Tag: Mental health

Counting blessings versus burdens: an experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life

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Author: Emmons, Robert A.; McCullough, Michael E. Description: The effect of a grateful outlook on psychological and physical well-being was examined. In Studies 1 and 2, participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 experimental conditions (hassles, gratitude listing, and either neutral life events or social comparison); they then kept weekly (Study 1) or daily (Study 2) records of their moods, coping behaviors, health behaviors, physical symptoms, and overall life appraisals. In a 3rd study, persons with neuromuscular disease were randomly assigned to either the gratitude condition or to a…

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Symptomatic and Functional Outcomes Among Individuals at High Risk for Psychosis Participating in Step-Based Care

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Author: Hamilton, Sarah A.; Wastler, Heather M.; Moe, Aubrey M.; Cowan, Henry R.; Lundin, Nancy B.; Guirgis, Hossam H.; Parris, Craig J.; Stearns, Walter H.; Manges, Margaret E.; Holmes, Anne C.; Blouin, Alexandra M.; Breitborde, Nicholas J. K. Description: Validated, multicomponent treatments designed to address symptoms and functioning of individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis are currently lacking. The authors report findings of a study with such individuals participating in step-based care-a program designed to provide low-intensity, non-psychosis-specific interventions and advancement to higher-intensity, psychosis-specific interventions only if an individual…

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Yoga in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders: A review

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Author: da Silva, T.L.; Ravindran, L.N.; Ravindran, A.V. Description: BACKGROUND: Patient use of complementary and alternative treatments, including yoga, to manage mood and anxiety disorders, has been well documented. Despite research interest, there are few recent reviews of the evidence of the benefit of yoga in these conditions. METHOD: The PubMed, Medline and PsycInfo databases were searched for literature published up to July 2008, relating to yoga and depressive and anxiety disorders. RESULTS: The paucity of reported studies and several methodological constraints limit data interpretation. In depressive disorders, yoga may…

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Mental Illness and Gun Violence: Disrupting the Narrative

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Author: McGinty, Emma E. Description: Mental illness receives prominent attention in the U.S. dialogue on gun violence, despite evidence showing that most people with mental illness are never violent and most gun violence is not caused by mental illness (“violence” refers here and throughout to interpersonal violence, not suicide). Messages linking mental illness with violence increase social stigma, which contributes to low treatment rates and other negative outcomes among people with mental illness. Nonetheless, mental illness continues to be a central topic in gun violence debates such as the one…

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Translational developmental studies of stress on brain and behavior: implications for adolescent mental health and illness?

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Author: Malter Cohen, M.; Tottenham, N.; Casey, B.J. Description: Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood, with onset marked by puberty and the offset by relative independence from parents. Across species, it is a time of incredible change that carries increased risks and rewards. The ability of the individual to respond adequately to the mental, physical and emotional stresses of life during this time is a function of both their early environment and their present state. In this article, we focus on the effects that acute threat and chronic…

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Mindful Parenting in Mental Health Care

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Author: Bogels, S.M.; Lehtonen, A.; Restifo, K. Description: Mindfulness is a form of meditation based on the Buddhist tradition, which has been used over the last two decades to successfully treat a multitude of mental health problems. Bringing mindfulness into parenting (“mindful parenting”) is one of the applications of mindfulness. Mindful parenting interventions are increasingly being used to help prevent and treat mental disorders in children, parenting problems, and prevent intergenerational transmission of mental disorders from parents to children. However, to date, few studies have examined the hypothesized mechanisms of…

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Effects of technology-mediated mindfulness practice on stress: psychophysiological and self-report measures

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Author: Balconi, M., Fronda, G., & Crivelli, D. Description: Repeated exposure to stressors, even if mild, may alter the efficiency of optimal stress responses and hinder emotion regulation skills. Mindfulness meditation, by strengthening self-regulation and awareness, may optimize the efficiency of physiological, cognitive, and behavioral reactions to stressful events but typically requires notable commitment to practice, which often leads to disengagement. Recent research suggested that such practices may be made more accessible and that the potential for self-enhancement and stress management of meditation might be improved by supporting mental training…

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