Distraction versus focusing during VR exposure therapy for acrophobia: A randomized controlled trial.

Background And Objectives: The therapeutic mechanisms of exposure therapy are not well understood. Research suggests that focusing on the most feared aspect might not be necessary, and that distraction with a low cognitive load (e.g.

Non-Hunner's Interstitial Cystitis Is Different from Hunner's Interstitial Cystitis and May Be Curable by Uterosacral Ligament Repair.

Background: The posterior fornix syndrome (PFS) was first described in 1993 as a predictably occurring group of symptoms: chronic pelvic pain (CPP), urge, frequency, nocturia, emptying difficulties/urinary retention, caused by uterosacral ligament (USL) laxity, and cured by repair thereof.

Summary: Our hypothesis was that non-Hunner's interstitial cystitis (IC) and PFS are substantially equivalent conditions. The primary objective was to determine if there was a causal relationship between IC and pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

The impact of transvaginal, mesh-augmented level one apical repair on anorectal dysfunction due to pelvic organ prolapse.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The objective was to investigate the symptom prevalence of anorectal dysfunction (AD) in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and whether symptom improvement can be achieved by pelvic floor surgery.

Methods: Secondary analysis of the Propel Study data from 277 women with POP stage II-IV regarding bothersome AD symptoms, which were assessed using the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) questionnaire preoperatively, and 6, 12, and 24 months after transvaginal prolapse repair with Elevate anterior and posterior.

Results: Prevalence of AD was high in the study cohort (14.

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) as an endogenous anxiolytic in patients with heart failure? - No replication of previous results showing an inverse association of anxiety and plasma ANP parameters.

Objective: An acute anxiolytic-like effect of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) has been demonstrated in several preclinical and clinical studies. In a so far singular study (Herrmann-Lingen et al., 2003), patients with congestive heart failure, who pathognomonicly display increased plasma ANP, showed a significant inverse association of anxiety symptoms and pro-ANP levels, giving rise to speculations about ANP as an endogenous anxiolytic.