News tagged with post traumatic stress
Iraq troops' PTSD rate as high as 35 percent, says new study
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Sep 14, 2009 |
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The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers anticipating that the rate among armed forces will be as high as 35%, according ...
'Brain profiling' to keep suicidal soldiers alive
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Sep 02, 2009 |
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According to a recent Washington Post study, approximately 20% of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are psychologically damaged. Among them are a substantial number with post-traumatic stress ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder primary suicide risk factor for veterans
Aug 25, 2009 |
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August 25, 2009—Researchers working with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have found that post-traumatic stress disorder, the current most common mental disorder among veterans returning from service in the Middle East, ...
Researchers unravel mystery behind long-lasting memories
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Aug 11, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine may reveal how long-lasting memories form in the brain.
PTSD associated with higher Alzheimer's/dementia risk; moderate alcohol consumption may lower it
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Though discoveries about Alzheimer's disease risk factors are often in the news, adults do not know about the relationship between Alzheimer's disease risk and heart health, nor that physical activity can be protective against ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder: Psychological treatments may not prevent PTSD
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Jul 08, 2009 |
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Psychological interventions intended to prevent the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the early stages after a traumatic experience have not been shown to be effective, Cochrane Researchers have concluded. ...
Finding fear: Neuroscientists locate where it is stored in the brain
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Jul 07, 2009 |
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Fear is a powerful emotion and neuroscientists have for the first time located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain. Fear conditioning is a form of Pavlovian, or associative, ...
Afghani children suffering from post-traumatic stress
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Jun 23, 2009 |
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Children who live in Afghanistan are particularly affected every day by a multitude of war time stressors which increase the likelihood of developing PTSD: trauma, child labor, and family and military violence. On a daily ...
No Direct Link Between Panic Attacks, PTSD
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Apr 09, 2009 |
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New Geisinger-lead research dispels a recent notion in psychiatry that if a person experiences a panic attack during a traumatic event that they will likely suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the future.
Research moves a step closer to possibility of brain scan-assisted diagnosis for PTSD
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Florence, Italy: Preliminary research examining the difference in brain activity between soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder and those without it moves scientists a step closer to the possibility of being able one ...
Researchers reveal how the brain processes important information
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Apr 02, 2009 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shed light on how the neurotransmitter dopamine helps brain cells process important information.
Forget it! A biochemical pathway for blocking your worst fears?
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Mar 24, 2009 |
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A receptor for glutamate, the most prominent neurotransmitter in the brain, plays a key role in the process of "unlearning," report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their findings, published in the ...
Report warns of jury service 'trauma'
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Mar 19, 2009 |
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A new report by psychologists at the University of Leicester warns of the dangers of jurors facing trauma because of their exposure to harrowing and gruesome evidence.
Air Force unveils brain injury clinic in Alaska
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Behind Dan DeRosa's smiling face lurks a dull headache that never goes away. He suffers from memory lapses and hears a shrill ringing in his ears akin to the lingering squeal of a heavy metal concert.
Researchers discover ways of integrating treatment of traumatized Tibetan refugee monks
Mar 13, 2009 |
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The Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR) at Boston Medical Center recently treated many of the large number of Tibetan refugee monks who fled violent religious persecution. These individuals arrived ...
