Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

Psychotherapy, which some people may call talk therapy, is a common treatment option for people with phobias. There are different types of psychotherapy, including exposure therapy and cognitive ...

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PTSD remains a significant worldwide public health problem a generation after the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001, which played a substantial role in underscoring the paucity of ...

JMIR Publications today released an article on a brief, scalable intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder in its News ...

Cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure are the two leading trauma-focused cognitive behavioral psychotherapies used for Veterans Affairs patients with PTSD. Research has shown that both ...

A recent study suggests vagus nerve stimulation paired with exposure therapy may produce lasting relief for people with ...

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of therapy used to treat people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Research shows that it may effectively reduce symptoms and improve quality of ...

Methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) represents a significant global public health challenge, characterized by high relapse rates and limited treatment options. Psychological craving and attentional ...

Therapy works, but the debate persists about its active ingredients. Research has shown that “specific processes”—those attached to a certain theory or school (like dream interpretation in ...

Prolonged exposure therapy is a form of psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. After a traumatic event, some people experience unwanted thoughts, disturbing nightmares, feelings of ...