Invited commentary on: fear reduction by psychotherapies.

Comparison the effectiveness of empathic and anxiety regulating dynamic psychotherapies on symptom reduction and defense mechanism of students with symptoms of adult separation anxiety disorder

Introduction: The aim of the present research was to examine and compare the effectiveness of empathic dynamic psychotherapy and anxiety regulating dynamic psychotherapy on symptom and maladaptive defense mechanisms reduction in university students with symptoms of adult separation anxiety disorder. Method: The present study was an experimental research with pre-post test and 2-month follow up...

The Role of Trees in Absorption, Control and Reduction of Acoustic Pollution "Based on a Scientific Commentary of the Fourth Verse of Munafiqun Surah"

Scientific miracle is one of the aspects of miracle in the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran includes verses referring to scientific fact, those proved by development of human knowledge and scientific equipments after passing 14 centuries from the revelation of the Quran. The verse 4 of Munafiqun verse: "as though they were blocks of wood in striped cloaks" is among those verses which, based on a spec...

Emotional processing of fear: exposure to corrective information.

In this article we propose mechanisms that govern the processing of emotional information, particularly those involved in fear reduction. Emotions are viewed as represented by information structures in memory, and anxiety is thought to occur when an information structure that serves as program to escape or avoid danger is activated. Emotional processing is defined as the modification of memory ...

Costs and benefits of improving access to psychotherapies for common mental disorders.

BACKGROUND Structured psychotherapies are treatments used in common mental health disorders (CMHDs) that are recommended by international good practice guidelines. Their efficacy and positive impact on health--and thereby on the reduction of related costs for health insurance schemes and society--have been widely demonstrated. However in France, despite the considerable financial burden of CMHD...

Commentary: Comparison of activated charcoal and sodium polystyrene sulfonate resin efficiency on reduction of amitriptyline oral absorption in rat as treatments for overdose and toxicities