Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews
January 21, 2024
Payal Ghosh, Debjeet Sur
1 citation
: Psychedelics are currently being examined once more as potential remedies for untreatable biological illnesses after decades of research problems. They are frequently regarded to be physically safe and do not frequently lead to dependency or addiction. The use of psychedelic substances in the treatment of mental illness and the adoption of the Substance Act of 1970 has classified psychedelic...
January 12, 2024
Joshua Clingo
1 citation
preprint
Common mental health pathologies such as depression, anxiety, addiction, and PTSD have recently seen treatment inroads. These issues share a phenomenological core—a dissociative quality that involves the disintegration of self and other. Interestingly, some of the most effective treatments of these pathologies are themselvesacutely dissociative. For example, psychedelic therapy has been...
PsyArXiv
January 9, 2024
Garret Yount, Sitara Taddeo, Tadas Stumbrys et al.
preprint
Introduction: Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) is considered a marker of autonomic nervous system activity in stress research, and atypical waking sAA responses have been reported for traumatized individuals. Lucid dreams, characterized by a dreamer's awareness of their dream state while remaining asleep, have shown promising preliminary evidence of their potential to enhance mental health. This...
International Journal of Education and Social Science Research
2024
Asst. Prof Dr. Wasfi Dhahir Abid Ali
During sleep paralysis you may feel: awake but cannot move, speak or open your eyes, like someone is in your room, like something is pushing you down, frightened these feelings can last up to several minutes. Sleep paralysis happens when you cannot move your muscles as you are waking up or falling asleep. This is because you are in sleep mode but your brain is active. It's not clear why sleep...
Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health
2024
CJ Bonnett, J Bonder, R Jain et al.
Since 2020 there has been an expansion in the number of studies highlighting the positive effect that Ketamine for Non-Anesthetic Indications (KNAI) can have on patients suffering with mental health disorders. Medicaid programs cover a large community of patients that face significant health disparities and suffer more frequently from mental health conditions. Many of these conditions are...
Cureus
2024
Konstantina Dimou, Agapi L Batiridou, Fotios Tatsis et al.
In the intensive care unit (ICU), patients often experience fragmented memories, primarily comprising dreams and illusions. These experiences can impact psychosocial well-being, correlating with post-traumatic stress symptoms and heightened anxiety. Understanding these phenomena is crucial for holistic care. To systematically explore patients' perspectives concerning the recollection of dreams...
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
2024
Stanley Kam Ki Lam, Cherry Tin Yan Cheung, Edward K S Wang et al.
Previous studies showed that nightmares are prevalent and are associated with negative health outcomes. However, no empirical data is available demonstrating the extent to which nightmare disorder persists over time. Current literature provides a limited understanding of the trajectory and wider mental health outcomes of nightmare disorder. This longitudinal study examined the persistence and...
SLEEP Advances
2024
Christopher M. McGrory, Augustus Kram Mendelsohn, Suzanne L. Pineles et al.
2 citations
Study Objectives: Trauma-related nightmares (TRNs) are a hallmark symptom of PTSD and are highly correlated with PTSD severity and poor sleep quality. Given the salience and arousal associated with TRNs, they might be an effective target for imaginal exposures during Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy. As a first step in this line of research, the current study compared participants' emotional...
ARMENIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH
2024
M.g. Yeghiyan, D.a. Palyan
The human brain is a unique and complex system where neurotransmitters are not merely biological components but may serve as "divine tools" enabling higher states of consciousness. Endogenous DMT (dimethyltryptamine) emerges as a key substance capable of inducing altered states of awareness linked to profound spiritual and mystical experiences. Research suggests that DMT, produced naturally in...
Psychopathology
2024
Valerio Ricci, Giuseppe Maina, Giovanni Martinotti
11 citations
The term "dissociation" encompasses a wide array of symptoms and phenomena, all sharing the common characteristic of involving altered states of consciousness where an individual temporarily loses the sense of continuity of their own identity. In the context of addiction pathology, however, the dissociative paradigm remains a topic of ongoing debate. It fluctuates between the description of...