Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
June 30, 2014
Julieta Galante, Ignacio Galante, Marie‐jet Bekkers et al.
379 citations
OBJECTIVE: Kindness-based meditation (KBM) is a rubric covering meditation techniques developed to elicit kindness in a conscious way. Some techniques, for example, loving-kindness meditation and compassion meditation, have been included in programs aimed at improving health and well-being. Our aim was to systematically review and meta-analyze the evidence available from randomized controlled...
Behavioural Neurology
June 24, 2014
F De Angeli, C Lovati, L Giani et al.
Background: Migraineurs brain has shown some functional peculiarities that reflect not only in phonophobia, and photophobia, but also in mood and sleep. Dreaming is a universal mental state characterized by hallucinatory features in which imagery, emotion, motor skills, and memory are created de novo. We evaluated dream contents and associated emotions in migraineurs. Materials and methods: 412...
June 1, 2014
Yan Song, Hai-Xia Lu, Hong-Lin Chen et al.
Abstract Objective To review trials on mindfulness intervention for chronic pain in primary care to clarify the evidence base and establish whether mindfulness is an important intervention for relieving pain and improving psychological comorbidity. Methods We performed a literature search using PubMed, the Cochrane Database, EBSCOhost, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, and the references of retrieved...
Psychopharmacology
June 2014
Mohini Ranganathan, R Andrew Sewell, Michelle Carbuto et al.
A family history (FH) of alcoholism accounts for approximately 50% of the risk of developing alcohol problems. Several lines of preclinical evidence suggest that brain cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) function may mediate the effects of alcohol and risk for developing alcoholism including the observations that reduced CB1R function decreases alcohol-related behaviors and enhanced CB1R function...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
May 22, 2014
B. Alexander eDiaz, Sophie eVan der Sluis, Sarah eMoens et al.
Resting-state neuroimaging is a dominant paradigm for studying brain function in health and disease. It is attractive for clinical research because of its simplicity for patients, straightforward standardization, and sensitivity to brain disorders. Importantly, non-sensory experiences like mind wandering may arise from ongoing brain activity. However, little is known about the link between...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
May 1, 2014
Rebecca Abbott, R. Whear, Lauren R. Rodgers et al.
OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on psychological and physical outcomes for people with vascular disease. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. DATA SOURCES AMED, CINAHL, EMBASE, British Nursing Index, Medline, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of...
Biological Psychiatry
April 26, 2014
Rainer Kraehenmann, Katrin H. Preller, Milan Scheidegger et al.
325 citations
BackgroundThe amygdala is a key structure in serotonergic emotion-processing circuits. In healthy volunteers, acute administration of the serotonin 1A/2A/2C receptor agonist psilocybin reduces neural responses to negative stimuli and induces mood changes toward positive states. However, it is little-known whether psilocybin reduces amygdala reactivity to negative stimuli and whether any change...
Molecular Psychiatry
April 2014
J Iafrati, M J Orejarena, Olivier Lassalle et al.
Defective brain extracellular matrix (ECM) is a factor of vulnerability in various psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, depression and autism. The glycoprotein reelin is an essential building block of the brain ECM that modulates neuronal development and participates to the functions of adult central synapses. The reelin gene (RELN) is a strong candidate in psychiatric diseases of early...
Substance Use & Misuse
April 1, 2014
Differences in trait mindfulness across mental health symptoms among adults in substance use treatment.
Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
March 30, 2014
Geun-Woo Kim, Hyo-Sang Bae, Han-Bum Son et al.
3 citations
Objectives: In this study, the meditation programs ( ${\alpha}$ version), which are properly coordinated according to the motion, breathing, and relaxation, are evaluated and researched upon to have positive effects on stress and in the area of psychology. Methods: Approved by the Clinical Trials Deliberation Committee in Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University, Ilsan Hospital, this study...