MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'exposure therapy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:51:08 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2838991&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_dcycloserine_facilitation_of_fear_extinction_and_.htm This report proposes that these observations can be accounted for by a dual-model theory of fear conditioning in humans that engages two complementary defensive systems: a reflexive lower-order system independent of conscious awareness and a higher-order cognitive system associated with conscious awareness of danger and expectation. The DCS studies in animals seem to have explored lower-order conditioning mechanisms, whereas human studies have explored higher-order cognitive processes. These observations suggest that DCS might act preferentially on lower- rather than higher-order learning. This report presents evidence suggesting that, in humans, DCS might similarly affect lower-order learning during exposure-based therapy and, consequently, might be less effective during cognitive therapy... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2838991 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:17:00 +0100 2838991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441643&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_treating_children_traumatized_by_war_and_tsunami.htm Conclusion: As recovery rates in the treatment groups exceeded the expected rates of natural recovery, the study provides preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of NET as well as meditation-relaxation techniques when carried out by trained local counselors for the treatment of PTSD in children in the direct aftermath of mass disasters. Source + Full text... © 2009 Catani et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441643 Fri, 22 May 2009 07:58:00 +0100 2441643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2216977&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_prolonged_exposure_therapy_for_ptsd.htm In conclusion, PE is effective in reducing the symptoms of PTSD in veterans. (Text has been reformatted for visual clarity; ed.) Source... Copyright © 2009 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2216977 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:10:00 +0100 2216977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1918182&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fhelping_children_face_their_fears_improves_therapy_outcomes.htm Helping children face their fears may be more productive than focusing on other techniques to help them manage their anxieties, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Chicago. The research, which identified similarities between cognitive behavioral therapy administered in a clinical practice and protocols recommended in common treatment manuals, showed that as children were taught to face their fears, their ability to function increased. The study also showed that children were able to complete exercises exposing them to their fears much earlier than suggested in the treatment manuals. The more children focused on other techniques for managing their anxieties, however, the less improvement they showed in functioni... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918182 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:09:00 +0100 1918182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1803855&cid=t_155431_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F18%2Fsuccess-why-measuring-outcome-is-so-rewarding%2F Not a research post today, but a great experience that I hope will encourage anyone who is not already a fan of regular outcome measurement to get on with it! I saw a person yesterday who has had pain for about 3 years.  Superficially she’d been managing quite well - still working, having a social life, managing all her household activities and in general, looking good.  BUT - and you knew there would be a ‘but’ - once I started to look a little deeper, it was absolutely amazing to see how much she had adapted her life to avoid specific movements. I used the PHODA (photographs of daily activities) to assess the specific movements and activities she didn’t like to do.  I’ve blogged about PHODA (Kugler et al, 1999) before - a set of photographs of everyday ac... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1803855 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:10:08 +0100 1803855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1660722&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F28%2Fwhen-panic-attacks-in-the-lehigh-tunnel%2F Mapquest said it was a three hour trip. But I knew better; it would take me nearly five hours to get home for my Christmas break from school. Was I a slow driver? No, not particularly. Was there a chance of snow? Not at all; blue skies all around. Was I planning on taking a two-hour break at one of the turnpike’s service plazas? No; a fast-food meal there would take twenty minutes, tops. Was I banking on getting lost? No, I’m one of those map nerds who enjoys aiding lost friends via telephone with the full-sized map of Pennsylvania that I (seriously!) have tacked to my bedroom wall. The three-hour trip from grad school in Newark, Delaware to my hometown of Kingston, Pennsylvania was going to take five hours because I couldn’t stand driving through the Lehigh Tunnel. It’s a long t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1660722 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:25:11 +0100 1660722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631532&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fresearch_confirms_antibiotic_improves_effectiveness_of_psych.htm However, tolerance may become a limiting factor Anxiety is a normal human response to stress, but in some, it can develop into a disabling disorder of excessive and irrational fears, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, or posttraumatic stress disorder. Effective treatments are available and can involve either behavioral therapy or medications. Although "it makes intuitive sense that combining these two treatments would result in even better results," David Tolin, Ph.D. notes that has unfortunately not yet been the case and the majority of the evidence suggests that combined therapy is no more effective than behavior therapy alone, and in some cases can even be less effective. Dr Tolin is one of the three authors of a meta-analysis published in the journal Biological Psyc... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631532 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:07:00 +0100 1631532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1494539&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract__dcycloserine_and_the_facilitation_of_fear_extinc.htm Conclusions: This meta-analysis suggests that DCS is a useful target for translational research on augmenting exposure-based treatment via compounds that impact neuroplasticity. D-cycloserine 's major contribution to exposure-based therapy might be to increase its speed or efficiency, because the effects of DCS seem to decrease over repeated sessions. This information might guide translational researchers in discovering more selective and/or effective agents that effectively enhance (or reduce) NMDA receptor function. Source... (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1494539 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:34:00 +0100 1494539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1488654&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fexposure_therapy_may_prevent_ptsd_onset_after_trauma.htm Exposure-based therapy, in which recent trauma survivors are instructed to relive the troubling event, may be effective in preventing the progression from acute stress disorder to post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Individuals who develop acute stress disorder during or soon after a traumatic event are likely to subsequently develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to background information in the article. PTSD is associated with other mental and physical illnesses, a reduced quality of life and increased health care costs. Both exposure therapy and cognitive restructuring, which focuses on changing maladaptive thoughts and responses to a traumatic event, have been used as early interventions to prevent... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1488654 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:18:00 +0100 1488654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1148238&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract__a_randomized_controlled_trial_of_dcycloserine_en.htm Conclusions: This study shows that the administration of DCS before ET enhances treatment outcomes for SAD. Results also provide the first preliminary evidence to suggest that DCS moderates the relationship between a reduction in negative appraisals about one's speech performance and improvement in overall SAD symptoms. Source... (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1148238 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:12:00 +0100 1148238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1007609&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract__amygdala_hyperfunction_in_phobic_fear_normalizes_.htm Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating the effect of exposure on the amygdala in specific phobia. Our findings suggest that exposure therapy can have an effect on subcortical structures. (Text has been reformatted for clarity; ed.) Source... (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1007609 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:38:00 +0100 1007609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=848505&cid=t_155431_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_prolonged_exposure_therapy_for_chronic_combatrel.htm CNS Spectr. 2007;12(9):690-695 Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Chronic Combat-Related PTSD: A Case Report of Five Veterans Nacasch N, Foa EB, Fostick L, Polliack M, Dinstein Y, Tzur D, Levy P, Zohar J. Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy has been found efficient in reducing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mostly among rape victims, but has not been explored in combat-related PTSD. Five patients with severe chronic PTSD, unresponsive to previous treatment (medication and supportive therapy) are described. Patients were evaluated with the PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview, and Beck Depression Inventory, before and after 10-15 sessions of PE therapy. All five patients showed marked improvement with PE, with a mean decrease of 48% in PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview score and 69% in Beck Depre... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=848505 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:55:00 +0100 848505