Depression and Anxiety
2008
Thomas A. Mellman, Notalelomwan Aigbogun, Ruth Elaine Graves et al.
The occurrence of sleep paralysis (SP) absent narcolepsy appears to not be uncommon in African Americans and probably other non-European groups. Prior research has linked SP to trauma and psychiatric disorders and suggested a specific relationship to panic disorder in African Americans. The objective of our study was to evaluate relationships of SP with trauma, concurrent psychiatric symptoms...
Supportive Care in Cancer
August 2007
Sheila N. Garland, Linda E. Carlson, Sarah G. Cook et al.
The aim of this study was to compare a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program and a healing through the creative arts (HA) program on measures of post-traumatic growth (PTGI-R), spirituality (FACIT-Sp), stress (SOSI), and mood disturbance (POMS) in cancer patients. A sample of cancer outpatients (MBSR, n = 60; HA, n = 44) with a variety of diagnoses chose to attend either an 8-week...
Resuscitation
April 9, 2007
Sam Parnia, Ken Spearpoint, Peter Fenwick
Cardiac arrest is associated with a number of cognitive processes as well as long term psychological outcomes. Recent studies have indicated that approximately 10-20% of cardiac arrest survivors report cognitive processes, including the ability to recall specific details of their resuscitation from the period of cardiac arrest. In addition it has been demonstrated that these cognitive processes...
The British Journal of Psychiatry
March 30, 2007
James G. Scott, David Charles Chant, Gavin J Andrews et al.
181 citations
BACKGROUND: Surveys have found that otherwise well individuals report delusional experiences. Previous studies have shown an association between psychotic symptoms and exposure to trauma. AIMS: To explore the association between trauma and delusional experiences in a community sample. METHOD: Respondents (n=10 641) were assessed for delusional experiences, exposure to various types of traumatic...
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
July 1, 2006
Victor Igreja, Wim Kleijn, Annemiek Richters
42 citations
This article explores the psychosocial effects of women's prolonged exposure to civil war in the center of Mozambique. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, 91 women were assessed for posttraumatic stress symptoms and psychosocial indicators of ill health. The results indicate that for the majority of the women in this study, traumatic experiences are sequential...
Psychiatrische Praxis
May 1, 2006
Raoul M Hecker
Anlässlich des 100. Geburtstages des LSD-Drogen-Erfinders Albert Hofmann veranstaltete die Gaia Media Stiftung einen dreitägigen Kongress im Baseler Kongresszentrum. Insgesamt kamen über 1600 Besucher bei doch recht hohen Eintrittspreisen und 200 Pressevertreter zu der Tagung. Atmosphärisch interessant gestaltete sich schon der Vorraum des Zentrums, in dem psychonautische Klänge und eine...
Feeling Nureal
April 20, 2006
Daphne Simeon, Jeffrey Abugel
Abstract: Dissociative disorders in general are known to be founded in experiences of trauma or abuse. They are conceptualized as the human psyche’s way of coping with intolerable circumstances—a means of escape to assure survival, no matter what the price. Depersonalization disorder (DPD) is classified by modern American psychiatry within the dissociative disorders, but its traumatic causes...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
March 2006
Rüssel S. Falck, Robert G Carlson, Jichuan Wang et al.
This study describes the lifetime prevalence, correlates, and age of onset of selected psychiatric disorders among a community sample of MDMA users (n = 402), aged 18 to 30, in Ohio. Participants responded to interviewer-administered questionnaires, including sections of the computerized Diagnostic Interview Schedule for DSM-IV. Fifty-five percent of the sample had at least one lifetime...
Sleep Medicine Reviews
February 1, 2006
Victor I. Spoormaker, Michael Schredl, Jan Van den Bout
The DSM-IV-TR definition of nightmares-extremely frightening dreams from which the person wakes up directly-is unnecessarily narrow. Other emotions (anger, grief) have also been reported in nightmares, and direct awakening from a bad dream seems to be unrelated to increased distress. In addition, assessment of nightmares is problematic. Polysomnographic recordings have an ameliorating effect on...
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
August 1, 2005
Richard P. Brown, Patricia L. Gerbarg
470 citations
Yogic breathing is a unique method for balancing the autonomic nervous system and influencing psychologic and stress-related disorders. Part I of this series presented a neurophysiologic theory of the effects of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY). Part II will review clinical studies, our own clinical observations, and guidelines for the safe and effective use of yoga breath techniques in a wide range...