News tagged with psychotherapy session

Internet addiction center opens in US

(AP) -- Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game "World of Warcraft." As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Stress hormone cortisol to help overcome phobias

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers are showing the potential benefit of using the stress hormone Cortisol in addition to exposure therapy to hel ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Does social anxiety disorder respond to psychotherapy? Brain study says yes

When psychotherapy is helping someone get better, what does that change look like in the brain? This was the question a team of Canadian psychological scientists set out to investigate in patients suffering from social anxiety ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug reduces the increase in fear caused by previous traumatic experiences in mice

Living a traumatic experience favours the persistence of fear associated with an aversive stimulus, known as fear conditioning and such effect, in mice, can be suppressed with a single dosis of 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone, a type ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MDMA (Ecstasy)-assisted psychotherapy relieves treatment-resistant PTSD

MDMA (±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as Ecstasy), may one day offer hope for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even people for whom other treatments have failed. Clinical trial results ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans

(PhysOrg.com) -- A psychiatry professor at the UConn Health Center is comparing two treatment approaches for PTSD.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows significant positive outcomes following behavioral therapy for depression

Depression is one of the most common forms of psychiatric disorder. It can occur at any time of life and it may affect children and adolescents as well as the elderly. However, depression can usually be suitably managed with ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 11, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Psychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in study

(AP) -- The big white pill was brought to her in an earthenware chalice. She'd already held hands with her two therapists and expressed her wishes for what it would help her do.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (39) | comments 26

Massage eases anxiety, but no better than simple relaxation does

A new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety. This improvement resembles that previously reported with psychotherapy, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Psychotherapy may help autoimmune disease

This study shows that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is effective in dealing with patients suffering from lupus and high levels of daily stress as it significantly reduces the incidence of psychological disorders associated ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Hypnosis Can Help Control Pain Among Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hypnosis can help alleviate the pain and suffering experienced by women being treated for breast cancer, according to a study by a University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor.

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created Feb 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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