Can Playing the Computer Game “Tetris” Reduce the Build-Up of Flashbacks for Trauma? A Proposal from Cognitive Science

BACKGROUND: Flashbacks are the hallmark symptom of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Although we have successful treatments for full-blown PTSD, early interventions are lacking. We propose the utility of developing a ‘cognitive vaccine’ to prevent PTSD flashback development following exposure to...

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Main Authors: Holmes, Emily A., James, Ella L., Coode-Bate, Thomas, Deeprose, Catherine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2607539/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19127289
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004153
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