Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Filmmaker David Lynch touts meditation for PTSD
Veteran filmmaker David Lynch says US authorities should use more transcendental meditation to help soldiers returning from Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Pain improves during first year but mental-health problems linger, study says
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Most effective PTSD therapies are not being widely used, researchers find
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Severely injured vets may need ongoing emotional care
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Traumatic brain injury worsens outcomes for those with nonepileptic seizures
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Transcendental Meditation significantly reduces posttraumatic stress in African refugees
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New research shows how our bodies interact with our minds in response to fear and other emotions
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How news about violence affects kids
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Mental illness a frequent cell mate for those behind bars
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Public support can influence soldiers' mental health, study finds
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Study identifies co-factors critical to PTSD development
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In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help
After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket. I'm brilliant."
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Gaps exist in brain injury knowledge among veterans
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else, or to one's own or someone else's physical, sexual, or psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual's ability to cope. As an effect of psychological trauma, PTSD is less frequent and more enduring than the more commonly seen acute stress response. Diagnostic symptoms for PTSD include re-experiencing the original trauma(s) through flashbacks or nightmares, avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma, and increased arousal—such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, anger, and hypervigilance. Formal diagnostic criteria (both DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10) require that the symptoms last more than one month and cause significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
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