Category: Alienation
The Limbic System
The Family Tree
Forgiveness
PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS APA
The purpose of this part of the website is to provide information about effective treatments for psychological diagnoses. The website is meant for a wide audience, including the general public, practitioners, researchers, and students. Basic descriptions are provided for each psychological diagnosis and treatment. In addition, for each treatment, the website lists key references, clinical… Read More PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS APA
Evidence Based Therapies
Is (brainspotting/somatic experiencing therapy/hypnosis/neuro-linguistic programming/equine therapy/art therapy/thought field therapy/rapid resolution therapy) an evidence-based treatment for PTSD? No. These are not evidence-based. You can certainly try them! Some things may work for you, individually, that have not yet been studied sufficiently in scientific research. Generally, it probably makes sense to at least begin with one of… Read More Evidence Based Therapies
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
BDNF is a critical mediator of vulnerability to stress, memory of fear/trauma, and stress-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.[92] Variants close to the BDNF gene were found to be associated with obesity in two very large genome-wide association studies of body mass index (BMI).[93][94] High levels of BDNF and Substance P have been associated with increased itching in eczema.[95] BDNF is… Read More Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
