High cortisol levels during morning sessions provide more benefits to psychotherapy patients

High cortisol levels during morning sessions provide more benefits to psychotherapy patients

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161005/High-cortisol-levels-during-morning-sessions-provide-more-benefits-to-psychotherapy-patients.aspx Patients make more progress toward overcoming anxiety, fears and phobias when their therapy sessions are scheduled in the morning, new research suggests. The study found that morning sessions helped psychotherapy patients overcome their panic and anxiety and phobic avoidance better, in part, because levels of cortisol — a naturally occurring hormone — are at…