by Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics This study uses an individual participant data meta-analysis to evaluate the accuracy of two PHQ-9 diagnostic algorithms for detecting major depression and compare accuracy between the algorithms and the standard PHQ-9 cutoff score of ≥10. Data were included for 54 of 72 identified eligible studies (n participants = 16,688,...
A medication that boosts the body’s own cannabis-like substances, endocannabinoids, shows promise to help the brain un-learn fear memories when these are no longer meaningful. This according to an early-stage, experimental study on healthy volunteers at LiU. The new findings give hope that a new treatment can be developed for post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. “We have used a medication that blocks the way...
Posted Today Researchers from the University of Zurich interested in the effects of psychedelic drugs and meditation on brain regions involved in self-awareness have recently conducted a randomized, double-blind study – published in the journal NeuroImage – to find out what happens in the brain when the aforesaid two interventions are used in tandem. In...
We often think that our deeply held beliefs, opinions, and emotions are the result of a long time spent thinking. We see ourselves as an executive of sortssomewhere inside our own head, pondering, making plans, and coming to decisions. This is what is known as a top-down model of executive control. It isn’t only laypeople...
The pilot study by MS research team finds improvements in neuropsychological tests and the performance of everyday life activities KESSLER FOUNDATION East Hanover, NJ. September 18, 2018. A recent article by Kessler Foundation researchers underscores the importance of processing speed in overall cognitive function in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their performance of everyday...
