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
Jul 25, 2012 |
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Better response plans needed for children exposed to domestic violence
(Medical Xpress) -- Each year, millions of children are exposed to domestic violence, a traumatic experience that has been associated with cognitive, behavioral, social and emotional problems in childhood ...
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May 25, 2012 |
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Researchers find genetic link to PTSD
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of Swiss and German researchers has found that a certain gene allele can be linked to increased emotional memory retention and because of that appears to be a factor in people who suffer from post ...
Genetics
May 15, 2012 |
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Distinct 'God spot' in the brain does not exist
Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a "God spot," one distinct area of the brain responsible for spirituality. Now, University of Missouri researchers have completed research that indicates spirituality ...
Neuroscience
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Study finds a quarter of adults with HIV were abused as children
One in four HIV patients was found to have been sexually abused as a child, according to a two-year Duke University study of more than 600 HIV patients. Traumatic childhood experiences were also linked to worse health outcomes ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 14, 2012 |
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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 ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Fragmented sleep, fragmented mind: A new theory of sleep disruption and dissociation
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientific research has shed new light on dissociative symptoms and dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder. This condition seems to arise most often when a vulnerable ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Traumatic to be on a ventilator treatment while conscious
More and more people being cared for on ventilators are conscious during the treatment, but what is it like to be fully conscious without being able to communicate with the world around you? A thesis from ...
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Feb 06, 2012 |
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Researchers pinpoint genetic connection to traumatic experience
Rutgers scientists have uncovered genetic clues as to why some mice no longer in danger are still fearful while others are resilient to traumatic experiences – knowledge that could help those suffering with crippling ...
Medical research
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Scientists learn how stem cell implants help heal traumatic brain injury
For years, researchers seeking new therapies for traumatic brain injury have been tantalized by the results of animal experiments with stem cells. In numerous studies, stem cell implantation has substantially improved brain ...
Medical research
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Dreaming takes the sting out of painful memories: study
They say time heals all wounds, and new research from the University of California, Berkeley, indicates that time spent in dream sleep can help.
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Nov 23, 2011 |
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Memory-enhancing drug may improve exposure therapy for PTSD patients
A memory-enhancing drug may improve the speed and effectiveness of prolonged exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients, according to a new pilot study by psychologists at The University of Texas ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Marijuana blocks PTSD symptoms in rats: study
Marijuana administered in a timely fashion could block the development of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in rats, a new study conducted at Haifa University has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Researchers find novel drug target for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
A team of researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has identified a promising therapeutic target in the brain that could lead to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is the first evidence of a ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 05, 2011 |
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9/11 leaves a legacy of psychiatric trauma, stress
The September 11 terror strikes left American psychiatrists a lasting legacy of unexpected size: thousands of people living and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, 10 years on.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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