Variable symptomatic and neurophysiologic response to HD-tDCS in a case series with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Chronic Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), characterized by symptoms of re-experiencing, hyperarousal, and avoidance, is challenging to treat as a significant proportion of patients remain symptomatic following even empirically supported interventions. The current case series investigated the effects of up to 10 sessions of high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on symptoms of PTSD. Participants received HD-tDCS that targeted the right lateral temporal cortex (LTC; center cathode placed over T8), given this region's potential involvement in symptoms of re-experiencing and, possibly, hyperarousal.

Current Status of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Posttraumatic Stress and Other Anxiety Disorders.

Several empirically supported treatments have been identified for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), yet a sizable number of patients are either unable to tolerate these approaches or remain symptomatic following treatment. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a well-tolerated method of modulating neuronal excitability that may hold promise as a novel intervention in PTSD and related disorders. The current review summarizes literature on the disrupted neural circuitry in PTSD and discusses the rationale for the commonly targeted prefrontal cortex (PFC) as it relates to PTSD.

Comparing virtual reality exposure therapy to present-centered therapy with 11 U.S. Vietnam veterans with PTSD.

Eleven Vietnam veterans with war-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were randomly assigned to 10 sessions of either virtual reality exposure (VRE) therapy within a computer-generated virtual Vietnam environment or present-centered therapy (PCT) that avoided traumatic content and utilized a problem-solving approach. Participants were assessed at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 6 months posttreatment by an independent assessor blind to treatment condition. Nine participants completed treatment with one dropout per condition.

Existential meaning's role in the enhancement of hope and prevention of depressive symptoms.

The authors confirmed that existential meaning has a unique relationship with and can prospectively predict levels of hope and depressive symptoms within a population of college students. Baseline measures of explicit meaning (i.e.

Picture interpretation and Jungian typology.

This study examined a Jungian picture interpretation schema, which utilizes a specific quadrant method. This proposed schema, which is used in training at the C. G.