January 5, 2016
Bert N. Uchino, K. Bowen, Robert G. Kent de Grey et al.
Most interventions on relationships and health have focused on altering positive aspects of relationship such as social support. Given the separability of positive and negative aspects of relationships it is less clear if such interventions can also influence relationship negativity. This pilot study of 9 individuals tested the influence of a novel 6-week loving-kindness meditation (LKM)...
Trials
January 4, 2016
Cesare Cavalera, Francesco Pagnini, Marco Rovaris et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions, modified and shortened versions of meditation teachings, have proved to be effective in the improvement of quality of life in many clinical conditions, including chronic diseases. Preliminary results available in the literature and in clinical experience indicate a high potential for this treatment for the reduction of psychological suffering in people with...
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
January 2, 2016
Martine M Veehof, H. Trompetter, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer et al.
Abstract The number of acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), increased in recent years. Therefore an update is warranted of our former systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that reported effects on the mental and...
Scholars Archive - University at Albany
2016
Jamie Rae Forsyth
Although meditation has been around for centuries, it’s only recently that the utility of such an ancient practice has gained popularity within Western psychology. A vast body of literature supports the notion that meditation can have important impacts on suffering and psychopathology; however, few studies have evaluated differential effects between various forms of meditation. The aims of this...
Mental Health and Addiction Research
2016
Maximillian Hugo Brodermann
3 citations
Chronic pain poses a complex, widespread problem that remains inadequately resolved by pain medication.Similarly, depression and addiction exist along a spectrum of reward related mood disorders that pose an ever-increasing burden on healthcare services.There is a need for a greater range of drugs to tackle these diverse health conditions and cannabinoid biology offers a unifying line of...
Acta neurobiologiae experimentalis
2016
Filiz Civil Arslan, Ahmet Tiryaki, Mehmet Yıldırım et al.
12 citations
Bipolar disorder is a chronic disease characterized by recurring episodes of mania and depression that can lead to disability. This study investigates the protective effects of edaravone (3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one), a drug with well-known antioxidant properties, in a model of mania induced by ketamine in rats. Locomotor activity was assessed in the open-field test. Superoxide...
2016
Mingfa Huang, Ke Zhang, Xiang Cai
The mechanisms underlying the rapid-acting antidepressant effects of ketamine have not been fully identified. In current study, we observed that a single subanesthesia dose of ketamine strongly decreased the immobility time of Sprague–Dawley rats in forced swim test. Ketamine injection significantly increased GluR1 expression and GluR1 Ser845 phosphorylation in prefrontal cortex....
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
2016
Yadneshwar Khobragade, Adinegara Lutfi Abas, Ankur Barua et al.
3 citations
Heart diseases especially Hypertension, Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD) and stroke are the leading causes of death all over the world. Hostility, anxiety, depression and increased reactivity to mental stress have been strongly associated with hypertension and CAD. Mental stress or anxiety causes increased sympathetic activation and poor vagus nerve control over heart. Imbalance between...
PLoS One
2016
Billie Lever Taylor, Kate Cavanagh, Clara Strauss
Perinatal mental health difficulties are associated with adverse consequences for parents and infants. However, the potential risks associated with the use of psychotropic medication for pregnant and breastfeeding women and the preferences expressed by women for non-pharmacological interventions mean it is important to ensure that effective psychological interventions are available. It has been...
Pilot and Feasibility Studies
2016
Mariyana Schoultz, Leah Macaden, Gill Hubbard
Mindfulness-based interventions have shown to improve depression and anxiety symptoms as well as quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, little is known about the experiences of this group of patients participating in mindfulness interventions. This paper sets out to explore the perspectives of patients with IBD recruited to a pilot randomised controlled...