A new window may be opening on the treatment of chronic PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Results of a newly published clinical trial suggest that repeated infusions of the drug ketamine over a…
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Researchers have identified cells and circuits in a specific area of the brain that are involved in generating the subjective state called dissociation.
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For many years, exposure therapy has been a first-line behavioral treatment for people diagnosed with anxiety disorders such as social phobia and PTSD that involve a paralyzing or disabling fear.
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Researchers have reported success in a preliminary effort to use non-invasive brain stimulation to reduce fear and anxiety. The placebo-controlled trial involved 19 healthy human subjects who were…
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which affects about 7% of American adults, is much more common in combat veterans. Like others with PTSD, combat vets with the disorder experience intrusive…
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