Targeting traumatic shock due to deep brain reorientation (DBR)

Because trauma is prevalent, many treatments have been developed to deal with painful symptoms. but, Recent estimates I’ll suggest 50% of people with PTSD I’m experiencing it Psychotherapy Still don’t respond well Up to 25% Drop out. To address these gaps, we extensively studied post-traumatic brain indications to inform treatment. Many first-line trauma therapies are used Cognition– Change our minds and change our minds. But what if we could change how we feel or our bodies experience it, and how we can change our thoughts and beliefs?

New treatments may address this by treating shock at the brain stem level. Shock is the moment of realization during trauma. There, the prediction or prediction of incoming perception is inconsistent with the actual incoming sensory input. It is “taking breath” when you’re falling or brace when you can’t escape. By dealing with shocks, you can deal with major recovery obstacles. trauma Reactions are “stacked” or “hold” in the body and are inaccessible to traditional treatments.

This is where deep brain reorientation (DBR) enters. DBR is a new trauma treatment developed by Dr. Frank Corrigan, first written in 2020 and explored in him. Recent books. Our team conducted our first randomized controlled trial at DBR, aiming to share the following promising results:

Why is DBR unique?

The DBR deals with the fundamentals of a trauma reaction. Since traumatic responses are assumed to begin with the midbrain within the midbrain in the brainstem (the “surviving brain”), treatments that address this directly are needed. The underlying theory of DBR is that it deals with traumatic shock through a series of events thought to occur in the midbrain. This is where the brain first registers and responds to prediction errors associated with threats and traumatic shock. Therefore, it is proposed to treat trauma at a deeper basal level.

Imagine this: the brain is the home, the cortex (the “thinking” part) is the roof, the limbic system (the “emotional” part) is the frame, and the stem of the brain (the “surviving brain”) is the foundation of the home. Repairing a home foundation can potentially promote success when repairing a home roof first (such as a cognitive-based treatment). We use this minor phor in recent books to apply it to treatments with practical strategies for clinicians. Sensory pathways from trauma to healing. DBR helps to ensure a foundation as deeper healing can occur.

How else is DBR unique? By targeting the brain basics, DBR is one of the first treatments to treat shock directly. Shock is not only part of the brain’s initial traumatic reaction, but is thought to interfere with the overwhelming processing of emotions after trauma. As the only current treatment to deal with shock, DBR may play a unique role in reducing the intensity of raw emotions after trauma. This could easily handle the emotions of cognitive-based treatments.

What does DBR have to do with it?

In order to start a session, individuals identify “activating stimuli.” This is a moment of realization cascaded into a sense of overwhelming or trauma-related symptoms. Another unique aspect of DBR is that the current trigger (see critical appearance from the boss, discussions with partners, and painful news stories) is just as effective, so there’s no need to revisit the main, or “big T” traumatic events. This could come as a relief to those who suffered too much by revisiting major traumas Memory.

After identifying the current trigger or target, the therapist helps the client feel that he/she is aware of where his/her body is in the universe as a basis. The therapist then guides them, temporarily lifting the trigger or memory of their mind’s eyes, thereby eliciting a directional response. This response has related directional tensions. This is often associated with subtle sensations around the base of the neck and around the eyes. This reflects the initial response of the brain stem to either towards or away from the threat.

The therapist will guide the client to notice any sensations related to shock. These include tension, trembling, trembling, and hollow sensations all over the body, behind the eyes and behind the shoulders. The session is spent deeply aware of the sensation of shock and then realizing the sensation from the emotions that occur afterwards. This process can ultimately lead to a sense of resolution and a new perception of oneself.

result

I’ve done The first randomized controlled trial of DBR. 54 people randomly assigned PTSD In two groups. The treatment group received eight sessions of DBR therapy online for 90 minutes each. The waiting list control group received no treatment.

Our preliminary findings show that after eight sessions of DBR, 48.3% of those who performed DBR no longer met the PTSD criteria. After three months of follow-up, 52% of people who underwent DBR no longer met the PTSD criteria. The waitlist group showed no major changes. Improvement is very important, with large effect sizes, total PTSD scores, and all symptoms subscales.

How much has your symptoms improved? There was a 36.6% reduction in total symptom scores compared to immediately after eight pretreatment DBR sessions. When compared 3 months after completing DBR before treatment, patients showed an improvement of 48.6% in total symptom scores. This indicates that improvements continue even after DBR is stopped. The control group on the wait list showed no significant improvement.

These preliminary results strongly suggest that the efficacy of DBR may be comparable to current gold standard treatments for PTSD.

Only one person dropped out of the study, a dropout rate of 4.3%, which is much lower than other trauma-centric treatments, with an average dropout rate of over 18%. This indicates that DBR may be more tolerated by some. In particular, those who are overwhelmed by a direct review of major traumatic events may be more likely to bear.

The larger the sample size, the better it will help provide a better sense of how DBR affects people. We are working on this and analysing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from this study to see how people’s brains have changed from DBR. The preliminary results are fascinating and we look forward to sharing them with you soon.