PSYCHOLOGY NEWS

NEWS FROM EMDRIA.ORG:  "The World Health Organization Guidelines Review Committee in Geneva, Switzerland, has formally approved the recommendation on EMDR in adults and children for PTSD. The recommendation reads: "Individual or group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a trauma focus, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), or stress management should be considered for adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)." {WHO. Guidelines on problems and disorders specifically related to stress. In press.}"  See  http://www.emdrhap.org/content/2013/02/world-health-organization-recognizes-the-worldwide-impact-of-emdr-and-its-clinicians/ Aerobic exercise can slow cognitive decline, and decrease negative neural changes linked to aging and disease.  A new study looks at the relationship between alcohol use, aerobic exercise frequency, and health of brain white matter.    

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION:   Researchers from the Bonn University Hospital implanted pacemaker electrodes into the medial forebrain bundle in the brains of patients suffering from major depression with amazing results: In six out of seven patients, symptoms improved both considerably and rapidly. 

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