Category Archives: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback for Anxiety

Posted on October 24, 2018 by JLake

Several mechanisms are involved Abnormal low heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with both medical and psychiatric disorders. HRV biofeedback is a recently developed technique that aims to modulate HRV in ways that have beneficial effects on mental and emotional functioning. The … Continue reading →

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Acupuncture in Mental Health Care: A Concise Review

Posted on January 2, 2018 by JLake

Challenges in acupuncture research Acupuncture is widely used in Asian and Western countries to treat diverse mental health problems. Evaluating the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in depressed mood and other mental health problems poses many methodological challenges because of differences … Continue reading →

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Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy (VRGET) for PTSD and Phobias

Posted on November 6, 2017 by JLake

Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy (VRGET)–What it is and how it works VRGET is a technology-based exposure therapy with important implications for the management of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as severe phobias that are difficult to treat using … Continue reading →

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): emerging strategies for prevention and treatment

Posted on July 14, 2015 by JLake

Overview PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder that occurs following direct or indirect exposure to trauma. In cases of direct exposure to trauma symptoms of PTSD develop after a potentially life-threatening situation such as a serious injury, physical assault or … Continue reading →

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