Blogs Posts on "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"

[USA] Web-based counseling service Vets Prevail offered to veterans by Anxiety Insights on Nov 12, 2009Veterans in need of counseling, support or information to deal with mental and emotional issues can now turn to an online, interactive program called Vets Prevail. The services are provided confidentially and free of charge. More... © 2009 LA T...

fMRI scans shed light on brain response to unexpected, traumatic events by Anxiety Insights on Nov 11, 2009Gail Short University of Alabama at Birmingham In a new study, psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are able to see in detail for the first time how various regions of the human brain respond when people experience an unexpe...

Abstract+: The prevalence of common mental disorders and PTSD in the UK military by Anxiety Insights on Nov 10, 2009BMC Psychiatry. 2009 Oct 30;9(1):68 The prevalence of common mental disorders and PTSD in the UK military: using data from a clinical interview-based study. BMC Psychiatry. 2009 Oct 30;9(1):68 King's Centre for Military Health Research, Institute of...

Forget all about it: Erasing traumatic memories by Anxiety Insights on Nov 10, 2009Traumatic memories can last a lifetime, but a recent study shows that these memories can be undone by interfering with perineuronal nets. Steve PogonowskiFaculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine It is well known that fear memories are permanent. Howeve...

Head injuries may amplify psychiatric impact of psychological trauma by Anxiety Insights on Nov 9, 2009Sue McGreevey - Massachusetts General Hospital Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a study from the Harvard Program in Refuge...

Synthetic cannabinoids may help PTSD patients by Anxiety Insights on Nov 5, 2009Rachel Feldman - University of Haifa Use of cannabinoids, the active chemicals in cannabis (marijuana), could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients according to a recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. In...

Heart disease perceived as more disabling when patient also has PTSD by Anxiety Insights on Nov 3, 2009Steve Tokar - The Veterans Health Research Institute In a study of 1,022 men and women with heart disease, those with post-traumatic stress disorder perceived the effects of their disease as more burdensome and disabling than did those without PTSD,...

Gene linked to increased PTSD susceptibility by Anxiety Insights on Nov 3, 2009Bill Hathaway - Yale University A gene variant makes people who experienced trauma as children or adults more susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Yale researchers have found. The study, published in the November edition of the Archi...

Separating the stress from the trauma of sexual assault by Anxiety Insights on Oct 23, 2009Jayne M. Dawkins - Elsevier After exposure to extreme life stresses, what distinguishes the individuals who do and do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? A new study, published in the October 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, suggests...

PTSD by The Heart of Our Family on Oct 22, 2009I'm not sure, exactly, but I think I've been dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for several years, now.My son (two when HLHS was born) definitely had it after his sister was born. And, it wasn't that she was in the hospital and her life hung...