Wiebke Pape, MD - A Medication to Gain Self-Awareness: Treatment of Dissociative Symptoms in Trauma-Related Disorder I (2017 Conference) (LDN, low dose naltrexone)

Wiebke Pape, MD - A Medication to Gain Self-Awareness: Treatment of Dissociative Symptoms in Trauma-Related Disorder I (2017 Conference) (LDN, low dose naltrexone)

Dr Wiebke Pape shares her presentation on Self-Awareness at The LDN 2017 Conference.

Dr Wiebke Pape introduces her presentation by discussing the treatment of dissociative symptoms in trauma-related disorders. The dissociative symptoms of traumatic stress include dissociative amnesia (alterations in memory), derealisation (external world seems unreal) and depersonalisation (altered self-awareness).

Dr Pape goes on to explain how Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) can be effective in treating trauma-related disorders. When traumatic stress becomes chronic a continuously increased release of opioids is the result, followed by a reduction of opioid receptors. 

Consequently, with less remaining receptors even a minor release of opioids leads to a saturation of receptors and to a passive defense response and dissociation.

This is a summary of Dr Wiebke Pape’s presentation. Please listen to the rest of Dr Pape’s presentation by clicking on the video above.

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