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{"title":"Six Empirically-Supported Premises About Energy Psychology: Mounting Evidence for a Controversial Therapy.","authors":"David Feinstein","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A database of peer-reviewed journal articles exploring the emerging sub-specialty known as \"energy psychology\" was assessed. This paper focuses on the 245 clinical trials, meta-analyses, systematic evaluations, and theory pieces examining energy psychology protocols that include tapping on acupuncture points (acupoints), the most frequently used and investigated intervention in energy psychology. The review derives 6 premises about the method's efficacy, speed, durability, and physiologic effects that have enough empirical support (at least 6 clinical trials each) to serve in delineating and making claims about the approach. These include that acupoint tapping protocols (a) are effective in treating a range of clinical conditions, (b) are rapid compared to conventional treatments, (c) lead to durable benefits, (d) produce changes in biologic markers that corroborate the subjective assessments of clients, (e) are a critical ingredient for the demonstrated clinical effects and (f) send signals that can increase or decrease arousal in specific areas of the brain. Further consideration of the mechanisms that lead to the reported rapid, durable outcomes suggest that the approach has an unusual capacity for revising outdated mental models. Specifically, a hypothesis is developed proposing that acupoint tapping protocols are facile for producing vivid and emotionally intense experiences that contradict outdated mental models. Such mismatches between what is expected and what actually occurs, called \"prediction errors,\" have been shown to be an essential requirement for substantially altering a maladaptive mental model and reconsolidating a revised mental model into existing neural networks.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 2","pages":"17-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38959992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cultural Stress: The Ubiquitous Stressor Hiding in Plain Sight.","authors":"Howard Murad","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While most healthcare providers are generally aware of the role stress plays in disease development, few are attuned to a phenomenon I call \"Cultural Stress,\" which compounds all of life's other stressors. Cultural Stress is the constant, pervasive, ever-increasing stress of modern living. It includes overexposure to technology at the expense of in-person relationships; 24-hour connectivity, which blurs the boundaries between work and personal life; on-demand delivery of goods and services, which severs neighborhood and community relationships and results in long sedentary hours in front of our screens; the pace of technological change, which contributes to professional, economic, and social insecurity; our global economic system, which sows uncertainty as it outsources jobs overseas or to new technologies; environmental contaminants, noise, crowding, and various new sources of radiation; changes to our diet, which has become heavily reliant on a few processed commodities (corn, wheat, sugar, and soy); and changes to our urban development and transportation patterns, which result in less physical activity and more hours spent sitting in long commutes. It is the chronic nature of Cultural Stress that distinguishes it from conventional stress. Because Cultural Stress is ubiquitous, the body seldom gets a chance to recover without active intervention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 2","pages":"14-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38959991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reward System: A Guide For Wellness.","authors":"Dora Dragoni Divrak","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With this writing I want to focus on reward system being this the place of wellness signaling molecules, of health regulation, of needs and also of human rights ruling. As in some of my previous writing I will describe the neuro-anatomo-physiology of reward system, I will focus on which are the CNS main centers involved, on the pathways and their functions. I will insist on the fact that reward is the place where we distinct bad from good and is also the system of pathways that regulates our health. Being this clear, I will describe a bit more in depth the reward strategies: I talk about the quantity and quality right diet, the fitness need, the mindfulness human right, the affective life importance, and the sleep human right too. I also describe acupuncture relationships with reward system. In conclusion I give the perspective that reward system is important since it is strictly related with the right lifestyle practice and the pursuing of the human rights for everyone on this World.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 1","pages":"4-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37824890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gospel Music: A Catalyst for Retention, Engagement, and Positive Health Outcomes for African Americans in a Cardiovascular Prevention and Treatment Program.","authors":"Barry Bittman,&nbsp;Indu Poornima,&nbsp;Michael A Smith,&nbsp;R Eric Heidel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Mortality associated with cardiovascular disease is significantly higher in African Americans compared with people of other ethnicities, with hypertension being the single most significant risk factor in this population. Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of hypertension is common. Although cardiovascular lifestyle education and self-management programs are available for the general public, many African Americans prefer to learn about health-promoting activities through interactive programs led by church ministries.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined the influence of adding a faith-based protocol using creative musical expression as a catalyst for improving retention, engagement, and positive health outcomes for African Americans participating in a 1-y, lifestyle skills program for reducing cardiovascular risk factors.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The study was a randomized, controlled trial.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>The study occurred at Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church (Pittsburgh, PA, USA).</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Participants were African Americans with at least 2 of the following medical conditions: high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and/or triglycerides, heart attack, angina, stroke, irregular heartbeats, palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness or fainting, diabetes, and tobacco use.