World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders - Version 3. Part I: Anxiety disorders
CONCLUSION: It is the goal of this initiative to provide treatment guidance for these disorders that has validity throughout the world.PMID:35900161 | DOI:10.1080/15622975.2022.2086295 (Source: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry)
Source: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry - July 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Borwin Bandelow Christer Allgulander David S Baldwin Daniel Lucas da Concei ção Costa Damiaan Denys Nesrin Dilbaz Katharina Domschke Elias Eriksson Naomi A Fineberg Josef H ättenschwiler Eric Hollander Hisanobu Kaiya Tatiana Karavaeva Siegfried Kasper Source Type: research
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders - Version 3. Part I: Anxiety disorders
CONCLUSION: It is the goal of this initiative to provide treatment guidance for these disorders that has validity throughout the world.PMID:35900161 | DOI:10.1080/15622975.2022.2086295 (Source: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry)
Source: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry - July 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Borwin Bandelow Christer Allgulander David S Baldwin Daniel Lucas da Concei ção Costa Damiaan Denys Nesrin Dilbaz Katharina Domschke Elias Eriksson Naomi A Fineberg Josef H ättenschwiler Eric Hollander Hisanobu Kaiya Tatiana Karavaeva Siegfried Kasper Source Type: research
Automated app-based augmented reality cognitive behavioral therapy for spider phobia: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
ConclusionsOur study will improve our understanding of the efficacy and feasibility of providing Exposure Therapy for spider phobia using an Augmented Reality self-help application, with the intention of making mental health care more accessible. (Source: PLoS One)
Source: PLoS One - July 13, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Marieke B. J. Toffolo Source Type: research
oVRcome - Self-guided virtual reality for specific phobias: A randomised controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Self-guided use of the oVRcome app was effective at reducing severity of specific phobia symptoms in a sample of people with a self-reported fear of flying, heights, spiders, dogs or needles.Trial registry clinicaltrials.gov NCT04909177.PMID:35818296 | DOI:10.1177/00048674221110779 (Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - July 12, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cameron Lacey Chris Frampton Ben Beaglehole Source Type: research
oVRcome - Self-guided virtual reality for specific phobias: A randomised controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Self-guided use of the oVRcome app was effective at reducing severity of specific phobia symptoms in a sample of people with a self-reported fear of flying, heights, spiders, dogs or needles.Trial registry clinicaltrials.gov NCT04909177.PMID:35818296 | DOI:10.1177/00048674221110779 (Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - July 12, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cameron Lacey Chris Frampton Ben Beaglehole Source Type: research
Combined Fainting and Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures as Significant Therapy Hurdles in Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia: A Mini-Review and Case Report
ConclusionTaken together, this case demonstrates the potential of and need for specialized outpatient care and individualized treatment for severe BII phobia patients in order to provide them the perspective to have necessary medical procedures done and get vaccinated. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - July 12, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Virtual Reality Therapy in France: A Therapeutic Innovation Between Technology and Care
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2022 Jun 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-022-09801-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe latest form of cognitive behavioral therapy, virtual reality therapy has been developing in France since 2012, in both university hospitals and private practices. Patients receiving this therapy are immersed in a digitally created environment, using a virtual reality headset, in order to be exposed to their phobias. How does the introduction of technical objects such as the virtual reality headset affect and transform the care relationship between the patient and the therapist? Based on an ethnographic study conducted betwe...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - June 30, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Elsa Forner-Ordioni Source Type: research
Virtual Reality Therapy in France: A Therapeutic Innovation Between Technology and Care
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2022 Jun 30. doi: 10.1007/s11013-022-09801-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe latest form of cognitive behavioral therapy, virtual reality therapy has been developing in France since 2012, in both university hospitals and private practices. Patients receiving this therapy are immersed in a digitally created environment, using a virtual reality headset, in order to be exposed to their phobias. How does the introduction of technical objects such as the virtual reality headset affect and transform the care relationship between the patient and the therapist? Based on an ethnographic study conducted betwe...
Source: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry - June 30, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Elsa Forner-Ordioni Source Type: research
Cyberchondria, Covid-19 phobia, and well-being: a relational study on teachers
CONCLUSIONS: The study results show that increasing levels of cyberchondria trigger Covid-19 phobias in teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic and negatively affect their well-being. This descriptive study can help understand the risk group for cyberchondria, the influencing factors, and the health and economic consequences, and identify strategies for effective combating with cyberchondria.PMID:35766648 | DOI:10.23749/mdl.v113i3.12661 (Source: Medicina del Lavoro)
Source: Medicina del Lavoro - June 29, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ne şe Karakaş Çiğdem Tekin Recep Bentli Ekrem Demir Source Type: research
