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Exposure therapy may help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder
... percent)," the authors write. In addition, distress ratings were more significantly reduced in the exposure therapy group than the cognitive restructuring group after three sessions. Exposure therapy ...Innovative therapies for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
... use of virtual reality exposure among combat veterans has been limited to portraying battle as a part of exposure therapy. "Oftentimes, the nuances of everyday life can unexpectedly trigger angry ...USU scientists report major advance in human antibody therapy against deadly Nipah virus
... Hendra and Nipah viruses cause severe disease in humans, a successful application of this antibody as a post-exposure therapy will likely require early intervention. "In order to make clinical use ...TB treatment for the elderly likely requires a boost to immune response
... older people have a better T-cell response, such as with vaccination, or by giving them a post-exposure therapy in the lung that would activate the macrophage better, either way they should be able ...Cocaine-induced synaptic plasticity linked to persistent addictive behaviors
... long-term changes associated with drug exposure by selectively inactivating NMDAR signaling in DA ... potentially improve the outcome of any given exposure therapy," concludes Dr. Engblom. Findings ...Study shows how shift workers can improve job performance and implement a realistic sleep schedule
... outside; and received outdoor afternoon light exposure. Control subjects remained in normal room ... night-shift workers who use bright light exposure therapy will be able to alter their circadian rhythm ...Ecstasy could help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder
... , and more effective. MDMA (the pharmaceutical version of Ecstasy) is one such drug. "A goal during exposure therapy for PTSD is to recall distressing experiences while at the same time remaining ...Treating addiction by eliminating drug-associated memories
... finding may aid the development of new therapeutic treatments that could be used in conjunction with exposure therapy, a technique used to desensitize individuals to stimuli that invoke negative ...Psychiatric impact of torture could be amplified by head injury
... who don't do well with standard therapies have head-injury-based cognitive deficits that interfere with standard approaches like behavioral or exposure therapy. It's very rare for patients to relate ...
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