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Types of PTSD: From Symptoms to Treatment

Experiencing trauma can sometimes lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This serious mental health condition is marked by changes in mood, intrusive memories, avoidant behavior, and a ...
Psychology Today

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Promising Treatment for PTSD

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is demonstrating to be promising for PTSD. Source: Activedia/Pixabay, Creative Commons In recent years, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy has been highlighted as a breakthrough ...
STAT

Adding psychotherapy to drug therapy works, but the FDA may not be able to handle it

Many people were stunned when an FDA advisory committee voted “no” on a new drug application for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) earlier this summer. I was not ...
Healthline

Trump Administration Aims to Fast-Track Psychedelic Therapies for PTSD

President Trump issued an executive order to fast-track psychedelic therapies like ibogaine to treat PTSD and other mental ...
Healthline

Can You Do MDMA Therapy for PTSD Alone At Home?

Also known as molly or ecstasy, MDMA has the potential to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But psychedelic-assisted therapy can only be administered by a trained professional. Without the ...
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EMDR therapy gains momentum as trauma research advances

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is seeing increased adoption among therapists for treating ...
Medscape

Trauma-Based Therapy Aids Older Adults With PTSD

A systematic review of 10 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) found that trauma-based psychological treatments were superior to usual care in reducing depressive symptoms in older adults with ...
News Medical

Study: PTSD treatment dropout rates vary widely

About a quarter of U.S. service members and veterans who start psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder quit before they finish treatment. But not all therapies are equal in their appeal, with ...
Medical Xpress

Psychedelic drug MDMA could help treat PTSD—but there's a reason it's not widely available

About 11% of Australians will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their life. PTSD is a mental health disorder people may develop after experiencing or witnessing a ...
Yahoo

A promising new treatment for PTSD

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment long used to combat compression sickness in divers. But at a hospital in Israel they're ...
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Understanding Ketamine Therapy for PTSD: Research and Real-World Applications

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is among the most challenging mental health conditions to treat effectively. While traditional therapies help many people, a significant portion continue to ...