Imagine Healthcare - First to Offer Prism for PTSD in Chicago!

Approximately nine million Americans suffer from PTSD following an accident, abuse, military combat or natural disaster. It is usually managed with psychotherapy or psychopharmacological interventions. Prism for PTSD is used together with these standard-of-care therapies to improve patient symptoms. 

“The procedure is part of the next generation of mental health care at Imagine Healthcare and aligns with our commitment to patient care,” said Dr. Erika Steinbrenner. “Our mental health care professionals can now offer PTSD patients Prism to empower them to gain control over their brain health and their life.” 

During the Prism procedure, the patient watches a computer simulation with loud, agitated avatars. The avatars’ behavior in the simulation is directly linked to the patient’s brain activity as measured by an EEG headset. The link is achieved through the GrayMatters Health proprietary amygdala-based biomarker developed by registering amygdala-fMRI data with EEG using advanced statistical models. 

By practicing using a specific memory, emotion, or experience to calm down, the patient’s brain activity changes and the avatars sit down and quiet down. This way patients learn what mental strategies they can use to help improve their PTSD symptoms in daily life.

“This is an exciting time as Prism becomes available for patients living with PTSD in Chicago, following the clinical trial which demonstrated significant improvement in PTSD symptoms with a strong safety profile and high patient compliance,” commented Oded Kraft, CEO and co-founder of GrayMatters Health, the developer of Prism for PTSD.

Click here for more information on Prism for PTSD at Imagine!