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'Smart' mice teach scientists about learning process, brain disorders
Mice genetically engineered to lack a single enzyme in their brains are more adept at learning than their normal cousins, and are quicker to figure out that their environment has changed, a team led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found.   view more (2007-05-29)

Emotional memories can be suppressed with practice, new CU-Boulder study says
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows people have the ability to suppress emotional memories with practice, which has implications for those suffering from conditions ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder to depression.   view more (2007-07-13)

Women are diagnosed with PTSD more than men, says research
Males experience more traumatic events on average than do females, yet females are more likely to meet diagnostic criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to a review of 25 years of research reported in the November issue of Psychological Bulletin, published by the American Psychological Association (APA).   view more (2006-11-20)

New research shows reactivating single memory does not affect associated memories
Researchers at a trio of universities have found that reactivating a specific memory does not affect associated or related memories, adding to our understanding of how memories are stored and influenced.   view more (2006-02-14)

Parents of children with cancer suffer post-traumatic stress symptoms, both immediate and lingering
Parents of children with cancer commonly suffer symptoms of post-traumatic stress, both during treatment and years after their children survive the disease.   view more (2005-12-14)

Psychiatric impact of torture could be amplified by head injury
Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a study from the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT), based in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Psychiatry.   view more (2009-11-09)

Hebrew University, German And British Researchers Develop Means To Help Post-Traumatic Stress Sufferers
Try as we may to suppress memories of highly stressful experiences, they nevertheless come back to bother us - even causing attacks of intense fear or other undesirable behavioral impairments. Now a group of German, Israeli and British scientists and students have found that a gene-based approach offers promise for development of a treatment that... view more... (2003-12-11)

Size of brain structure could signal vulnerability to anxiety disorders
The size of a particular structure in the brain may be associated with the ability to recover emotionally from traumatic events. A new study by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that an area called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex is thicker in volunteers who appear better able to modify their anxious response to... view more... (2005-07-12)

Selective amnesia — How a traumatic memory can be wiped out
French CNRS scientists in collaboration have shown that a memory of a traumatic event can be wiped out, although other, associated recollections remain intact.   view more (2007-04-02)

Rhode Island Hospital study finds most psychiatric patients have more than 1 diagnosis
A new study by Rhode Island Hospital researchers reports that the majority of 2,300 psychiatry outpatients had more than one disorder when seeking treatment, and more than one-third had at least three disorders. The study is published in the February 2008 edition of the journal Psychological Medicine.   view more (2008-01-14)

Scientists find war vets' hand dexterity determines susceptibility to PTSD
A recent study conducted by investigators with the Geisinger Center for Health Research shows a clear link between combat veterans' use of both hands for common tasks and the likelihood that they will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).   view more (2007-05-23)

Post-combat syndromes are not unique to the Gulf war
Post-combat syndromes are not unique to the Gulf war, but have arisen after all major wars over the past century, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Records for 1,856 British servicemen were randomly selected from war pension files. The research team identified three clusters of post-combat syndromes - a debility syndrome (related to the Boer war... view more... (2002-02-06)

Doubts about False Memory Syndrome
These were the findings of a study published today, Tuesday 14 March, in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology by psychologist Dr Bernice Andrews, of Royal Holloway, University of London, and her colleagues.   view more (2000-03-16)

Call to reduce medical risks to refugees on repatriation
In a commentary article published this week in International Journal for Equity in Health, Siroos Mirzaei and co-authors call for medical professionals involved in the repatriation of refugees to "institute preventative measures to minimize the possible medical and psychological complications" that may result from their repatriation.   view more (2003-10-31)

Process used to judge asylum seekers is questioned
Inconsistent accounts of persecution by asylum seekers do not necessarily mean that they are fabricating their histories, and should not be used as a reason for refugees to be refused asylum, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. The study involved 27 Kosovan and 12 Bosnian refugees, all of whom had been granted leave to remain in the United... view more... (2002-02-06)

Pregnancy alone is not associated with increased risk for mental disorders
Pregnancy alone does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of the most prevalent mental disorders, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, post-partum women may have a higher risk of major depressive disorder.   view more (2008-07-08)

Opiate drugs increase vulnerability to stress
A new study has found that opiate drugs such as morphine leave animals more vulnerable to stress. This means that stress and opiates are in a vicious cycle: Not only does stress trigger drug use, but in return the drug leaves animals more vulnerable to stress.   view more (2005-08-29)

Fatigue in women is reduced in stress-related cortisol study
A study of healthy women has harvested results involving fatigue and vigor that eventually may help researchers fine tune efforts to treat a multitude of illnesses and syndromes linked to low levels of the stress hormone cortisol.   view more (2006-11-14)

Postnatal depression: a personal view (pp 262, 303, 311)
'A woman with my name "died" in childbirth' This week's issue heralds the arrival of an occasional feature written by patients under the banner Personal account. A Commentary outlines how these occasional essays will aim to remind readers what medicine means to the patient and will usually be commissioned to accompany a Seminar or... view more... (2004-01-21)

Promising treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder sleep disturbances
For sufferers of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), sleep disturbances are among the most treatment-resistant symptoms and can lead to drug and alcohol abuse and even suicide.   view more (2007-04-19)
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