News tagged with stress disorder
Iraq troops' PTSD rate as high as 35 percent, says new study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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 ...
Acute impact on brain function in earthquake survivors
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Aug 31, 2009 |
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New research has found that the Wenchuan, China earthquake that occurred on 12 May 2008 had an acute impact on the brain function of physically healthy survivors and poses a risk to the mental health of these survivors. The ...
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, ...
Cambodians unsure tribunals will heal wounds of mass killings, study suggests
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lessons learned from research into the societal effects of post-Apartheid "truth and reconciliation" hearings in South Africa are now being applied to a U.S. National Institute of Peace-sponsored ...
Researchers unravel mystery behind long-lasting memories
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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.
Intense, prolonged exposure to WTC attack linked to new health problems years later
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Large number of individuals, such as recovery and rescue workers, nearby residents and office workers, who experienced intense or prolonged exposure to the World Trade Center attack have reported new diagnoses of asthma or ...
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
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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 ...
Treating addiction by eliminating drug-associated memories
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Apr 23, 2009 |
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No Direct Link Between Panic Attacks, PTSD
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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.
