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Desensitizing Addiction: Using Eye Movements to Reduce the Intensity of Substance-Related Mental Imagery and Craving

Desensitizing Addiction: Using Eye Movements to Reduce the Intensity of Substance-Related Mental Imagery and Craving

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. During this treatment, patients recall traumatic memories while making horizontal eye movements (EM). Studies have shown that EM not only desensitize negative memories but also positive memories and imagined events. Substance use behavior and craving are maintained by maladaptive memo
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Sex Differences in Behavioral Dyscontrol: Role in Drug Addiction and Novel Treatments

Keywords: animal models, behavioral dyscontrol, drug addiction, food addiction, impulsivity, sweet intake, sex differences, novel treatments Citation: Carroll ME and Smethells JR (2016) Sex Differences in Behavioral Dyscontrol: Role in Drug Addiction and Novel Treatments. Front. Psychiatry 6:175. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00175 Received: 15 March 2015; Accepted: 30 November 2015; Published: 08 Febr
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The Addictive Model of Self-Harming (Non-suicidal and Suicidal) Behavior

Keywords: suicidal behavior, non-suicidal self-injury, addiction, stress, opioid, dopamine Citation: Blasco-Fontecilla H, Fernández-Fernández R, Colino L, Fajardo L, Perteguer-Barrio R and de Leon J (2016) The Addictive Model of Self-Harming (Non-suicidal and Suicidal) Behavior. Front. Psychiatry 7:8. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00008 Received: 21 December 2015; Accepted: 14 January 2
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Exploring the therapeutic potential of Ayahuasca: acute intake increases mindfulness-related capacities

We assessed a group of 25 individuals before and 24 h after an ayahuasca session using two instruments designed to measure mindfulness capacities: The Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the Experiences Questionnaire (EQ). Ayahuasca is a psychotropic plant tea used for ritual purposes by the indigenous populations of the Amazon. In the last two decades, its use has expanded worldwid
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How Big Pharma gets away with selling crystal meth to children: By renaming it ‘Adderall’

Friday, February 12, 2016 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer Tags: Big Pharma, amphetamine drugs, Adderall Permalink to this article: http://www.naturalnews.com/052954_Big_Pharma_amphetamine_drugs_Adderall.html Embed article link: (copy HTML code below): How Big Pharma gets away with selling crystal meth to children: By renaming it ‘Adderall’ The truth behind the “miracle drug”: Statins revealed t
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