Effects of virtual reality-based graded exposure therapy on PTSD symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Heo S, Park JH.
Previous studies reported that virtual reality (VR)-based exposure therapy (VRET) was a clinically beneficial intervention for specific phobias. However, among VRET, VR-based graded exposure therapy (VR-GET) is little known about its efficacy on posttrauma... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
I have never eaten cucumber, onion – or an egg. Can I cure my extreme food phobias?
I ’ve always been a fussy eater. Could an expert show me a life beyond the kids’ menu?Is anyone more reviled than fussy eaters? Exclude the obvious candidates (murderers, estate agents, Piers Morgan) and it seems unlikely. It ’s unfortunate that an era in which half the population identify as “foodies” has coincided with one in which the other half are convinced that eating wheat, gluten or nightshades will result in certain spiritual death. Worse still are people who swerve entire food groups on the basis of bizar re childhood whims that should have been abandoned with their teddy bears. I should know, I am one ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 5, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Joe Stone Tags: Food Eating disorders Health & wellbeing Counselling and therapy Mental health Life and style Psychology Diets and dieting Society Source Type: news
Danger, Death, and Disgust: Why We Just Can't Look Away Danger, Death, and Disgust: Why We Just Can't Look Away
New research is testing the theory that indulging in morbid curiosity and scary play can help us build psychological resilience, overcome phobias, and deal with genuine scares.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - October 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Danger, Death, and Disgust: Why You Just Can't Look Away
Our penchant for fear dates back millennia. But new research is testing the theory that indulging in morbid curiosity and scary play can help us build psychological resilience, overcome phobias, and deal with genuine scares. So far, the answer is yes. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NZ study finds mobile app able to alleviate symptoms of common phobias
The VR app has been shown to reduce 75% of phobia symptoms after six weeks of treatment. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - July 21, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Watching pop concerts on a virtual reality headset during an operation instead of an anaesthetic
Doctors are discovering VR's potential as a non-drug way to treat patients - from an alternative to general anaesthetics to a cure for phobias and a potential life-changer for people with chronic pain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bibliotherapy for specific phobias of dogs in young children: a pilot study - Radtke SR, Muskett A, Coffman MF, Ollendick TH.
Bibliotherapy, particularly when supplemented with therapist contact, has emerged as an effective treatment for anxiety symptoms in children. However, its effectiveness in treating specific phobias in young children has been explored in only one study whic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Who ’ s Afraid of Needles?
Discussion
There are products that are valued highly because of their design and function are elegantly suited for their use. Books would be one example and the hypodermic needle is another. Medical hypodermic needles are used for accessing bodily spaces (e.g. vascular, peritoneal, subarachnoid, dermal, etc.), obtaining specimens (both solid tissue and liquid) and to deliver drugs, biologicals, fluids and other treatments to patients. Medical procedures involving some type of needle are the most common procedures taught to health care providers. A brief history of syringes and hypodermic needles can be found here. A variet...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 4, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Expand your life potential with Paul McKenna's new book
IN RECENT years, there's been a revolution in the world of human potential. It used to take around six months to cure a phobia using traditional desensitisation methods. But recent breakthroughs mean that lifelong problems like phobias can be cured in minutes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Americans than ever are afraid of the dark, experts say
Research shows that fear of the unknown compounds other anxieties, fears of the dark and other phobias have increased exponentially. (Source: PsycPORT.com)
Source: PsycPORT.com - March 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Things I Should Know by Now: Finance Edition Things I Should Know by Now: Finance Edition
Taking on one of my biggest phobias: Finance 101.Medscape Blogs (Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines)
Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines - February 28, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Ophthalmology Blog Source Type: news
Girls' stuff? Maternal gender stereotypes and their daughters' fear - Gerdes ABM, Fraunfelter LA, Braband M, Alpers GW.
One of the most robust findings in psychopathology is the fact that specific phobias are more prevalent in women than in men. Although there are several theoretical accounts for biological and social contributions to this gender difference, empirical data ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Needle phobias are preventing some people from getting COVID-19 vaccines. These interventions could help
Researchers and public health workers say there are strategies that could help the four per cent of Canadians with a severe fear of needles get vaccinated against COVID-19 and they should be used more regularly across Canada. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Spiders, Dogs, and PTSD: A Virtual Treatment for Phobias and Fear Spiders, Dogs, and PTSD: A Virtual Treatment for Phobias and Fear
A conversation with psychiatrist Dr Arash Javanbakht on why"augmented reality" might be our best means to treating phobias and PTSD. (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Expert Interview Source Type: news
Scared of Spiders? There ’s an App for That
Arachnophobia, or fear of spiders, is one of the most common phobias, and many people don't get help even though there are remedies. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
