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PTSD* : Reconsolidation Therapy ™ Heals Emotional Memory
PTSD* (post-traumatic stress disorder) affects 15% of people who have witnessed a traumatic event such as attacks, wars, accidents, aggression, or natural disasters.
The Brunet Method™: An Evidence-Based Method Effectively Treating Victims
The Brunet Method ™ Offers Hope to Millions of People Around the World
Based on recent discoveries in neuroscience about how memory works, Reconsolidation Therapy™ offers a simple, fast, and effective way to reduce the intensity of emotional memories in trauma victims.
The Brunet Method™, developed in Canada by Prof. Alain Brunet and his team, involves six psychotherapy sessions combined with the ingestion of a beta-blocker. This approach gradually and sustainably lessens the emotional impact of traumatic memories without the need for antidepressants.
By reducing the emotional burden of trauma, this treatment helps patients regain control of their lives. It has the potential to assist millions of people worldwide suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.
Reputable press outlets from around the world have recognized the Brunet Method™ as an effective and innovative therapeutic method.
The Psychologist who Fixes Memories Following the Terrorist Attacks
Alain Brunet has become one of the leading specialists dedicated to the study of PTSD, for which he has developed an amazing treatment. The main concept is to combine psychotherapy with the reactivation of a traumatic memory using a beta-blocker. The beta-blocker is a drug that decreases the intensity of emotions associated with a memory.
The French media first discovered the Brunet Method™ in mid-April when the researcher from McGill University came to Paris to present his project, “Paris MEM”. This study will test this method with hundreds of individuals suffering from PTSD, mainly due to the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of November 13, 2015.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Cure?
Following the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, many people – both directly and indirectly affected – have developed PTSD. Touched by this dramatic news, Alain Brunet, the director of research in psychotraumatology at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) offered his support to the Director of the Paris Hospital Network (AP-HP). Dr. Brunet’s method offers an approach with many benefits.
The objective is twofold: to train staff with his method and to advance research (with the added possibility of evaluating this method on a larger scale). The doctors involved aim to include 400 patients in their study, with the hope of comparing Brunet’s method with other forms of treatment.
Transforming a Traumatic Memory into an Ordinary Bad Memory
Alain Brunet’s Reconsolidation Therapy™ does not aim to erase memories, like deleting a file from a hard drive. Rather, it alleviates the excessive emotions associated with a memory, allowing the patient to free themselves from their post-traumatic stress disorder.
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