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Chronic worriers at higher risk for PTSD

People who worry constantly are at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new Michigan State University research published in the journal Psychological Medicine.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tips to help kids cope following tragic news events

(Medical Xpress)—The mass-shooting tragedy in Newtown, Conn., raises many questions: How do you talk to your children about such a horrendous event? Is there an age that's too early to have this discussion?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychological therapies improve life for children with post-traumatic stress disorder

Children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of traumatic events, including child abuse, may benefit from psychological therapies, according to a review published in The Cochrane Library. In the fi ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preventing posttraumatic stress disorder by facing trauma memories

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a form of learning that begins at the moment of the exposure to extremely stressful situations and that grows in impact as trauma-related memories are rehearsed and strengthened repeatedly. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI shows brain disruption in patients with post-concussion syndrome

MRI shows changes in the brains of people with post-concussion syndrome (PCS), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers hope the results point the way to improved detection and treatm ...

Neuroscience created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Embattled childhoods may be the real trauma for soldiers with PTSD

New research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers challenges popular assumptions about the origins and trajectory of PTSD, providing evidence that traumatic experiences in childhood - not combat - may predict ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PTSD linked to smaller brain area regulating fear response

Recent combat veterans who are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder have significantly smaller volume in an area of the brain critical for regulating fear and anxiety responses, according to research led by scientists ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New hope for survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injury

A new ground-breaking study about to be published in the Adis journal CNS Drugs provides clinical evidence that, for the first time, chronic neurological dysfunction from stroke or traumatic brain injury can rapidly improv ...

Medical research created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify compounds that could thwart post-traumatic stress disorder

A brain pathway that is stimulated by traumatic or fearful experiences can be disrupted by two compounds that show promise for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder, Indiana University researchers reported.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breakthrough study identifies trauma switch

Researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School have for the first time identified the mechanism that protects us from developing uncontrollable fear.

Neuroscience created Oct 05, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Schizophrenia: does 'gene talk' help remove self-blame?

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from King's College London Institute of Psychiatry have analysed, for the first time, how relatives of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia talk about genes to explain the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers examine new PTSD diagnosis criteria

Results of a study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System indicate that the proposed changes to the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neural interface for prosthesis can restore function in motor control brain areas

Amputation disrupts not only the peripheral nervous system but also central structures of the brain. While the brain is able to adapt and compensate for injury in certain conditions, in amputees the traumatic event prevents ...

Neuroscience created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preschool children at risk for stress after seeing domestic violence and another traumatic event

(Medical Xpress) -- Preschool children exposed to domestic violence and additional traumatic events are at increased risk for developing traumatic stress disorder, a new University of Michigan study shows.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with disassociative identity disorder do remember separate identity

(Medical Xpress) -- An exchange of knowledge is possible between the separate identities of people with an disassociative identity disorder (DID). This is apparent from experiments by NWO researcher Rafaele Huntjens from ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0