Global Educational Studies Review
March 30, 2023
H. Wahid, Maryam Hanif Ghazi, A. Lashari
This study aimed to find whether meditation can be effective in terms of post-traumatic stress(PSTD) or not. The purpose of this current study was to analyse the flood victims specifically (IDPs) by the influence of meditation on state post-traumatic stress. Guided meditation is helpful in reduction of the stress. The study analyses how meditation reduces the post-traumatic stress of IDP flood...
Research Square
March 20, 2023
Ahmed N. Hassan, Sean Ferkul, Zena Agabani et al.
preprint
Abstract Background : There is a need for expanded options for therapeutic interventions for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD). The study aimed to examine evidence for the feasibility, safety, and acceptability of a virtual Mantram Repetition Program for adults with PTSD and SUD. Methods : This project utilized mixed-method design (explanatory...
March 10, 2023
Mika Turkia
1 citation
preprint
In February 2023, Australia became the first country in the world to allow psychiatrists to prescribe 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This may have left interested clinicians looking for practical examples of the use of MDMA. In the 1950s and 1960s, psychedelics were successfully utilized in the treatment of alcoholism. This case study, the...
March 10, 2023
Mika Turkia
4 citations
preprint
In medicine, psychedelics were initially considered as a tool for clinicians to understand psychotic states. Based on the presented case data, a reversal of that concept is proposed: psychedelics could be conceptualized as a tool for people chronically anxious and depressed since early childhood to understand ordinary states of mind (e.g. calmness, hopefulness, relaxation, and joy). The case...
March 10, 2023
Mika Turkia
9 citations
preprint
While a relatively large body of research exists on many aspects of psychedelic therapy, articles describing a complete, successful treatment process are rarely found. This article therefore presents a case of a woman in her early forties with early complex trauma due to domestic violence, sexual abuse and poverty in her childhood, resulting in approximately three decades of treatment resistant...
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
February 17, 2023
Jake J Son, Mikki Schantell, Giorgia Picci et al.
The default mode network (DMN) plays a crucial role in internal self-processing, rumination, and social functions. Disruptions to DMN connectivity have been linked with early adversity and the emergence of psychopathology in adolescence and early adulthood. Herein, we investigate how subclinical psychiatric symptoms can impact DMN functional connectivity during the pubertal transition....
European Neuropsychopharmacology
February 15, 2023
Santiago Madero, O. D. Alvarez
12 citations
COVID-19
Frontiers in Psychiatry
February 9, 2023
Anya Ragnhildstveit, Miriam Kaiyo, Matthew Brian Snyder et al.
10 citations
Background A dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder, known as “D-PTSD”, has been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. In addition to meeting criteria for PTSD, patients endorse prominent dissociative symptoms, namely depersonalization and derealization, or detachment from one's self and surroundings. At present, this population is...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
February 6, 2023
Candace R. Lewis, Joseph Tafur, Sophie Spencer et al.
29 citations
BackgroundPrevious research has demonstrated that epigenetic changes in specific hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) genes may predict successful psychotherapy in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A recent Phase 3 clinical trial reported high efficacy of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy for treating patients with severe PTSD compared to a therapy with placebo...
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
February 1, 2023
Nicholas D Davenport, J Kent Werner
Study objectives: Persistent nightmares are common among individuals exposed to trauma and are especially prevalent among veterans. While behavioral and pharmacological interventions are available, they have demonstrated limited efficacy. Innovations in wearable technology provide a potential avenue to match or exceed these existing treatments by directly targeting nightmare physiology....
Salud Mental
January 27, 2023
Carolina Eugenia Cáceres Videla, Rocío Carlota Cáceres Melillo
Background. Previous reviews have concluded that whilst mindfulness-based interventions reduce PTSD symptoms through fear extinction and cognitive restructuring, further research is needed. Objective. The aim of this report is to systematically review existing literature about the association between standardized mindfulness-based interventions and PTSD with the aim of identifying implications...
BJPsych Open
January 26, 2023
Yann Quidé
Dissociative behaviours and hallucinations are often reported in trauma-exposed people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Auditory hallucinations are the most commonly reported type of hallucination, but often co-occur with experiences in other sensory modalities. The phenomenology and the neurobiological systems involved in visual experiences are...
medRxiv
January 17, 2023
Ryan Yermus, Michael Verbora, Sidney H. Kennedy et al.
2 citations
preprint
Abstract IMPORTANCE Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is an emerging treatment option to alleviate treatment resistant affective disorders, but its long term effectiveness remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To examine the treatment effects of KAP on anxiety, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at 1, 3, and 6 months post treatment. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This...
Neuropharmacology
January 6, 2023
Nicolas Singewald, Simone B. Sartori, Andreas Reif et al.
57 citations
Psychiatric disorders associated with psychological trauma, stress and anxiety are a highly prevalent and increasing cause of morbidity worldwide. Current therapeutic approaches, including medication, are effective in alleviating symptoms of anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), at least in some individuals, but have unwanted side-effects and do not resolve underlying...
medRxiv Preprint Server
January 3, 2023
Bessel Van der Kolk, Julie B. Wang, Rachel Yehuda et al.
2 citations
preprint
In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances such as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). This renaissance of psychedelic studies opens the door for a new paradigm in psychiatric medicine: drug-facilitated psychotherapy. In this study we report the findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-site Phase...
European Journal of Psychotraumatology
2023
Tosca D Braun, Prachi H Bhuptani, Bailey O'Keefe et al.
Background: Military sexual trauma (MST) is reported by up to 74% of women veterans in the United States and is a driver of poor behavioural and physical health. Self-compassion is a transdiagnostic, protective factor linked with improved posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and health behaviours. Thus, Mindful Self-Compassion training (MSC) may help ameliorate MST-related impacts....
Lifestyle Medicine
2023
Mark Pettus, Beth Netter, Leonard Perlmutter et al.
AbstractImportanceThere is an abundance of research demonstrating the growing challenge of burnout in healthcare professionals. This has been further exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic. The use of meditation using various techniques has shown promising results in the reduction of stress and its sequelae.ObjectiveTo determine the efficacy of a mantra‐based meditation protocol developed by the...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2023
Alex A. Álvarez, Rodrigo Arriola-Godoy, Ramsés D'León
1 citation
Article describing studies in near death experiences in Latin American communities and how their experiences affect people's outlook on their life, emotional wellbeing, and religion.
Drug Science, Policy and Law
2023
Anoek S Van Vugt, Josjan Zijlmans, Ramon Lindauer et al.
2 citations
Background PTSD in adolescence causes much suffering and has substantial health-care costs. Many patients with severe PTSD do not respond to psychotherapy or continue to have symptoms despite trauma-focused psychotherapies and psychopharmacological treatment. A recent alternative in the search for cost-effective treatments for PTSD in adults is 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted...
Pharmacotherapy in Psychiatry and Neurology
2023
Monika Nowak, Julia Górczyńska, Michał Gebuza
AMA Nowak M, Górczyńska J, Gebuza M. MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of PTSD in adults – literature review. Pharmacotherapy in Psychiatry and Neurology/Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii. 2023;39(2):131-142. doi:10.5114/fpn.2023.133519. APA Nowak, M., Górczyńska, J., & Gebuza, M. (2023). MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of PTSD in adults – literature review....