PsychopharmacologyMay 7, 2026Emillie Beyer, Martine Skumlien, Govinda Poudel et al.
Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) affects ~ 50 million individuals worldwide and is associated with alterations in brain reward pathways. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) show promise in reducing substance use and aberrant brain function in substance use disorders (SUD), but the effects on CUD or brain reward function have not been investigated. To examine whether a 2-week MBI vs. active...
Abstract This article presents a conceptual analysis of mindfulness as a cultural–psychological boundary object, examining how contemporary psychological deployments diverge from early Buddhist frameworks. Treating Buddhist psychology as a coherent theoretical framework, the analysis traces how dominant psychological definitions increasingly classify mindfulness through outcome-based criteria....
This randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated the comparative efficacy of two active mindfulness interventions, neurofeedback-assisted meditation and traditional guided meditation. A total of 137 undergraduates were recruited and randomly assigned to one of three, 8-week conditions: neurofeedback meditation (n = 51), traditional meditation (n = 46), or a passive control group (n = 40)....
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is frequently associated with comorbid conditions such as hypothyroidism and psychological distress, including anxiety, sleep disturbances, and reduced quality of life. Psychological stress further contributes to cardiovascular risk through autonomic and metabolic mechanisms. Integrative approaches including Ayurvedic Medhya...
This chapter explores the integration of mindfulness and yoga-based practices into English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction to address both the linguistic and emotional challenges faced by English Language Learners (ELLs). Drawing on classroom-based applications, student reflections, and interdisciplinary research, it argues for a holistic pedagogical approach that supports cognitive,...
Filipino learners face rising emotional, psychological, and social challenges that hinder academic success and personal growth. The Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) and Values Education Curriculum provides a foundation for fostering moral integrity, empathy, and social responsibility through contemplative practices that are aligned with Filipino cultural values. This chapter explores how...
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) report increased stress and anxiety in comparison to their peers, which may result in out-of-range glycemic outcomes. Complementary therapies such as mindfulness may improve stress and anxiety. However, mindfulness training is mostly delivered in-person for adolescents. As adolescents with T1D are high consumers of technology, with busy schedules that...
Third wave meditation research-the study of advanced meditation-investigates states, stages, and endpoints of meditation practice that emerge with increasing mastery. We review current neuroscientific progress, outline future research directions, and highlight far-reaching implications of this emerging scientific subfield.
Making moral decisions is a critical skill for management students in the fast-paced commercial world of today. However, kids' moral judgment is frequently impacted by growing academic pressure, competition, and exposure to unethical behavior. This study uses a descriptive research design to investigate how Rajyoga meditation helps management students make moral decisions. The study is based on...
Stressful working conditions continue to impact teacher shortages in special education. Although systemic changes are necessary to improve special educators’ experiences in schools, offering explicit instruction on stress-reducing strategies in special education teacher preparation programs may support special educators’ flourishing/comprehensive well-being and reduce burnout, thereby reducing...
Lumbini PrabhaMay 5, 2026Mukti Prasad Pandey, Dilli Raj Aryal
This study evaluates the effects of Vipassanā meditation courses conducted in Nepalese prisons between February 2022 and April 2024. This study is undertaken to address the lack of systematic evidence on the effectiveness of Vipassanā meditation in promoting measurable and sustained behavioral reform among prisoners in Nepal. Primary and secondary data are used to evaluate whether Vipassanā...
Meditation has gained significant attention as a non-invasive approach for improving cognitive and emotional well-being through measurable changes in brain activity. This study presents a structured review of meditationbased neurophysiological research, focusing on electroencephalography (EEG), neuroimaging, and brain– computer interface (BCI) approaches. Unlike conventional descriptive...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, and asexual (LGB+) individuals experience heightened psychopathology compared to heterosexual counterparts, including suicidal ideation (SI). Previous research has indicated risks of avoidant coping and protective effects of mindfulness on these disparities. We examined how these factors contribute to differences in SI among college students (n = 927, 124...
Background: Shift-working nurses face significant disruption to circadian rhythms and sleep architecture, resulting in high rates of shift work disorder (SWD) and impaired sleep quality. Online mindfulness-based brief interventions (MBIs) offer an accessible, scalable, and cost-effective approach to address these occupational sleep challenges. However, the evidence base remains heterogeneous...
Objetivos: La Escala de Atención y Conciencia Plena de Cinco Ítems (MAAS-5, en inglés) es una medida de autoinforme de atención plena que ha demostrado fiabilidad y validez en varios países. Sin embargo, hasta la fecha, ningún estudio ha examinado específicamente la invariancia de la medición (IM) de la MAAS-5 en países latinoamericanos, lo que limita su comparabilidad. Por lo tanto, nos...
Background: Spiritual and psychotic experiences share overlapping phenomenology, often making clinical differentiation challenging. The growing use of advanced meditation and psychedelics has further blurred this boundary. Methods: A retrospective case series was conducted at the Department of Integrative Medicine,of a tertiary care mental health facility in India. Four individuals presenting...
The control of emotions is one of the most important topics of modern psychology as it determines stress and resilience, social functioning, and susceptibility to mental illnesses. In recent models, emotion regulation is defined as the mechanisms by which individuals control the kind of emotions that they experience, when they experience them, and how they experience or express those emotions....
This paper explores how meditation serves as a tool to modulate and reconfigure the cognitive boundary between the subjective self and objective reality. By integrating Cognitive Constructivism (CC)—which views the mind as a "prediction machine" that constructs experienced reality—with Existential Realism (ER)—which emphasizes the primacy of the immediate "now"—the study examines the...
This paper examines how we arrived at a historical moment in which contemplative practices are widely disseminated, yet collective suffering, polarization, wars and genocides, and ecological degradation persist. Thepaper aims to analyze evolutionary, psychological, cultural, and institutional barriers that constrain the cultivation and societal scaling of contemplative practices, namely...
This paper examines the discourse surrounding the relationship between meditation and psychological well-being from a historical perspective. While both Buddhist practitioners and psychotherapists aspire to a state of health, they appear to diverge on what this goal entails and how to achieve it. Influential voices such as Conze and Jung have argued that psychotherapy and Buddhist meditation...