The onset of depression and anxiety during the antenatal stage of pregnancy is common. Despite the conception of numerous interventions in the past decades, studies show no signs of decline in the prevalence of antenatal depression and anxiety. Recently, the use of midwife-supported psychotherapy...

Introduction: Music therapy has promising results in improving rehabilitation outcomes of patients with various neurologic disorders; however, its effectiveness in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not clear. Methods: A search that compared the effect of music therapy as rehabilita...

This meta-analytic review sought to answer questions concerning the role of psychosocial treatments in the comprehensive management of patients with schizophrenia. The review focused on the effects of combining psychosocial treatment with somatic treatment. Findings demonstrated the additive and ...

Background: Depression and anxiety are common psychological manifestations encountered during the antenatal stage of pregnancy. Treatments by pharmacological interventions have been reported to impart negative implications on maternal and fetal health outcomes. Therefore, the use of psychotherape...

Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by high comorbidity. Treatment with psychotherapy is highly recommended, however, there exists limited available evidence on the use and the optimal psychotherapeutic outcome is debatable. We performed a systematic se...

Engagement in aggressive behavior has been associated with many negative outcomes for children including academic failure, social maladjustment, peer rejection, and lifelong destructive and criminal behavior. Cognitive-behavioral interventions (CBIs), which use behavioral principles, behavior the...

Objective: To systematically review the evidence for MBSR and MBCT. Method: Systematic searches of Medline, PsycInfo and Embase were performed in October 2010. MBSR, MBCT and Mindfulness Meditation were key words. Only randomized controlled trials (RCT) using the standard MBSR ⁄MBCT programm...

Aim To systematically review and critically appraise the evidence on the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for cancer supportive care. Methods A comprehensive search of major biomedical databases including Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Libra...

Objectives: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to critically evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on cancer-related fatigue (CRF). Methods: A systematic search of eight databases (Web of Science, Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Spring link, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, CBM) wa...

ABSTRACT Many plant essential oils show a broad spectrum of activity against pest insects and plant pathogenic fungi ranging from insecticidal, antifeedant, repellent, oviposition deterrent, growth regulatory and antivector activities. These oils also have a long tradition of use in the protec...