechanisms underlying both the...
Neuronal signaling
December 2017
Alexandra M. Thomas, Ronald S. Duman
Depression is a chronic, debilitating, and common illness. Currently available pharmacotherapies can be helpful but have several major drawbacks, including substantial rates of low or no response and a long therapeutic time lag. In pursuit of better treatment options, recent research has focussed on rapid-acting antidepressants, including the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NMDAR)...
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
December 2017
Anna Sophia Lestoquoy, Lance D Laird, Suzanne H. Mitchell et al.
Little is known about the acceptance of non-pharmacological group strategies delivered to low income racially diverse patients with chronic pain and depression. This paper examines how the Integrative Medical Group Visit (IMGV) addresses many of the deficits identified with usual care. Six IMGVs cohorts were held at a safety net hospital and two federally funded community health centres. Data...
L'Encephale
December 2017
M Gasnier, A Pelissolo, Guido Bondolfi et al.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a frequent and severe disease, potentially inducing a major impairment for the patient and burden for their family. Recent research in psychiatry and neuroscience have led to better comprehension of the disease's mechanisms and helped to improve its treatment. However, a large proportion of patients have refractory symptoms, including for traditional...
Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 1, 2017
Elizabeth F. Ball, Emira Nur Shafina Muhammad Sharizan, Genny Franklin et al.
Purpose of review Psychological factors are associated with chronic pain. Mindfulness meditation may ameliorate symptoms. The objective was to evaluate the effects of mindfulness meditation in chronic pain. Recent findings A systematic search of four databases identified 534 citations; 13 Randomised controlled trials satisfied the inclusion criteria. Mindfulness meditation significantly reduced...
Mindfulness
December 1, 2017
Anjulie Dhillon, Elizabeth Sparkes, Rui V. Duarte
This systematic review aims to assess the effect of mindfulness-based interventions carried out during pregnancy exploring mindfulness and mental health outcomes. A systematic review was conducted to appraise the current literature on the subject area. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were agreed and after reviewing titles, abstracts and full papers, 14 articles met the inclusion criteria and...
Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia
November 30, 2017
K. Rygiel
Choroby zwizane ze stresem stanowi rosnce obcienie dla systemu opieki zdrowotnej i dla spoeczestwa. Aby zaspokoi biece potrzeby w tym zakresie poszukiwane s innowacyjne, bezpieczne i skuteczne metody, do ktrych nale midzy innymi techniki relaksacyjne. W szczeglnoci medytacja transcedentalna (transcendental meditation -TM) i redukcja stresu oparta na uwanoci (mindfulness-based stress reduction...
Frontiers in Psychology
November 30, 2017
Sara Carletto, Valentina Tesio, Martina Borghi et al.
49 citations
Purpose Mindfulness interventions have been shown to treat depressive symptoms and improve quality of life in patients with several chronic diseases, including multiple sclerosis, but to date most evaluation of the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions in multiple sclerosis have used patients receiving standard care as the control group. Hence we decided to evaluate the effectiveness of a...
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
November 23, 2017
Peter Manza, Dardo G. Tomasi, Nora D. Volkow
61 citations
BACKGROUND: Cannabis abuse (CA) has been associated with psychopathology, including negative emotionality and higher risk of psychosis, particularly with early age of initiation. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are poorly understood. Because aberrant dopamine signaling is implicated in cannabis-associated psychopathology, we hypothesized that regular CA would be associated...