A new approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is showing promise in clinical trials.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the process of breathing in pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber to treat various physical health conditions.
Researchers in Israel have discovered it can also help treat mental health conditions, specifically combat-associated PTSD (CA-PTSD) in military veterans.
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The study, published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, analyzed 63 veterans from 2020 to 2023 who underwent randomized treatment. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy could address core PTSD symptoms like nightmares and flashbacks, a researcher told Fox News Digital. The group of veterans who went through HBOT showed a "significant decrease" in PTSD symptoms , with 68% of respondents reporting improvement.
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The researchers concluded that "dedicated HBOT protocol can improve PTSD symptoms of veterans with CA-PTSD."
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Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joined "Fox & Friends" on Monday to discuss these findings,Although some experts believe it’s "still early" to bank on this treatment, the doctor noted that the brain shows signs of oxygen deprivation in patients with PTSD, which suggests that replenishing it with HBOT could be promising. Researchers saw 68% PTSD improvement in PTSD veterans who underwent HBOT in the study. PTSD is a "huge problem," Siegel said, resulting in symptoms that include flashbacks, poor sleep , anxiety and other disruptions."Our veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns – almost 20% of them are showing these symptoms," he said. The symptoms can take a while to manifest, he noted. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle To supplement standards of care like therapy and antidepressants, Siegel agreed that HBOT is "showing promise" as a potential universal treatment. To supplement standards of care like therapy and antidepressants, Siegel agreed that HBOT is "showing promise" as a potential universal treatment. "Israel is jumping on this because they have even more post-traumatic stress disorder," he said. "It’s a family disease."Dr. Keren Doenyas-Barak, head of the PTSD program […]
Veterans’ PTSD symptoms could improve with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, study shows
