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Virtual Reality Delivers Significant Help for Agoraphobia |
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Monday, 20 October 2008 |
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 Researchers from Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Spain., examined the efficacy of treating agoraphobia with virtual reality techniques as an alternative to the in-vivo exposure component of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.
Twenty-seven patients with agoraphobia were randomly distributed into two groups of psychoactive drugs (paroxetine and venlafaxine, AKA Paxil and Effexor) and into two cognitive- behavioral procedures (with or without exposure to VRET). Seven virtual situations were used. |
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Does mindfulness meditation improve anxiety and mood symptoms? A review of the controlled research. |
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Friday, 02 November 2007 |
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In a surprising conclusion, a meta-analysis of the impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on depression and anxiety concludes that results are equivocal and MBSR does not have a reliable effect on depression and anxiety. |
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Specificity of treatment effects: cognitive therapy and relaxation for generalized anxiety and panic |
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania compare the effectiveness of cognitive therapy (CT) vs. relaxation therapy (RT) in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder (PD) and make some interesting distinctions.. |
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Effect of music therapy on the anxiety levels and sleep patterns of abused women in shelters. |
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Thursday, 14 June 2007 |
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A study from the University of Kansas explore the effect of listening to music, paired with progressive muscle relaxation, on reducing anxiety and improving sleep patterns in abused women staying in shelters |
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Sedative music reduces anxiety and pain during chair rest after open-heart surgery. |
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Friday, 25 August 2006 |
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A study at South Dakota State University finds that relaxing music reduces anxiety and pain in post-operative open-heart surgery patients during chair rest and concludes it should be used as a complementary therapy |
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Cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders in children: long-term (6-year) follow-up. |
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Monday, 17 May 2004 |
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Cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders in children: long-term (6-year) follow-up. |
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Applied relaxation vs. cognitive therapy in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. |
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Monday, 17 November 2003 |
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Swedish researchers find that both relaxation and cognitive therapy are extremely effective for treating generalized anxiety disorder, and results from relaxation get even better after a year |
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Effects of music therapy on anxiety in ventilator-dependent patients. |
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Friday, 15 August 2003 |
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Effects of music therapy on anxiety in ventilator-dependent patients. |
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Self-hypnosis reduces anxiety following coronary artery bypass surgery. A prospective, randomized tr |
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Friday, 15 August 2003 |
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Self-hypnosis reduces anxiety following coronary artery bypass surgery. A prospective, randomized trial. |
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