http://goldbamboo.com/ Phobias News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a173769.html The hormone cortisol may help defuse phobias, new research shows. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a173349.html Those who nurse deep-rooted phobias like the one for spiders could benefit by a dose of the stress hormone cortisol, which clouds the memory, according to researchers at the University of Zurich. Previously therapies for any type of phobia consisted of exposing the patients to tiny doses of whatever they were frightened of in an attempt to get rid of the fear. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:38 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a134361.html Wed, 15 Jun 2005 07:45 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a133962.html The boundary between mental illness and normal mental struggle has become a battle line dividing psychiatrists into two viscerally opposed camps. Tue, 14 Jun 2005 03:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a132004.html Researchers say the hormone oxytocin makes humans significantly more trusting, raising questions about potential therapy for conditions like autism or social phobias. Thu, 02 Jun 2005 03:00 EST