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1 in 8 World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers developed post-traumatic stress disorder
Thousands of World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers were still suffering serious mental health effects three years after the disaster, the Health Department reported today. view more (2007-08-30)
Study shows a bidirectional relationship between chronic stress and sleep problems
People with chronic stress report shorter sleep duration, worse sleep quality, and more daytime functioning impairments. view more (2009-06-10)
No strong evidence linking amateur boxing with long-term brain injury
The evidence linking amateur boxing and chronic traumatic brain injury is not strong, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. As such, the researchers say they cannot firmly prove nor reject the theory that amateur boxing leads to chronic brain injury. view more (2007-10-08)
Liberian fighters exposed to sexual violence have more mental health disorders after war
Men and women who experienced sexual violence while fighting in Liberian civil wars report higher rates of symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and thoughts of suicide than non-combatants or other former combatants who were not exposed to sexual violence. view more (2008-08-13)
Reduced sleep quality can aggravate pre-existing psychological conditions
Disturbed sleep is a commonly reported symptom among individuals diagnosed with anxiety disorders. view more (2007-06-13)
Researchers discover ways of integrating treatment of traumatized Tibetan refugee monks
The Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR) at Boston Medical Center recently treated many of the large number of Tibetan refugee monks who fled violent religious persecution. These individuals arrived in Boston suffering from symptoms of traumatic stress, interfering with their meditative practice. view more (2009-03-13)
Moral philosopher questions memory manipulation
Is medicated memory manipulation ethically sound? And perhaps more importantly, who should be charged with the decision to deliver such a treatment: patient or physician? Elisa Hurley, a philosophy professor, is seeking answers to these questions in her research currently underway at The University of Western Ontario. view more (2008-04-30)
Underlying trauma - that goes unheeded - is common amongst psychiatric patients
Traumatic experiences are very common amongst psychiatric patients in Sweden, especially those of non-Swedish origins. Yet this often goes ignored during diagnosis and therapy. All patients who visited an outpatient psychiatric clinic in a multi-ethnic residential area for an entire year were examined. They were broken down into eight groups... view more... (2003-10-27)
PTSD associated with more, longer hospitalizations
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with more hospitalizations, longer hospitalizations and greater mental healthcare utilization in urban primary care patients. These findings appear in the current issue of Medical Care. view more (2008-03-28)
Researchers find current drug can treat rare heart disorder
New research has found that the answer to treating a rare inherited heart disorder could lie with a drug already on the market. view more (2009-04-02)
Researchers find way to improve musical performance
Researchers from Imperial College London and Charing Cross Hospital have discovered a way to help musicians improve their musical performances by an average of up to 17 per cent, equivalent to an improvement of one grade or class of honours. The research published in this months edition of Neuroreport, shows that using a process known as... view more... (2003-07-23)
Recalibrating 'fight or flight'
A Canadian/U.S. research team has reported a novel approach to stimulating recovery from chronic stress disorders. Details of the therapeutic model, which exploits the natural dynamics of the body's "fight or flight" system, are published January 23 in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology view more (2009-01-23)
Severe trauma affects kids' brain function, say Stanford/Packard researchers
The first study to examine brain activity patterns in severely traumatized children showed their brains function differently than those of healthy children, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. view more (2007-07-27)
A COMPARISON OF PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER.
A major multicenter French study compared two psychotherapy approaches in obsessive compulsive disorder. The study was designed to compare cognitive therapy (CT) with intensive behavior therapy (BT) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and to study their change process. Sixty-five outpatients with DSM-4 OCD were randomized into 2 groups for 16... view more... (2001-11-07)
Iraq Troops' PTSD Rate as High as 35%, Says Management Insights StudyLawrence M. Wein
The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers anticipating that the rate among armed forces will be as high as 35%. view more (2009-09-15)
Heavy, chronic drinking can cause significant hippocampal tissue loss
The hippocampus is a brain structure vital to learning and memory. It also appears vulnerable to damage from chronic, heavy alcohol consumption. view more (2006-10-25)
Activation of a protein solidifies fear memory in the brain
When activated, a specific protein in the brain enhances long-term storage of fearful memories and strengthens previously established fearful memories. view more (2006-01-25)
Psychiatrists shift away from providing psychotherapy
A declining number of office-based psychiatrists appear to be providing psychotherapy to their patients, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-08-05)
Sept. 11 terrorism continues to impact mental health of Americans
Long after Sept. 11, 2001, Americans' terrorism-related thoughts and fears are associated with increased depression, anxiety, hostility, posttraumatic stress and drinking, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have found. view more (2008-02-13)
Research with squirrels provides clues on hormone's role in human learning
Tests on the influence that a stress-related hormone has on learning in ground squirrels could have an impact on understanding how it influences human learning, according to a University of Chicago researcher. view more (2008-03-14)
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