Essays about: "exposure therapy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the words exposure therapy.

1. 6. Can Probiotics Reduce Anxiety Symptoms? : The Gut-Brain Axis And Well-Being

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Angelica Eriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : probiotics; gut-brain axis; anxiety; stress; human studies;

   Abstract : Evidence suggests that the gut-brain axis can influence stress-related behaviour, mood and neuropsychological disorders, including anxiety. Stress exposure can increase anxiety-related symptoms such as muscle tension & worrying. Medical treatment has low success and a range of side effects on anxiety. READ MORE

3. 7. Exposure Therapy for Agoraphobia Using Standalone Digital Therapeutics : Perceived Usability of a Smartphone Application in Self Directed Exposure Therapy for Agoraphobia

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Johanna Simfors; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Agoraphobia is the fear of situations where a person perceives the environment as unsafe with no easy way to escape. A common way to treat agoraphobia is to use exposure therapy. An important part of exposure therapy is the homework practice of self-directed exposure sessions a patient does without the therapist, in between therapy sessions. READ MORE

4. 8. Treating PTSD among unaccompanied minor refugees in Greece with KidNET : A narrative literature review

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Lindholm; [2021]
   Keywords : Unaccompanied minor refugees; traumatized children; mental health; post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD; Narrative Exposure Therapy; NET; KidNET;

   Abstract : Over the last couple of years, more than a million unaccompanied minor refugees (UMRs) have made it to the European Union. Their journeys have been long, tough, and hard and each unaccompanied minor refugee has a unique story, but they all share one thing. READ MORE

5. 9. Pharmacological treatment of the core symptoms of Anorexia nervosa – a systematic literature review

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

   Author : Elin Munke; [2021]
   Keywords : anorexia nervosa; pharmacological treatment; pharmacotherapy; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Background/Aim: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric disorder with one of the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric diagnoses. Today there is no approved pharmacological treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. READ MORE

6. 10. Assessment of embryotoxicity of the antiandrogenic drugs flutamide and bicalutamide in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

   Author : Josefin Holmlund; [2020]
   Keywords : Antiandrogens; Androgen receptor inhibitors; Bicalutamide; Flutamide; Ecotoxicology; Environmental toxicity; Embryonic toxicity; Embryotoxicity; Zebrafish;

   Abstract : Introduction: Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in Sweden and is often treated using antiandrogenic drug therapy. Two substances belonging to this class of pharmaceuticals are bicalutamide and flutamide. After excretion from the human body, the drug molecules enter the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). READ MORE