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Intervention and control groups both participated every other week in one 45-min structured cardiovascular risk reduction educational session over the course of 1 year. During alternative weeks, sessions comprised blood pressure checks, coupled with individualized support discussions focused on challenges and identified obstacles to adherence. In addition to the aforementioned sessions, the intervention group participated in a novel gospel music program with weekly, 45-minute vocal and instrumental sessions.</p><p><strong>Outcome measures: </strong>Outcome measures include retention, attendance, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, weight, body mass index, hip measurement, and waist measurement as well as the Short Form-12 (SH-12) Health Survey.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Subjects in the intervention group demonstrated a statistically significant 83.3% retention rate in the course of 1 year compared with only 54.3% for the control group (cardiovascular lifestyle education sessions alone). Six dropouts were noted in the intervention group in sharp contrast to 16 dropouts in the control group. Participants in the intervention group were 4.21 times more likely to complete the program than the control group. A significant difference was also noted for attendance, which was higher for the intervention group (21.33 sessions for the intervention group vs 17.95 sessions for the control group). Statistically significant systolic blood pressure reductions noted in both groups were sustained 6 mo postprogram conclusion. In addition, a statis","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 1","pages":"8-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37824891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Yoga Therapy For Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms.","authors":"Amit Kashyap,&nbsp;Sakshi Chopra,&nbsp;Piyush Ranjan,&nbsp;Siddharth Sarkar,&nbsp;Anna Poorna,&nbsp;Upendra Baitha","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) is a common, yet neglected disease with a prevalence of around 25% in primary care setting. These patients present with multiple physical and psychological symptoms, without an underlying diagnosis, hampering their functional and mental wellbeing. The management of these undiagnosed symptoms through conventional treatment has not been encouraging. Patients shuttle between different specialities, seeking a diagnosis for their symptoms, making them dissatisfied and increasing healthcare burden. Yoga, as an adjunct therapy has shown to be effective in the management of MUPS related disorders such as somatoform disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and depression and anxiety. Thus, we suggest an integrated yoga module which might help in improving both physical and psychological variable in MUPS patients and improving their overall quality of life. Furthermore, the gap in the literature on the efficacy of yoga in improving MUPS, can be addressed by planning a randomised controlled trial based on the suggested yoga module.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 1","pages":"17-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37824892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"School-Based Meditation and Interoceptive Awareness Program for Preventing Somatic Symptoms: The Role of Emotional Awareness.","authors":"Martina Rossi,&nbsp;Stefano Rossi,&nbsp;Laura Diari,&nbsp;Antonella Ciaramella","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although meditation has been used to alleviate somatic symptoms in adults, there is little literature on this issue in children. School-based meditation programs are mainly used to increase attention control and self-awareness in children. Here, however, we evaluate the effects of a three-month school-based psychoeducational meditation and interoceptive awareness program (EETB) on somatic symptoms in 281 children (126 females and 155 males) aged 6-9 years. Outcome measures were scores on the Children's Somatisation Inventory (CSI) and KidScreen-10 for quality of life (QoL), administered at baseline and over the three-month program. ANOVA repeated measures showed a reduction in somatic symptoms (F = 46.43; P < .0001; η = .14; Cohen's d effect size: 0.538) while there was little effect on QoL (F = 4.63, P = .003; η = 0.016; Cohen's d effect size: 0.010). Emotional awareness (EA) influenced QoL, but not CSI outcome. The EETB program is effective at reducing somatic symptoms, even one month after baseline. As EA cognitive abilities increase after age 8, the application of this project in even younger children indicates that a state of general well-being requires enough emotional awareness to be perceived.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 4","pages":"17-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38704151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical Remission of Treatment-Resistant Depression, Polysubstance Abuse, and Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome Through Engagement of Lifestyle Interventions.","authors":"Kelly Brogan,&nbsp;Alyssa Jarvi,&nbsp;Shelby Anderson,&nbsp;Sarah Kalen Flynn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This case illustrates the relationship between gut, hormonal, and brain function in that dietary changes, mindfulness interventions, and detoxification led to resolution of disabling psychiatric symptoms and protracted psychotropic medication withdrawal symptoms.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>A 50-year-old partnered, unemployed, Caucasian female with a history of major depressive disorder, multiple suicide attempts, extensive trauma and abuse, and substance abuse presented for outpatient management. The patient reported limited benefit from over two decades of conventional treatment with psychotropic medications. She presented with depression and symptoms of protracted withdrawal after self-discontinuation of multiple psychiatric medications and was prescribed a dietary, detoxification, and supplementation regimen by the primary author. Additional lifestyle interventions implemented included daily meditation, dry-skin brushing, and coffee enemas.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This case exemplifies dramatic clinical remission after cessation of medication treatment and engagement of lifestyle interventions, which include dietary change, meditation, and detoxification. As such, when limited results are achieved by psychotropic medication, tapering combined with dietary interventions as the first-line therapy should be considered. This case is also evidence of the role of lifestyle interventions in treating protracted withdrawal symptoms associated with discontinuing psychotropic medications.