Friday 7 September 2012

Brain Scans Can Predict How Anxiety Patients Respond To Therapy

Scanning the brains of patients suffering from social anxiety disorder can help predict whether cognitive behavioral therapy will benefit them, according to a new study. Social anxiety is usually treated with either cognitive behavioral therapy or medications. However, it is currently impossible to predict which treatment will work best for a particular patient. The team of researchers from MIT, Boston University (BU) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found ...

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