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How challenges change the way you think

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From the Frontiers press release: Research published today in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience shows that challenging situations make it harder to understand where you are and what’s happening around you. A team of researchers showed participants video… 

Study examines CBT use for chronic pain

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From the Wolters Kluwer Health press release: By teaching patients better strategies for coping with chronic pain, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a valuable treatment alternative for the millions of Americans taking opioids for noncancer pain,… 

Researchers develop psychotherapy treatment for refugees’ trauma

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From the Bielefeld University press release: They are suffering from nightmares, flashbacks, depression, or anxiety disorders: refugees coming to Germany from conflict areas are frequently traumatized. ‘Realistic estimates state that up to 40 per cent… 

Locus coeruleus activity linked with hyperarousal in PTSD

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From the Elsevier press release: A new study in Biological Psychiatry has linked signs of heightened arousal and reactivity — a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — to overactivity of the locus coeruleus (LC), a…