Journal of Archives in Military Medicine
December 30, 2024
Pegah Babadi, Fatemeh Sadat Marashian, Sahar Safarzadeh
1 citation
Background: Medical training is notoriously demanding, exposing students to significant stressors such as heavy workloads, high-stakes examinations, exposure to suffering and death, and pressure to perform. These factors can lead to increased levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout, negatively impacting students' mental health and well-being. Objectives: This study aimed to...
İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
December 30, 2024
Azize Gözde Atakoğlu, Gülcan Kendirkıran
Aim: This research was conducted to examine the effect of mindfulness levels on stress perception in caregivers of people with schizophrenia. Method: The population of the cross-sectional and descriptive study was the caregivers of people with schizophrenia registered at the Community Mental Health Centre affiliated with a Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul. The sample included 114...
Cureus
December 30, 2024
Dattaprasad Sawant, Neha Kamble
Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis (RISP) is a rare but distressing condition characterized by episodes of temporary immobility during transitions between wakefulness and sleep. This report describes a 30-year-old female presenting frequently with nightmares, sleep paralysis, and associated stress, successfully managed with a holistic approach incorporating yoga, meditation, chanting, and...
Creative Arts in Education and Therapy
December 28, 2024
Lucy Draper-Clarke, Caryn Green
Exploring Southern African contemplative traditions addresses an important gap in the fields of contemplative science and healing modalities. In contrast to meditation practices drawn from Eastern wisdom traditions, practices embedded in African spirituality are sound- and movement-based and conducted in community settings. During a research retreat in South Africa, attended by traditional...
Scientific Reports
December 28, 2024
Mei Chih Liao, Ming Sing Jessica Choi, Chak Hei Ocean Huang et al.
2 citations
Loneliness has been recognized as a pressing global health threat. Research shows that loneliness is associated with depressive symptoms, but less is known about what factors might influence this relationship. This study tested the hypothesis that mindfulness would buffer the association between loneliness and depressive symptoms. A total of 220 Chinese adults completed validated measures of...
International Conference on Virtual Reality and Visualization
December 27, 2024
Ching-Hua Lee, Hsiao-Yue Tsao
Research has found that meditation is beneficial for improving health and reducing diseases, with evidence of positive effects that encompass a wide range of physiological and psychological aspects. Studies have also shown that Virtual Reality based meditation practices have proven to be more effective than traditional practices. VR technology allows users to immerse themselves in a...
medRxiv
December 27, 2024
Eghosa Igbinobaro, Amanda Watts, Oluwatofunmi Oshodi et al.
preprint
Mental health disparities result from complex factors, including differential diagnoses, lack of access to standard mental health treatments, and inconsistent application of treatments when care is accessed. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these disparities as marginalized groups had less access to testing and care while having higher infection rates. Community-based forms of care, such as...
PLoS One
December 26, 2024
Michele F. Rodrigues, Larissa Junkes, Jose Appolinario et al.
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Theoretical and Natural Science
December 26, 2024
Liyin Song
The increasing proportion of the population that is aged presents healthcare with the challenge of providing effective pain management for patients from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have demonstrated efficacy in the alleviation of pain. However, there is limit research on how different ethnic groups view and benefit from them. The paper seeks to...
Journal for the Study of Judaism
December 23, 2024
Scott D. Mackie
Abstract Though Philo of Alexandria’s ascetic beliefs and practices often have been noted, a focused assessment of the Platonic influences on his contemplative asceticism has yet to be offered. While addressing that shortcoming, this essay identifies a number of key Platonic themes. Like Plato’s Socrates, Philo is capable of expressing a range of opinions concerning embodied existence and the...