8 research outputs found
Wormhole supported by dark energy admitting conformal motion
In this article, we study the possibility of sustaining a static and
spherically symmetric traversable wormhole geometries admitting conformal
motion in Einstein gravity, which presents a more systematic approach to search
a relation between matter and geometry. In wormhole physics, the presence of
exotic matter is a fundamental ingredient and we show that this exotic source
can be dark energy type which support the existence of wormhole spacetimes. In
this work we model a wormhole supported by dark energy which admits conformal
motion. We also discuss the possibility of detection of wormholes in the outer
regions of galactic halos by means of gravitational lensing. The studies of the
total gravitational energy for the exotic matter inside a static wormhole
configuration are also done.Comment: 9 pages, 2 tables and 4 figures, Accepted for Publication in European
Physical Journal
Outcome of crisis intervention for borderline personality disorder and post traumatic stress disorder: a model for modification of the mechanism of disorder in complex post traumatic syndromes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study investigates the outcome of crisis intervention for chronic post traumatic disorders with a model based on the theory that such crises manifest trauma in the present. The sufferer's behavior is in response to the current perception of dependency and entrapment in a mistrusted relationship. The mechanism of disorder is the sufferer's activity, which aims to either prove or disprove the perception of entrapment, but, instead, elicits more semblances of it in a circular manner. Patients have reasons to keep such activity private from therapy and are barely aware of it as the source of their symptoms.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The hypothesis is that the experimental intervention will reduce symptoms broadly within 8 to 24 h from initiation of treatment, compared to treatment as usual. The experimental intervention sidesteps other symptoms to engage patients in testing the trustworthiness of the troubled relationship with closure, thus ending the circularity of their own ways. The study compares 32 experimental subjects with 26 controls at similar crisis stabilization units.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The results of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) supported the hypothesis (both in total score and for four of five subscales), as did results with Client Observation, a pilot instrument designed specifically for the circular behavior targeted by the experimental intervention. Results were mostly non-significant from two instruments of patient self-observation, which provided retrospective pretreatment scores.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The discussion envisions further steps to ascertain that this broad reduction of symptoms ensues from the singular correction that distinguishes the experimental intervention.</p> <p>Trial registration</p> <p>Protocol Registration System NCT00269139. The PRS URL is <url>https://register.clinicaltrials.gov</url></p