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{"title":"Development, Content Validation, and Feasibility of Yoga Module for Smartphone Addiction.","authors":"Krishna Chaitanya Putchavayala,&nbsp;Sasidharan K Rajesh,&nbsp;Deepeshwar Singh","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Mental health practitioners have postulated that smartphone addiction is a disorder characterized by maladaptive and problematic behavior, and treatment modalities are scarce. Yoga has been found to be a viable tool for addiction treatment and other psychiatric conditions, but no specific validated module is currently available for smartphone addiction.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study intended: (1) to develop a yoga-based intervention for smartphone addiction, based on the ancient literature of yoga and a modern literature review; (2) to validate the developed module with experts from different schools of yoga; and (3) to test the module's feasibility and efficacy for young adolescents, with the objective of creating biopsychosocial well-being.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The research team first conducted a search of traditional and contemporary literature, with the objective of developing the yoga program. That yoga program was then sent to yoga experts for content validation. A pilot study then tested the feasibility of using the developed module for individuals with internet and smartphone addiction.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>The study took place in Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA) University, Bengaluru, India.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>For content validity, participants were 15 yoga experts who had >10 years of experience in treating mental health disorders. For feasibility in a pilot study, participants were 22 students from an engineering college in Bengaluru, South India.</p><p><strong>Outcome measures: </strong>For content validity, the experts' opinions were rated using a content validation ratio (CVR) through Lawshe's formula. For the feasibility study, assessments were performed at baseline and post intervention. Data were collected to evaluate: (1) addiction level using the Smartphone Addiction Scale - Short Version (SAS-SV), (2) impulsiveness using the Barat Impulsive Scale (BIS); (3) sleep problems using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), (4) mindfulness using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), (4) self-regulation using the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ); and general health using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the final version of the module, 26 out of 35 items (74.28%) of the practices in the developed program were retained, together with the modifications suggested by the experts. The content validity index for the whole module, an average of all CVRs, was 0.74. The study found significant reductions in the most symptom scores after participants practiced the yoga module for six weeks.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A yoga module for smartphone addiction was developed, validated, and checked for feasibility. The content validity of the module was found to be good. The module was found to potentially useful for reducing symptoms in individuals with smartphone addiction","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"36 2","pages":"14-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40194779","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":"\"My Body Does Not Fit in Your Medical Textbooks\": A Physically Turbulent Life With an Unexpected Recovery From Advanced Parkinson Disease After Prayer.","authors":"Dirk J Kruijthoff,&nbsp;Elena Bendien,&nbsp;Corlien Doodkorte,&nbsp;Cornelis van der Kooi,&nbsp;Gerrit Glas,&nbsp;Tineke A Abma","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The purpose of this article is to enhance our understanding of prayer healing by studying a case which was described as a 'remarkable healing' by a medical assessment team at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre (UMC) in the Netherlands.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This retrospective, case-based study of prayer healing investigated numerous reported healings using both medical files and patient narratives. A medical assessment team evaluated the associated medical files, as well as any experiential data. The instances of healing could be classified as 'remarkable' or 'unexplained.' Experiential data were obtained by qualitative, in-depth interviews. The study was transdisciplinary in nature, involving medical, psychological, theological, and philosophical perspectives. The object was to understand such healings within the broader framework of the science-religion debate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We present the case of a female patient, born in 1959, with Parkinson disease who experienced instantaneous, nearly complete healing in 2012 after intercessory prayer. At that point the disease was at an advanced stage, rapidly progressive, with major debilitating symptoms. High doses of oral medication were required. Following this healing there was no recurrence of her former symptoms, while the remaining symptoms continued to improve. She regained all of her capacities at work, as well as in daily life. The medical assessment team described her recovery as 'remarkable.' The patient reported that she had always 'lived with God,' and that at a point when she had given up hope, 'life was given back to her.' This recovery did not make her immune to other illnesses and suffering, but it did strengthen her belief that God cares about human beings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This remarkable healing and its context astonished the patient, her family, and her doctors. The clinical course was extraordinary, contradicting data from imaging studies, as well as the common understanding of this disease. This case also raised questions about medical assumptions. Any attempt to investigate such healings requires the involvement of other disciplines. A transdisciplinary approach that includes experiential knowledge would be helpful. Against the background of the science-religion debate, we feel that the most helpful approach would be one of complementarity and dialogue, rather than stoking controversy.