News tagged with stress disorder
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.
Forget it! A biochemical pathway for blocking your worst fears?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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.
New strategy to weaken traumatic memories
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Imagine that you have been in combat and that you have watched your closest friend die in front of you. The memory of that event may stay with you, troubling you for the rest of your life. Posttraumatic stress disorder ...
Ecstasy could help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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Ecstasy may help suffers of post-traumatic stress learn to deal with their memories more effectively by encouraging a feeling of safety, according to an article in the Journal of Psychopharmacology published today by SAG ...
Coming undone: How stress unravels the brain's structure
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 04, 2009 |
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The helpless behavior that is commonly linked to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is preceded by stress-related losses of synapses—microscopic connections between brain cells—in the brain's hippocampal ...
Diagnosis of 'war-zone disorder' to help stroke victims
Feb 25, 2009 |
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The recovery of some stroke victims, those who suffer brain haemorrhage, could be vastly improved if they were tested and treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, a distressing psychological condition more ...
Mathematical model could help diagnose and treat stress disorders
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Over 20 million people in North America suffer chronic stress-related diseases. But two University of Alberta researchers may be on the fast track to treating these illnesses.
Metabolic syndrome a risk for veterans with PTSD
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to have metabolic syndrome than veterans without PTSD, according to a study led by Pia Heppner, Ph.D., psychologist with the University of California, San ...
National study finds post-traumatic stress disorder common among injured patients
Sep 11, 2008 |
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Suffering a traumatic injury can have serious and long-lasting implications for a patient's mental health, according to the largest-ever U.S. study evaluating the impact of traumatic injury. Researchers from the Harborview ...
Researchers Unable to Agree on Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Studies exploring potential predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) following major trauma have resulted in varied conclusions. While a number of risk factors such as injury severity, demographic factors and compensation-related ...
