Military Medicine
June 1, 2015
Autumn M Gallegos, Wendi F. Cross, Wilfred R Pigeon
28 citations
Military sexual trauma (MST) represents a significant public health concern among military personnel and Veterans and is associated with considerable morbidity and suicide risk. It is estimated that 22% of Veteran women and 1% of Veteran men experienced sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment during their military service. Exposure to traumatic stress has detrimental effects...
Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice
June 2015
Helen Murphy, Marika Lahtinen
Mindfulness meditation practices have become increasingly popular in clinical therapies, changing patterns of depressogenic thinking for individuals who experience consecutive episodes of depression. We were interested in finding out how mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) worked for programme participants by focussing on how meditative practices changed their relationships with their...
Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology
June 1, 2015
Rachel Patel, Daniel Titheradge
Background: Unipolar depression is the third highest contributor to the global burden of disease, yet current pharmacotherapies typically take about 6 weeks to have an effect. A rapid-onset agent is an attractive prospect, not only to alleviate symptoms before first-line antidepressants display therapeutic action, but as a further treatment option in nonresponsive cases. It has been suggested...
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
June 1, 2015
Thomas Mclaughlin, Kenneth Blum, Marlene Oscar-Berman et al.
Background: Lucid dreams are frequently pleasant and training techniques have been developed to teach dreamers to induce them. In addition, the induction of lucid dreams has also been used as a way to ameliorate nightmares. On the other hand, lucid dreams may be associated with psychiatric conditions, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Reward Deficiency Syndrome-associated...
Psychopharmacology
May 20, 2015
J. Jett, Angela M. Boley, M. Girotti et al.
Acute low-dose administration of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, ketamine, produces rapid and sustained antidepressant-like effects in humans and rodents. Recently, we found that the long-lasting effect of ketamine on the forced swim test requires ventral hippocampal (vHipp) activity at the time of drug administration. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a target of the...
May 13, 2015
M. G. Nasuruddin, S. Ishak
Abstract Certain traditional performing arts are used as agents of healing by way of their performance and attendance ritualistic ceremonies. Such performing arts incorporate the trance state as an integral part of their healing ceremony. Usually such trance state forms the climax of the performance as in the Kuda Kepang or Hobby Horse Dance. In Main Putri, another form of therapeutic healing...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
May 8, 2015
M. Leach, A. Francis, T. Ziaian
BackgroundDementia is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder affecting an estimated 24.3 million people across the globe. The burden on those caring for people with dementia is substantial, with widespread implications for the caregiver, the care recipient and the community. Relaxation techniques, such as Transcendental Meditation® (TM), have been shown to reduce stress and anxiety in healthy...
Biological Psychiatry
May 4, 2015
Rebecca A Brachman, J. Mcgowan, Jennifer N. Perusini et al.
Background Stress exposure is one of the greatest risk factors for psychiatric illnesses like Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, not all individuals exposed to stress develop affective disorders. Stress resilience, the ability to experience stress without developing persistent psychopathology, varies from individual to individual. Enhancing...
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
May 2015
Jeanne M Sorrell
New research is providing health care professionals with evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation as an intervention for older adults. Recent studies have provided evidence that meditation results in observable changes in brain structure related to memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress. Health care professionals should consider mindfulness training as a helpful intervention...
The British Journal of Psychiatry
May 1, 2015
Matthew M. Nour, Jacob Krzanowski
2 citations
Therapeutic potential of psychedelic agentsAmphetamine, methylphenidate, morphine, heroin and ketamine are all drugs that can potentially be used clinically but, whenever we hear the word MDMA, the first thoughts that come to mind are of ecstasy, rave parties and people behaving in an odd manner and experiencing hallucinations, paranoia and disinhibition.Recently, there has been a lot of...