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 4","pages":"24-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38704153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lived Experiences of Stroke Survivors Undergoing Ayurvedic Rehabilitation Therapy in India.","authors":"Priya Baby,&nbsp;Rakesh V R,&nbsp;Hemant Kumar Gupta,&nbsp;Raghavendra Naik","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The traditional medical system of Ayurveda is widely practiced in India. Using the treatment principles of Panchakarma, Ayurveda offers rehabilitation therapy for patients with stroke. Although Ayurvedic rehabilitation is popular and has proven benefits, the experiences of stroke survivors undergoing Ayurvedic rehabilitation have not yet been documented in the literature.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To explore the experience of stroke survivors during rehabilitation in an inpatient Ayurvedic facility.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative approach with a phenomenological method was used for the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 6 patients who were post-stroke and receiving inpatient rehabilitation therapy in an Ayurvedic facility in India. Thematic analyses of the verbatim transcripts were done using Lindseth & Norberg's phenomenological methodology.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The main themes that emerged were \"aspiring for self-efficacy,\" \"hopefulness\" and \"treatment acceptance,\" with subthemes such as \"self-reliance,\" resilience,\" \"finding meaning in life,\" \"optimism,\" \"spirituality,\" \"therapeutic mileu\" and \"perceived social support.\"</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study indicates that stroke survivors undergoing Ayurvedic rehabilitation therapy look forward to improved self-reliance and experience enhanced feelings of hope. The treatment modalities used for rehabilitation are acceptable to patients. Essentially, rehabilitation in an Ayurvedic facility provides a holistic uplift in the well-being stroke survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 4","pages":"10-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38606958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Role of Yoga in the Management of Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Single-Arm Pilot Study.","authors":"Salil Khandwala,&nbsp;Jason Cruff","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) is a devastating urologic condition characterized by irritative bladder symptoms, pelvic pain, and dyspareunia. First-line treatment includes dietary, self-care and behavioral modifications. The ancient practice of yoga is well suited to treat BPS, but evidence is lacking on its use.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of an integrated yoga module on BPS outcomes as measured by self-reported questionnaires from baseline to 3 months after therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods and materials: </strong>This was a prospective single-arm study of 8 patients who underwent 3 months of integrated yoga therapy. The treatment module was performed 3 to 4 times weekly at home with 1 session performed weekly in-office during the first month to ensure proper performance of postures. Patients completed questionnaires (Pelvic Pain and Urgency/Frequency Patient Symptom Scale [PUF], Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire - short form 7 [PFIQ-7], Short Form 36 questionnaire [SF-36], Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI]) at baseline and 3 months, including Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) at the 3-month follow-up visit. Voiding diaries were also requested at baseline and at the 3-month assessment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a trend toward improvement regarding patients' responses to all questionnaires 3 months after yoga therapy, with the only statistically significant improvements noted in social function and pain components of the SF-36. There were no significant changes noted on the voiding diaries except a non-statistically significant trend toward increased voided volumes. Patients rated their experiences with yoga therapy positively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Yoga therapy for BPS showed evidence of benefit for improving bothersome bladder symptoms, pain and voiding. A randomized controlled trial will follow to investigate the efficacy of this yoga module against a control group.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 4","pages":"4-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38606957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spiritual Health Among Pakistani Religious and Non-Religious Professional: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Highlighting the Role of Regional Beliefs and Practices.","authors":"Ambreen Aslam,&nbsp;Zaeema Ahmer,&nbsp;Meha Fatima Aftab,&nbsp;Asif Ahmed","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Spiritual health forms the core of health and is associated with better physical and mental health. Spiritual health and wellbeing has been shown to be significantly associated with better mental outcomes, yet there's lack of understanding of the determinants of spiritual health. Religious practices have been shown to improve health and have been assumed to be associated with spirituality, yet there remains a gap between religious practices and spiritual health. It is therefore, crucial to understand the role of religious beliefs and practices in improving spiritual health.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess spiritual wellbeing between religious and non-religious professionals and assess how regional religious beliefs and practices are associated with spiritual wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We examined spiritual health among religious and non-religious professionals. A comparative cross sectional study was done with a sample size of 210. Differences of spiritual health and spiritual experiences, perceived spiritual traits and psychological parameters were observed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Religious professionals were found to be more spiritually healthy than non-religious professionals (P < .05). Spiritual experiences weakly contribute to spiritual health (r = 0.39, P < .05). Perceived spiritual traits including frequency of prayer (β = 5.25, CI = 1.80-8.70, P < .01) and belief in the presence of Supreme Being (β = 1.001, CI = 0.120-1.883, P < .05) influenced spiritual wellbeing and spiritual wellbeing showed a negative association with psychological parameters including anger (OR = 0.95, CI = 0.929-0.987, P < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion and implications: </strong>The findings from this study show that religious professionals tend to be more spiritually healthy than non-religious professionals highlighting the importance of incorporating religious practices to ensure spiritual wellbeing. Improving spiritual wellbeing can provide an important tool for promoting holistic healing.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 3","pages":"18-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38383531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}