Psychology & Psychiatry
Researcher offers new explanation for consciousness
Consciousness is your awareness of yourself and the world around you. This awareness is subjective and unique to you.
Oct 3, 2022
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News tagged with veterans
Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media outreach for veteran suicide prevention reveals promise
New research suggests brief online video training may be an effective way to provide suicide prevention skills to friends and family members of military veterans.
Sep 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Military sexual trauma more likely among veterans with prior adversity, trauma
Military service members who experienced adversity or trauma during childhood, combined with exposure to warfare, including as participants in the military or as bystanders, are more likely than others to experience Military ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Medications
Hepatitis C drugs may reduce PTSD symptoms
More than 6 percent of Americans will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their lifetime. This potentially chronic condition disrupts lives, and can lead to or exacerbate existing health issues such as depression, ...
Aug 22, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fast and effective treatment for PTSD in military personnel and veterans
New research reveals posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—a serious and disabling mental disorder—can be treated with intensive daily exposure therapy over two weeks, rather than the typical prolonged weekly exposure ...
Aug 18, 2022
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Health
Biden to sign bill that helps veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
President Biden was poised on Wednesday to sign a bill that expands health care benefits for U.S. veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
Aug 10, 2022
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Addiction
Mobile app to help those seeking to reduce their alcohol consumption
A new smartphone app, which has been made available to the public today, has been found to be successful in helping U.K. veterans to reduce alcohol consumption.
Aug 3, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How service dogs reduce PTSD symptoms: factors and mechanisms
A new analysis dives into the use of service dogs by U.S. veterans who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), illuminating factors and mechanisms that may underlie the mental health effects of these relationships. Clare ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Addiction
Veterans Health Administration aims to reduce benzodiazepine prescriptions for people 75 and older
A new study within the Veterans Health Administration system aimed to identify strategies to reduce benzodiazepine prescriptions for older adults. This is important because benzodiazepines have been known to impair cognition, ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Medical research
Study finds no evidence of genetic legacy in children of UK's nuclear test veterans
Military men who had been present when British nuclear weapons were tested in the 1950s and 60s are no more likely to pass on to their descendants more changes to their DNA in comparison to other veterans, a new study involving ...
Jul 25, 2022
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