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 2","pages":"4-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25394935","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 Spiritual Care and Healing in Health Management.","authors":"Matt Snapp,&nbsp;Lisa Hare","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is substantial evidence that spiritual well-being is an important determinant of overall health, longevity and quality of life, especially in patients with severe illness. While most physicians would agree that spiritual well-being is an important factor in their patients' health, the spiritual needs and well-being of patients are largely ignored and rarely addressed by healthcare providers, representing a significant gap in care. Physicians often cite a lack of training or comfort in assessing and/or addressing patients' spiritual needs, and a lack of research on the safety and efficacy of spiritual interventions as barriers to care. In this review, we discuss the effects of spiritual well-being on health, and the importance of assessing and addressing patients' spiritual needs, highlight the need for methodic, rigorous high-quality studies and improved physician education in identifying and addressing patients' spiritual needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 1","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25310109","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 Diazepam in Epigenetics: From the Molecular Level to Clinical Implications.","authors":"Sachchidanand Pathak,&nbsp;Gaurav Gupta,&nbsp;Ritu M Gilhotra","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is growing evidence linking epigenetic mutations to neurologic disorders such as epilepsy. The effect of the medications primarily used to treat neurologic disorders has recently been studied, including research on epilepsy and the epigenetic process. The impact of the widely used medication diazepam on epigenomics, microRNA levels, the ensuing genetic exposure and potential clinical effects was reviewed. The action of diazepam, particularly in altering the synthesis of enzyme 5' adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase (AMPK) was found to affect many enzymes, which changes or modifies the epigenetics. Epigenetic enzymes such as histone acetyltransferases (HATs), class II histone deacetylases (HDACs) and DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are mainly activated by AMPKs, including the phosphorylate substrates, which often lead to their inhibition, although HAT1 activity may be improved. It has been reported that diazepam can reduce histone methyltransferase expression exposure, may increase class III histone deacetylases activity and may decrease the effect of DNA methyltransferases inhibitors. Diazepam has been found to contribute to mutations of the epigenome and genetic expression, and may protect against neurologic disorders, aging, dementia and several brain diseases. It has also been found that microRNA expression can be influenced by diazepam treatment and may have neurologic effects. Although the reported effects of diazepam on epigenetic enzymes of are equally effective in both amplifying and reducing acetylation of histone, histone and DNA methylation and gene expression, the effect of diazepam on the epigenome, genetic expression, and subsequent effects in all healthy diazepam users is unclear.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 1","pages":"25-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25310492","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":"Holistic Medicine Must Mean Whole: How to Deal with Spirituality.","authors":"Jean-Philippe Lanoix,&nbsp;Loren Toussaint","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Holistic medicine is the art and science of healing that addresses the whole person-body, mind and spirit. It is a broad discipline comprising a wide range of practices aimed at the overall health of the patient. More often than not, holistic medicine takes spirituality into account and incorporates practices like group therapy led by trained therapists. One problem, however, is that the words 'holistic' and 'medicine' are not specific, adding to the general confusion on what holistic medicine is. The aim of this review is to describe holistic medicine as a form of integrative medicine, combining both conventional and alternative medical practices. Furthermore, in light of the heterogeneous definitions and practices found in existing literature, we present arguments on the need for a proper terminology in order to create a system for fully evaluating the patient as a whole, which we call 'holology'.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 1","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25310110","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":"Betrayal Trauma: Impact on Health Professionals.","authors":"Brenda Bursch,&nbsp;Sara Hurvitz,&nbsp;Manisha Parikh","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"Second victims\" are clinicians who are traumatized after an unanticipated adverse patient event, medical error, or patient-related injury. Less recognized is the profound sense of betrayal and trauma that can occur in the context of patient deception. The implicit patient-healthcare provider contract assumes that patients are truthful with providers so they may obtain accurate diagnoses and effective treatments. Betrayal by deception can feel like a traumatic death; not of a person, but of a previously intimate and trusting relationship. Healthcare professionals are no better at detecting lies than the lay public and hold inaccurate beliefs about detectable signs of deception. Thus, healthcare professionals may be more vulnerable to betrayal by deception than they realize. The 2 clinical cases presented here reveal the ease with which healthcare providers can be misled, emotionally manipulated by individuals who superficially appear to be psychologically healthy and traumatized by betrayal by deception.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 1","pages":"34-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25310493","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":"Efficacy of Meditation-Based Interventions on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Veterans: A Narrative Review.","authors":"Taj Haider,&nbsp;Chia-Liang Dai,&nbsp;Manoj Sharma","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Decades of research have documented post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in war veterans. Current treatment options for PTSD are unappealing as they either require re-exposure to the traumatic event or medications that are greatly impacted by comorbidities. Meditation-based interventions are a promising alternative. However, there is a dearth of research examining their impact.</p><p><strong>Primary objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to examine meditation-based interventions tested for efficacy in treating PTSD among veterans and provide collective evidence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Authors searched the MEDLINE and CINAHL databases for relevant studies using the following inclusion criteria: (1) published in peer-reviewed journals; (2) conducted between January 2014 and July 2020; (3) described the evaluation of interventions; and (4) incorporated quantitative or mixed methods.