Psychology & Psychiatry
Children in Northern California learn to cope with wildfire trauma
Maia and Mia Bravo stepped outside their house on a bright summer day and sensed danger.
Sep 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cultural connection improves health of Indigenous young adults
Native American youth in the U.S. experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts. But a research ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Health
Study examines current state regulations, public health risks of growing medicinal and recreational marijuana market
A new study urges that state and federal regulators need to take a closer look at health and safety risks of the growing medicinal and recreational cannabis market.
Sep 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study reveals the unseen havoc natural disasters can wreak on our brain
Japanese researchers monitored the National Database of Health Insurance Claims a year before and after the 2018 Japan floods and found a rise in prescriptions for acute bouts of migraine among victims in the hardest hit ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Organizations need a clearer understanding of trauma in order to effectively address it, study says
Organizations attempting to address trauma in order to care for those experiencing both intimate partner violence, substance use disorders or both need more support and clearer definitions of "trauma" in order to implement ...
Aug 31, 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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Neuroscience
Do WTC responders with cognitive impairment show signs of a new form of dementia?
A study that assessed the brains of 99 World Trade Center (WTC) responders by using diffusion tractography, a 3D imaging technique, showed that WTC responders with cognitive impairment (CI), a possible sign of dementia, and ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study from 'Black Tuesday' bushfires finds link to PTSD
New research published in the Australian Journal of Rural Health has shown people who are forced to relocate after a bushfire are at a higher risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD.
Aug 16, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Breaking the cycle of gun violence with hospital-based intervention
When he was 19 years old, Cecilio "Pepe" Vega was shot in the leg while sitting on his deck playing cards. With his back to the scene, he never saw the passing driver who attacked him that day in New Haven in 1989.
Aug 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Veterans are reluctant to seek help for sleep problems or substance use
American military veterans are least willing to seek treatment for the health conditions that are most prevalent in their communities—including sleep and alcohol use problems—according to a new study from the University ...
Aug 11, 2022
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