Does Mindfulness Meditation Training Enhance Executive Control?

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Adults   Objectives Over the last years, mindfulness meditation has been claimed to be effective in enhancing several cognitive domains, including executive control. However, these claims have been mostly based on findings pertaining to case-control and cross-sectional studies, which are by nature unable to reveal… Continuar lendo Does Mindfulness Meditation Training Enhance Executive Control?

Association of High-Potency Cannabis Use With Mental Health and Substance Use in Adolescence.

Question  Does use of high-potency cannabis (compared with use of low-potency cannabis) increase risks for problems resulting from cannabis use, common mental disorders, and psychotic experiences after controlling for early-life mental health symptoms and frequency of use? Findings  In this cohort study of 1087 participants who reported cannabis use in the previous year, after adjusting for frequency… Continuar lendo Association of High-Potency Cannabis Use With Mental Health and Substance Use in Adolescence.

Associations between Recent and Cumulative Cannabis Use and Internalizing Problems in Boys from Adolescence to Young Adulthood.

This study tested whether increases in recent and cumulative cannabis use were each associated with increases in internalizing problems from adolescence to young adulthood. Participants were boys from a community sample that was assessed annually from ~age 15–26 (N = 506). Boys reported on their cannabis use, depression symptoms, and anxiety/depression problems each year. Exposures were frequency… Continuar lendo Associations between Recent and Cumulative Cannabis Use and Internalizing Problems in Boys from Adolescence to Young Adulthood.