The Integration of Meditation and Positive Psychology Practices to Relieve Stress in Women Workers (Flourish): Effects in Two Pilot Studies.

Meditation and positive psychology have been reported as promising approaches to deal with stress. This exploratory pilot study aims to evaluate the efficacy of meditation and positive psychology-based intervention on stress. Two experiments are reported; in the first one, 29 healthcare professionals were included (intervention = 14; control = 15), and the second one included 57 women managers (intervention = 27; control = 30).

A New Mental Health Mobile App for Well-Being and Stress Reduction in Working Women: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Although the availability and use of mobile mental health apps has grown exponentially in recent years, little data are available regarding their efficacy.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an app developed to promote stress management and well-being among working women compared with a control app.

Methods: Female employees at a private hospital were invited to participate in the study via mailing lists and intranet ads.

Differential patterns of expression of neuropeptide Y throughout abstinence in outbred Swiss mice classified as susceptible or resistant to ethanol-induced locomotor sensitization.

Several studies have focused on the negative emotional state associated with drug abstinence. The peptide NPY plays an important role given its involvement in drug addiction, anxiety, and mood disorders. Interestingly, it is well established that outbred Swiss mice exhibit a prominent behavioral variability to ethanol-induced locomotor sensitization.

Temporal and behavioral variability in cannabinoid receptor expression in outbred mice submitted to ethanol-induced locomotor sensitization paradigm.

Background: There is a close relationship between the endocannabinoid system and alcoholism. This study investigated possible differential expression of cannabinoid receptors CB1 (CB1R) and CB2 (CB2R) in an outbred mice strain displaying behavioral variability to ethanol (EtOH)-induced locomotor sensitization.

Methods: Male adult Swiss mice treated chronically with EtOH (2 g/kg, i.