World journal of psychiatry
April 19, 2024
Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal, Luiz Fernando Alvarenga Ribeiro, Marco Antonio De Carvalho-Filho et al.
6 citations
High rates of depression, burnout, and suicide risk among medical students, residents, and physicians compared to other careers indicate a mental health crisis in the profession. This crisis and inadequate interpersonal skill acquisition during medical education stem from the interaction between a challenging environment and individuals' mental capital. Mindfulness-based practices help develop key components of mental capital such as resilience, flexibility, and learning skills, and enhance empathy, compassion, self-awareness, conflict resolution, and relational abilities. Evidence supporting mindfulness-based interventions is growing, and many medical schools have integrated mindfulness into curricula. While not a panacea, there is an opportunity to spread and study mindfulness programs to address longstanding shortcomings in medical education and health systems.
World journal of psychiatry
April 19, 2025
Xue-Jian Wang
2 citations
Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common but underrecognized complication, especially in elderly neurosurgical patients. It is a transient syndrome of encephalopathy marked by disturbances in consciousness, orientation, cognition, perception, and emotional regulation, sometimes with hallucinations or agitation. POD prolongs mechanical ventilation, intensive care stays, and hospitalization, and severely reduces quality of life after discharge. This review examines the definition, diagnostic criteria, pathogenesis, and risk factors of POD in neurosurgical patients, aiming to improve clinical diagnosis and treatment.
World journal of psychiatry
April 19, 2025
Carmen Borrás-sansaloni, Marina Ricco-Pérez, Antoni Mayol et al.
1 citation
Adding mindfulness-based interventions to integrated rehabilitation treatment for people with psychosis reduces emotional withdrawal and social withdrawal, two specific negative symptoms that were not improved by rehabilitation alone. Negative symptoms such as emotional blunting and lack of interest in daily activities are difficult to treat with standard antipsychotic drugs and psychological therapies. In a randomized controlled trial, participants who received mindfulness training showed greater improvement in emotional and social engagement compared with those who received only integrated rehabilitation. The findings suggest that mindfulness can target particular negative symptoms that otherwise remain unaddressed.
World journal of psychiatry
May 19, 2025
Ning Lu, Kuo-Cherh Huang
Combining the chemotherapy drug epirubicin with mindfulness interventions improves immune function, reduces tumor markers, lessens depression severity, enhances quality of life, alleviates cancer-related fatigue, and increases nursing satisfaction in patients with urinary system tumors and depression, compared to standard care with mitomycin. The study included 110 patients and notes limitations including a small sample size and short duration. The findings suggest that integrating mindfulness interventions into cancer treatment can address both physical and psychological distress.
World journal of psychiatry
April 19, 2025
Qiong-Wei Li, Yan Yang, Xue-Jiao Gao et al.
A four-week Qi-based mindfulness therapy (QMT) program significantly reduced symptoms of depression, anxiety, and insomnia in adults with mild-to-moderate depression. In a self-controlled trial with 18 participants aged 18–65, scores on the 17 Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Zung Self-rating Depression Scale, Self-rating Anxiety Scale, and Insomnia Severity Index all decreased significantly after the intervention compared to before. The findings suggest QMT is an effective nonpharmacological treatment for these symptoms in this population.