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>United States.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>U.S. Veterans.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 15 studies (ten articles) met the inclusion criteria. Four tested Transcendental Meditation (n = 4), three tested Mantra Meditation (n = 3), two tested Mindful Meditation (n = 2), one tested Breathing-based Meditation (n = 1), one tested Mindfulness-based Exposure Therapy (n = 1), one tested Cognitively-based Compassion Training Meditation (n = 1), one tested Mantra Meditation and Mindfulness-based Treatment (n = 1), one tested Mindfulness-based PTSD Treatment (n = 1), and one tested Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Program (n = 1). The most common duration was 8 weeks (n = 8) and the most common evaluation design was the randomized controlled trial (n = 10). The most common outcome measure was the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) (n = 12).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>All interventions reported improvements in PTSD symptoms. Based on this review, meditation-based therapy is a promising approach for managing PTSD, particularly among veterans resistant to trauma-focused therapies. Randomized control trials with large sample sizes that apply CAPS as their primary outcome measure, and take into account effect size, attrition rates, and blinding are recommended for further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 1","pages":"16-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25310111","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":"Use of the Move to Emptiness Technique, A Mind-Body Exercise for Treating Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report.","authors":"Albert Yeung,&nbsp;Yi Chen,&nbsp;Fan Feng,&nbsp;Wen Zhou,&nbsp;Tracie Goodness,&nbsp;Fang Wang,&nbsp;Tianjun Liu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>The paper reports a case of trauma treated by the Move to Emptiness Technique (MET), which is a therapy to alleviate patient's physical or psychological symptom related to trauma by combining Qigong with imagery, metaphor and suggestions.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To introduce MET and report treating a patient with trauma using MET.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>The patient was guided to visualize a symbolic object that represented the physical or psychological symptom of the traumatic experience, and visualize moving the symbolic object to the farthest possible space of \"emptiness\", where the object became imperceptible. At the same time, the patient embodied the physical and emotional sensations of the symbolic object and its container, and focused on the changes in his sensations when moving them.</p><p><strong>Outcome measures: </strong>A self-assessment was used to score the patient's distress form 0 to 10, 10 being the worst before and after intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The score of distress dropped form 8/10 to 2/10. The patient improved a lot and was better able to manage his emotions and communicate with his parents after resolving his conflict.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>MET may be an alternative to commonly used trauma-focused treatments. It is safe and easy to learn for therapists and patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 4","pages":"9-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39694582","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":"Effectiveness and Risk Factors in Mindfulness Meditation.","authors":"Petra Soláriková,&nbsp;Igor Bartolen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Our research dealt with the evaluation of the effectiveness and risk factors present in interventions based on mindfulness meditation. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between participant factors-the presence of physical illness, mental illness and trauma, aversive childhood experiences; program factors-the intensity and frequency of meditation; and teacher factors -competence. Subsequently, we evaluated how they affect the occurrence and interpretation of meditation experiences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 52 participants participated in this research, which was an administrative form consisting of several questionnaires: the Short Adverse Childhood Experience Measure (SACEM), Meditation Experience Scale (MES), and Assessment of Mindfulness Teacher (AMT).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Higher ratings of teachers' competence has a positive impact on the interpretation of meditation-related experiences. We found that the tendency towards negative assessment to a varying degree occurred in individuals with physical illness, mental illness, trauma and aversive childhood experiences, with a higher incidence of challenging experiences. The childhood abuse group seemed to be the most serious in this respect, which could be partly explained by the low-rated competence of the teacher's mindfulness of meditation.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The results may provoke reflection on the process that takes place between the participants and the teacher leading the mindfulness-based intervention. The study results may serve as a suggestion for improving the mindfulness process and the competences of teachers themselves. They can provide preliminary information on what aspects of mindfulness intervention could be given more emphasis in order to increase its effectiveness, both for the benefit of the provider and the recipients.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 4","pages":"12-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39589541","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":"Is Consciousness an Organizing Force in the Universe? A Hypothesis on the Nature of Consciousness and The Relevance of Consciousness in Medicine.","authors":"Carolyn Williams-Orlando","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Is consciousness an organizing force in the universe? 4 fundamental forces have been described as governing our universe: gravitational, electromagnetic, and the strong and weak nuclear forces, while a fifth force has been speculated to exist. Supporting evidence for the hypothesis that consciousness is an organizing force is found in the sciences of yoga, parapsychology (psi), and quantum physics. The relevance of consciousness in healing and medicine is discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"35 4","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39694580","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}