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Addiction Psychiatry 2018
Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy
ISSN: 2155-6105
Page 25
August 13-14, 2018
Madrid, Spain
8
th
International Conference on
Addiction Psychiatry
A
method of rapid attenuation of symptoms of anxiety, panic
and anger is described using interoception combined
with stimulation of the third and fourth cranial nerves by the
subject. The proposed method by which BabyGaze interrupts a
neurological feedback loop via direct stimulation of the Edinger-
Westphal nucleus (the rostral-most parasympathetic nucleus)
in the brainstem is illustrated. Attenuation of interoceptive
(physical) symptoms typically occurs in less than 5 minutes
with associated elimination of psychological symptoms.
Having learnt the method, it can be carried out by the patient
without further therapeutic intervention. This method has been
used in a Scottish General Practice now for over 12 months
with associated reduction in prescribing and referral to mental
health services.
Recent Publications
1. Dutton P V and Ashworth A J (2015) The natural
history of recovery from psychological trauma: An
observational model. Medical Hypotheses 85:588-
590.
2. Elizabeth I Martin, Kerry J Ressler, Elisabeth Binder
and Charles B Nemeroff (2009) The neurobiology
of anxiety disorders: Brain imaging, genetics and
psychoneuroendocrinology. Psychiatr Clin North Am
32:549-575.
3. Sukhbinder Kumar, Olana Tansley Hancock, William
Sedley, Joel S Winston, Martina F Callaghan, et al.
(2017) The brain basis for misophonia. Current
Biology 4:527-533.
4. Ashworth A J and Dutton P V (2016) BabyGaze: A
neurobiological method of anxiety relief in trauma.
Open Access Text 1:36-39.
5. Kessler R C, Ruscio A M, Shear K and Wittchen H U
(2010) Epidemiology of anxiety Disorders. Curr Top
Bev Neurosci 2:21-35.
Biography
Andrew J Ashworth is a General Medical Practitioner with experience of
Combat. His interests include rapid neurological management of anxiety on
which he has presented at a previous conference. He has graduated from
Leeds UniversityMedical School in 1980. He became amember of the Royal
College of General Practitioners in 1985. He was a Royal Navy Medical Of-
ficer between 1980 and 1994 with experience including combat in the Falk-
lands Conflict and in submarines at sea. He is dual qualified in Occupational
Medicine. His special interest is in the treatment of psychological trauma
and is qualified in brainspotting as well as CBT. He works as an NHS General
Practitioner in Scotland as well as providing occupational medical services
and carrying out research on trauma and anxiety.
drandy@me.comBabyGaze: a rapid neurobiological intervention for anxiety,
panic and anger
Andrew J Ashworth
Bonhard Medical Ltd., UK
Andrew J Ashworth, J Addict Res Ther 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105-C2-039