Sentences with phrase «aimed at symptom»

These interventions seem deliberately symptom focused and aimed at symptom reduction rather than at fundamental cognitive change such as reappraisal or schema change.

This type of dugs is aimed at the symptoms, not at the causes.

The principal thrust in what most people call «moral education» seems to me to aim at the symptoms rather than the root of the demoralization of American youths.

Not exact matches

It does not measure other critical brain functions that can be adversely affected by head trauma, such as balance and vision, which is why expert groups [1] recommend a «multifaceted approach to concussion management that emphasizes the use of objective assessment tools aimed at capturing the spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms, cognitive dysfunction, and physical deficits... that are more sensitive to the injury than using any one component alone.»

«The most important finding in this study is that a task - oriented and repetitive training aimed at managing a specific symptom is highly effective and induces brain plasticity,» he said.

This latest study led by Professor Jonathan Green at The University of Manchester in collaboration with Professor Mark Johnson's MRC - funded team at Birkbeck, and teams at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and Evelina London Children's Hospital, aimed to reduce these early symptoms and lower the likelihood of the child developing difficulties associated with autism later on in childhood.

Current treatments aimed at improving symptoms have limited effectiveness because the underlying causes are unknown.

One aim of this work is to find ways to detect the disease at its earliest stages, even before symptoms start.

Study participants with indigestion who received 16 weeks of a therapy aimed at helping them identify and correct dysfunctional interpersonal patterns, called core conflictual relationship theme (CCRT) psychotherapy, saw improvements in all their gastrointestinal symptoms — and their mental health — which lasted for at least a year.

Bettcher said the new findings could possibly serve as the focus of more in - depth studies aimed at developing a blood test to detect inflammation biomarkers years before symptoms of Alzheimer's appear.

Therapies now available are nicotine replacement, an antidepressant and a medication aimed at reducing the cravings for and pleasurable effects of cigarettes, none of which directly treats nicotine withdrawal symptoms, according to Kim.

These options are aimed at reducing the symptoms of cardiomyopathy and lessening the risk of complications.

In addition to treatments designed to destroy cancerous tissue, our physicians offer palliative therapy, or treatments aimed at lessening symptoms, though not likely to cure disease.

After contacting us for an appointment, we'll send each patient an electronic questionnaire aimed at determining his or her relevant family history and potential pancreas - related symptoms.

Other endpoints may focus on different things, such as depression in a drug designed to help with mood symptoms, or overall functioning in a drug aimed at slowing progression.

Stroke symptoms can now be detected through hip - hop music intervention aimed at parents and children.

TCM takes a different approach, aimed at getting to the root of the issue, rather than just treating the symptoms.

Diverticulitis treatment, therefore, is aimed at limiting symptoms caused by the sacs.

Most conventional medicine approaches are aimed at masking symptoms, not addressing the true cause.

Our EFT therapist, Lilia's, comprehensive method aims at uncovering the core issues underlying the symptoms, while teaching you the technique so that you can continue applying it on your own and explore the layers emerging in the process.

Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome aimed at treating the symptoms of it.

All these trials were aimed at treating symptoms and not diseases.

Your personalised Health Restoration Protocol is aimed at healing the underlying causes of malfunction (stressors) in your body, not just treating symptoms.

This antiviral therapy is aimed at relieving the symptoms of herpes or preventing them from worsening.

There is no actual cure for allergies, so the treatment goal with atopic dermatitis is aimed at a reduction of symptoms in order to improve your dog's quality of life.

Treatment is aimed at minimizing dehydration and medicating the symptoms.

There is no antidote for metaldehyde poisoning, so once the toxin has been absorbed, treatment is aimed at controlling symptoms.

Treatment is aimed at reducing symptoms, and giving time for the dog's immune system to respond.

Treatment is aimed at controlling the symptoms and preventing secondary infections.

Treatment is aimed at helping the dog with the symptoms they have.

Treatment is aimed at reducing symptoms and preventing heart failure.

There is no cure for distemper - medical treatment is aimed at controlling the symptoms and supporting the dogs body to help survive the infection.

If the disease is primary, therapies aimed at limiting immune response will be used along with treatment of symptoms with medication and special diet.

It is aimed at an eventual cure, not just suppression or relief of immediate symptoms.

Treatment is aimed at slowing the rate of damage and minimizing symptoms.

In most cases, however, treatment is aimed at reducing the symptoms of the disease.

The guidelines are aimed at assisting doctors evaluate, monitor and manage symptoms of a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury.

Aimed at young people aged 10 years and over, the objective of the videos is to strengthen children's understanding of their parents» mental illness and the symptoms parents may experience.

Finally, we analyzed the association between psychosocial factors at work and occupational stress, aiming to identify work environment characteristics that might be favoring the presence of symptoms relating to stress.

Unfortunately, the behavioural consequences of deprivation and disorganized attachment only draw attention and concern from age three and onwards, thus producing a lot of practices aimed at treating symptoms that have already become more or less chronic when starting school.

For the primary aim, differences in the changes in maternal weight and the EPDS symptoms score between enrolment after GDM diagnosis and 1 year postpartum at the end of the study between the intervention and the control group will be analysed using linear regression analysis.

Finally, these psychotic like symptoms will probably be used to select high risk samples in future clinical trials of interventions aimed at preventing the onset of psychosis.

Intensive cognitive behaviour therapy plus routine care — This intervention had three components: coping strategy enhancement, aimed at teaching patients specific methods of coping with their symptoms; training in problem solving; and strategies to reduce risk of relapse.

Still, a number of trials have shown that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) aimed at residual depressive symptoms is effective in reducing risk of recurrence.

We aim to describe the distribution of objectively measured average daily step count in a sample at high risk of CVD and to test the hypothesis that individuals with greater depressive symptoms are likely to have reduced daily step counts, controlling for potential confounding.

Positive interventions aimed at increasing hope and gratitude have also proven effective in enhancing life satisfaction and reducing symptoms (Kwok, Gu, & Kit, 2016).

Depressive symptoms over first grade and their response to a developmental epidemiologically based preventive trial aimed at improving achievement

Parents of children with Tourette syndrome whose symptoms interfere with their ability to learn in a regular classroom environment should become familiar with their children's rights to an individualized education program under Public Law 94 - 142, the 1975 federal law aimed at insuring an adequate education for children with special needs.

The primary aim of the Brain Games trial is to investigate whether an executive functioning training programme is more effective at preventing symptoms of psychopathology than cognitive training that has limited executive functioning training potential.

Founded on cognitive - behavioral therapy, CBITS teaches coping and problem - solving skills aimed at reducing a child's traumatic stress symptoms and improving their ability to handle future stresses.