Psychology & Psychiatry
A new measure of psychological safety for patients
A new scale for measuring the psychological safety of patients has been developed at the University of Strathclyde.
Jul 20, 2022
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News tagged with psychological trauma
Psychology & Psychiatry
Ukrainians seek to heal war trauma at mental health clinic
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Yuriy Makeyev found himself homeless and jobless: a combination of circumstances that brought him to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
Jul 05, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Seven ways to reduce perineal tearing during childbirth
While most expectant mothers are excited, many are also anxious about giving birth, especially first-time mothers. Perineal trauma is something many expectant mums are fearful about.
Mar 22, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologists use Syrian experience to help Ukrainian families
A two-page leaflet developed from the experience of displaced Syrian parents in the country's civil war has been translated into Ukrainian in the hope it will make a difference to struggling families.
Mar 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research reveals COVID-19 traumatic stress may predict PTSD, particularly for people with a history of trauma
The pandemic has taken a substantial toll on mental health—and for a subset of Americans, COVID has emerged as a source of traumatic stress that may predict post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, according to a new study ...
Jan 25, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Many kids separated from families at U.S. border suffer PTSD: study
Parents and children who were separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy have shown lasting psychological trauma—even after being reunited, a new study finds.
Nov 25, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Chronic pain treatment should include psychological interventions, says research
Pain is the body's way of alerting the brain to injury and disease. Without a robust pain response, physical trauma could go unnoticed and untreated. Some people, however, experience chronic pain that lasts long after an ...
Oct 05, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Healing trauma: Research links PTSD, emotion regulation and quality of life
We often talk about the coronavirus pandemic in terms of health or economic impacts: the numbers of cases and deaths, the persistence of long-haul COVID, lost jobs and toilet paper shortages.
Jul 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health experiences of LGB Vietnam-era veterans
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Veterans from the Vietnam era report PTSD and poorer mental health more often than their heterosexual counterparts, according to an analysis of data from the Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational ...
Jul 08, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How can we help victims of torture?
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affects many people who are exposed to extreme situations, such as torture. Recent research suggests that chronic pain may make it more difficult to treat trauma.
Jan 06, 2021
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