Young vets with PTSD receive more CT scans
(HealthDay)—Computed tomography (CT) scans are significantly more commonly used in young veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to young veterans without PTSD, according to research ...
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May 02, 2013 |
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Researchers induce PTSD symptoms in mice
(Medical Xpress) -- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition in which people find themselves experiencing intense fear following a traumatic experience due to unrelated circumstances. It’s ...
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Feb 24, 2012 |
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Researchers develop procedure for reducing fear response in sleeping mice
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Stanford University have developed a procedure that reduces a fear response in mice. It involves, team lead Asya Rolls said as she presented the groups' findings at this year's ...
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Oct 19, 2012 |
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Study: Rates of PTSD among Afghanistan, Iraq soldiers dramatically lower than predicted
A decade after the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, studies have shown that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among troops is surprisingly low, and a Harvard researcher credits the drop, in ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2012 |
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Follow-up study finds lasting benefit from MDMA for people with PTSD
(Medical Xpress)—A research team made up of a group of private practitioners and medical experts has conducted a follow-up study of a trial of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) use in therapy sessions ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Cancer patients suffer PTSD years after diagnosis
(Medical Xpress) -- Even after surviving cancer treatment, a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports that many cancer patients suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, that can worsen as the ...
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Intranasal neuropeptide Y may offer therapeutic potential for post-traumatic stress disorder
Stress triggered neuropsychiatric disorders take an enormous personal, social and economic toll on society. In the US more than half of adults are exposed to at least one traumatic event throughout their lives. Post-traumatic ...
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Apr 21, 2013 |
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War veterans say meditation could solve PTSD
US war veterans on Monday suggested meditation to help heal the post-war mental disturbances that afflict a growing number of American soldiers, including possibly the ex-Marine who gunned down the country's most famous sniper ...
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Feb 05, 2013 |
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1 in 10 children face elevated risk of abuse, future PTSD, due to gender nonconformity
Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being physically, psychologically, and sexually ...
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Feb 20, 2012 |
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Trauma drives HIV epidemic in women
Physical violence, sexual abuse and other forms of childhood and adult trauma are major factors fueling the epidemic of HIV/AIDS among American women. Scientists have known for years that traumatized women are at greater ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Why some soldiers develop PTSD while others don't
Pre-war vulnerability is just as important as combat-related trauma in predicting whether veterans' symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be long-lasting, according to new research published in Clinical Ps ...
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Feb 21, 2013 |
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Women may be at increased health risk due to PTSD
(Medical Xpress) -- Research has shown that women are at greater risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than men. Now, scientists based at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Vets' PTSD affects mental and physical health of partners
A study from the University of Utah sheds new light on the health risks faced not only by military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but by their partners as well. Results of the study will be presented ...
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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Substance-use disorders linked to increased risk of death for veterans with PTSD
Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who are also battling drug or alcohol problems face a higher risk of death, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor ...
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Sep 18, 2012 |
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Explainer: What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
People have probably always known about the psychological effects of experiencing life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, or violent assault. Literature through the ages – some ...
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