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mental-health2 years ago•4 min saved

"Revolutionizing Phobia Treatment: The Power of Single-Session Exposure Therapy"

Single-session exposure therapy has been found to be a highly effective and time-efficient treatment for phobias, leading to significant reductions in symptoms in just a few hours. However, an arbitrary rule in the Medicare rebate scheme in Australia discourages this format of treatment. Currently, rebates are distributed over multiple sessions, making single-session treatment more expensive upfront. Changing the policy to calculate rebates based on time rather than the number of sessions would remove the financial barrier to single-session exposure therapy and improve access to evidence-based psychological treatments for phobias.

via PsyPost|

#exposure-therapy #medicare-rebates #mental-health

health2 years ago•1 min saved

Peanut Allergy Skin Patch Desensitizes Toddlers with Immunotherapy

A skin patch to combat peanut allergies in children under the age of 4 has shown to be safe and more effective than placebo in a "landmark" phase III trial. The patch works like exposure therapy, slowly training the toddlers' bodies to tolerate proteins in peanuts that may cause an immune response in normal cases. By the end of the 12-month study, 67% of the children didn't experience adverse reactions to peanuts, double that of the placebo group. The trial is the first to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of a treatment for children under the age of 4.

via Good News Network|

#children #exposure-therapy #health

neuroscience2 years ago•4 min saved

"Exploring Brain Plasticity for PTSD Treatment"

Researchers have discovered that by temporarily increasing brain malleability and simultaneously desensitizing fear memories, they could control fear responses in mice. This was achieved by inhibiting the Acan gene, which decreases the presence of the protein Aggrecan, responsible for solidifying and reducing malleability in the brain. The findings could lead to potential new avenues for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults, potentially enhancing the success of exposure therapies.

via Neuroscience News|

#acan-gene #brain-plasticity #exposure-therapy