Comments for Healing Touch Plus Guided Imagery Swiftly Reduces PTSD, Depression, In Returning Marines at http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com Tue, 21 May 2013 07:38:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/healing-touch-plus-guided-imagery-swiftly-reduces-ptsd-depression-in-returning-combat-exposed-mari.html#comment-3574 Francine Shapiro discovered a simple, yet very effective method for the treatment of ptsd: http://www.emdr.com/ - paul Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:21:30 +0100 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/healing-touch-plus-guided-imagery-swiftly-reduces-ptsd-depression-in-returning-combat-exposed-mari.html#comment-3491 There are studies showing that this particular guided imagery (Healing Trauma) is effective at reducing PTS symptoms, but to my knowledge, nothing had been done to date with Healing Touch. Why Mimi Guarneri and Rauni King chose to do both together? I think they just wanted to devise an intervention that would have maximum impact in a very short amount of time. They were interested in helping these Marines first; sorting which did what later. It's a pretty urgent situation for some of these returning warriors, and I applaud the choice - wish more researchers took this attitude. - Belleruth Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:20:49 +0100 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/healing-touch-plus-guided-imagery-swiftly-reduces-ptsd-depression-in-returning-combat-exposed-mari.html#comment-3489 I am curious why the two treatments were tried together. Could another study be done to see if Healing Touch alone or Imagery alone accounted for the significance, so that our work could focus on the most effective? Or if they are only effective in combination, would it not be useful to confirm this? - Debra Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:01:46 +0100 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/healing-touch-plus-guided-imagery-swiftly-reduces-ptsd-depression-in-returning-combat-exposed-mari.html#comment-3481 What a relief for returning troops to have this acknowledgement and treatment for their very real symptoms at last. I received my CD for Traumatic Brain Injuries and was pleased at hearing the references to the neurons affected and neuroplasticity. I can see the understanding of both PTSD survivors and TBI survivors as a result of processing these references to the effects of Stress on the structures and functions of the Brain. New reserch is showing that alcohol consumption causes the trauma memories to remain acute, causing anger which may results in violence projected on loved ones, which is an unintentional aftereffect of traumatic memories and alcohol, so this reinforces that the way to soothe ourselves is not through the consumption of alcohol. - Susan Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:20:55 +0100