Sentences with phrase «high relapse rates»

His Hutch team found that leukemia patients who received bone marrow transplants from an identical twin had far higher relapse rates than people who used a closely matched, but not identical, sibling.

Firstly, it was disappointing that there were not more long term follow up medication trials; the few that exist show high relapse rates.

This is a critical reason for the alarmingly high relapse rate after seemingly successful therapy.

Children with MS, however, have a higher relapse rate than adults with the disease so the researchers decided to analyse the potential impact of diet in this age group.

«They have therapeutic potential for crippling mental maladies, especially for OCD, PTSD, and drug and alcohol addictions, which have such a high relapse rate,» says Kleber, a former deputy director for the Office of National Drug Control Policy at the White House.

In this Dutch study, while the people assigned to the dose - reduction group initially had a higher relapse rate, after two to three years, the people who stayed on their drugs had «caught up», and after seven years differences between the two groups were statistically insignificant (see graph).

The major disadvantages of these techniques are the drugs» negative side effects, coupled with the high relapse rate for patients once they go off their medication.

Despite empirical evidence supporting the efficacy of several psychological treatments for bulimia nervosa (eg, cognitive behaviour therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy), these treatments are characterised by variable remission rates, high drop - out rates, high relapse rates and variable levels of acceptability and implementation by clinicians.1 — 3 Thus, additional treatments for bulimia nervosa are needed.

The highest relapse rates, 50 % of patients, were found in patients living with spouses.

Please note that Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy (CBT), the approach used in most other couples therapy retreats, has a success rate of only 35 % and a high relapse rate.

Specify how treatment models that downplay histories of abuse, neglect, and exposure to conflict and rage contribute to high relapse rates.