The high prevalence of office stress and its detrimental health consequences are of concern to individuals, employers and society at large. Laboratory studies investigating office stress have mostly relied on data from participants that were tested individually on abstract tasks. In this study, we examined the effect of psychosocial office stress and work interruptions on… Continue reading The effects of acute #work #stress and appraisal on psychobiological stress responses in a group office environment
Category: Psychiatry
Effects of #Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major #Depressive Disorder
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a substantial public health burden, but current treatments have limited effectiveness and adherence. Recent evidence suggests that 1 or 2 administrations of psilocybin with psychological support produces antidepressant effects in patients with cancer and in those with treatment-resistant depression.. ..Two psilocybin sessions (session 1: 20 mg/70 kg; session 2: 30… Continue reading Effects of #Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major #Depressive Disorder
Losing Control: #Sleep Deprivation Impairs the Suppression of Unwanted #Thoughts
Unwanted memories often enter conscious awareness when individuals confront reminders. People vary widely in their talents at suppressing such memory intrusions; however, the factors that govern suppression ability are poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that successful memory control requires sleep. Following overnight sleep or total sleep deprivation, participants attempted to suppress intrusions of emotionally… Continue reading Losing Control: #Sleep Deprivation Impairs the Suppression of Unwanted #Thoughts
Mortality risk of #antipsychotic augmentation for adult depression
Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated increased all-cause mortality in elderly patients with dementia treated with newer antipsychotics. It is unknown whether this risk generalizes to non-elderly adults using newer antipsychotics as augmentation treatment for depression.. ..Non-elderly adults (25–64 years) diagnosed with depression who after ≥3 months of antidepressant monotherapy initiated either augmentation with a newer… Continue reading Mortality risk of #antipsychotic augmentation for adult depression
What is the best way of delivering virtual #nature for improving mood?: An experimental comparison of high definition TV, 360º video, and computer generated virtual reality
Exposure to ‘real’ nature can increase positive affect and decrease negative affect, but direct access is not always possible, e.g. for people in health/care settings who often experience chronic boredom. In these settings ‘virtual’ forms of nature may also have mood-related benefits (e.g. reducing boredom) but it has been difficult to separate effects of nature… Continue reading What is the best way of delivering virtual #nature for improving mood?: An experimental comparison of high definition TV, 360º video, and computer generated virtual reality
Cognitive Factors Associated with Frequency of #Eating Out and Eating Takeout among Latinas
Higher frequency of eating outside the home can be an unhealthy behavior that may contribute to higher rates of obesity among Latinas, a disproportionately affected group. There is a growing need to understand potentially modifiable factors (eg, dispositional mindfulness, self-efficacy, nutrition knowledge) associated with higher frequency of eating outside the home in this population. This… Continue reading Cognitive Factors Associated with Frequency of #Eating Out and Eating Takeout among Latinas
The Importance of Cursive #Handwriting Over Typewriting for Learning in the Classroom: A High-Density #EEG Study of 12-Year-Old Children and Young Adults
To write by hand, to type, or to draw – which of these strategies is the most efficient for optimal learning in the classroom? As digital devices are increasingly replacing traditional writing by hand, it is crucial to examine the long-term implications of this practice. High-density electroencephalogram (HD EEG) was used in 12 young adults… Continue reading The Importance of Cursive #Handwriting Over Typewriting for Learning in the Classroom: A High-Density #EEG Study of 12-Year-Old Children and Young Adults
Standardized #massage interventions as protocols for the induction of psychophysiological #relaxation in the laboratory: a block randomized, controlled trial
Health and disease are strongly linked to psychophysiological states. While stress research strongly benefits from standardized stressors, no established protocol focuses on the induction of psychophysiological relaxation. To maintain health, functioning regenerative systems are however likely as important as functioning stress systems. Thus, the identification of validated relaxation paradigms is needed. Here, we investigated whether… Continue reading Standardized #massage interventions as protocols for the induction of psychophysiological #relaxation in the laboratory: a block randomized, controlled trial
Impact of the #COVID-19 Pandemic on #Mental Health: Real-Time Surveillance Using Google Trends
In the wake of COVID-19, the capacity to track emerging trends in mental health symptoms and needs will guide public health responses at multiple ecological levels. Using Google Trends to track population-level mental health-related Google searches in the United States, this investigation identified pandemic-associated spikes in searches related to anxiety symptoms and remote treatments for… Continue reading Impact of the #COVID-19 Pandemic on #Mental Health: Real-Time Surveillance Using Google Trends
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