Hacker News with Generative AI: PTSD

PTSD Patients Show Long-Term Benefits with Vagus Nerve Stimulation (news.utdallas.edu)
In a first-of-its-kind clinical study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and Baylor University Medical Center showed that patients with treatment-resistant PTSD were symptom-free up to six months after completing traditional therapy paired with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).

PTSD, Medical Research, Neuroscience, Treatment

3 points by geox 14 days ago | 0 comments

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Erases PTSD: Study (neurosciencenews.com)
In a first-of-its-kind clinical study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and Baylor University Medical Center showed that patients with treatment-resistant PTSD were symptom-free up to six months after completing traditional therapy paired with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).

PTSD, Neuroscience, Medical Research, Treatment

137 points by rmason 16 days ago | 78 comments

The overlooked psychedelic that may help treat traumatic brain injury (bigthink.com)
A powerful psychedelic long used in African rituals shows surprising promise for treating traumatic brain injury and PTSD.

Psychedelics, Brain Injury, PTSD, Medical Research

11 points by PaulHoule 42 days ago | 1 comments

Trauma treatment: Playing Tetris increased hippocampal volume in PTSD patients (nlm.nih.gov)
Recent work has provided evidence for the utility of the visuospatial video game Tetris as an early therapeutic intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).1–3 Holmes and colleagues have shown that playing Tetris directly after trauma exposure can reduce subsequent intrusive memories of the traumatic event, and they have demonstrated the efficacy of this “cognitive vaccine” in both experimental1 and real-world settings.2–4

Trauma Treatment, PTSD, Video Games, Neuroscience, Health

10 points by haltingproblem 65 days ago | 0 comments

Tetris shows promise in reducing PTSD symptoms (legalreader.com)
A recent study led by researchers at Uppsala University has uncovered promising results for a simple yet effective intervention in alleviating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research, published in BMC Medicine, focuses on the use of video games, particularly the well-known Tetris game that has been around for decades, to help reduce intrusive memories, a core and sometimes debilitating symptom of the condition.

PTSD, Video Games, Mental Health, Science, Treatment

123 points by giuliomagnifico 244 days ago | 56 comments

MDMA therapy for PTSD rejected by FDA panel (nature.com)

Medical Research, Mental Health, PTSD, FDA

10 points by beefman 352 days ago | 2 comments

MDMA therapy for PTSD rejected by FDA panel (nature.com)

Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals, PTSD, FDA

21 points by bookofjoe 352 days ago | 7 comments

FDA Panel rejects MDMA as a PTSD treatment in possible setback for advocates (apnews.com)

FDA, Mental Health, PTSD, Drugs, Medical Research

12 points by rendx 352 days ago | 9 comments

Ecstasy's path to approval for PTSD treatment faces doubts from FDA staff (washingtonpost.com)