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Cognitive therapy can reduce post-traumatic stress in survivors of terrorist attacks
Cognitive therapy is an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder related to acts of terrorism and other civil conflict, finds a study published on bmj.com today. view more (2007-05-11)
The high incidence of post traumatic stress disorder in a student population
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Losing consciousness can stop you getting posttraumatic stress disorder
Accident victims who suffer a severe head injury are more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder if they remain conscious during their ordeal, according to research published in BMC Psychiatry this week. Unconsciousness probably protects people from posttraumatic stress disorder by preventing them from forming memories of their... view more... (2004-03-05)
POOR HEALTH OF GULF VETERANS NOT RELATED TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Most Gulf War veterans do not have a formal psychiatric disorder and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder amongst the group are low, finds a study in this weeks BMJ. Previous population-based studies have shown that Gulf veterans report medically unexplained symptoms such as fatigue, difficulty sleeping, and irritability more often than other... view more... (2002-09-10)
Does head injury protect people from PTSD?
Head injury only protects people from post traumatic stress disorder a small amount, and mainly if the head injury is severe. These are the results of a study which looked at data from 802 head injury cases. view more (1999-03-26)
Large hormone dose may reduce risk of post-traumatic stress disorder
A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers found that a high dose of cortisone could help reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). view more (2008-10-28)
Mental Disorders In Postconflict Communities
People who experience violence associated with armed conflict have a range of mental disorders, suggest researchers from the Netherlands in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Postconflict psychiatric research in low-income countries has so far been focused on symptoms rather than on full psychiatric diagnostic assessment. Thus, few data are... view more... (2003-06-19)
Patients with PTSD experience less pain sensitivity — may be related to altered processing
Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder show reduced pain sensitivity, a pattern that may be related to altered pain processing in the brain. view more (2007-01-02)
What Are The Emotional Consequences Of Liver Transplantation?
The study aimed to explore the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) recipients, and to investigate how psychiatric morbidity was linked to health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We recruited 75 patients who had undergone OLT a median of 3.8 years previously (range = 5-129 months). Psychiatric morbidity... view more... (2002-09-26)
Stress-related disorders affect brain's processing of memory
Researchers using functional MRI (fMRI) have determined that the circuitry in the area of the brain responsible for suppressing memory is dysfunctional in patients suffering from stress-related psychiatric disorders. Results of the study will be presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). view more (2008-12-03)
National study finds post-traumatic stress disorder common among injured patients
Suffering a traumatic injury can have serious and long-lasting implications for a patient's mental health, according to the largest-ever U.S. study evaluating the impact of traumatic injury. view more (2008-09-11)
National study finds post-traumatic stress disorder common among injured patients
Suffering a traumatic injury can have serious and long-lasting implications for a patient's mental health, according to the largest-ever U.S. study evaluating the impact of traumatic injury. view more (2008-09-12)
Post-abortion syndrome
Anti-abortion groups now characterise abortion as trauma, damaging two people: the foetus and the woman undergoing the procedure. The claim that abortion damages women psychologically and gives rise to a form of post-traumatic stress disorder is routinely made by anti-abortion groups and has become a standard component of their case against... view more... (1999-06-23)
Gambling with the UK workforce? Results of largest ever study into stress at work and musculoskeletal disorders
A pioneering new study into stress and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) is to be released on Monday 15th November. Written by Dr Jason Devereux, an expert in Work System Design at the University of Surrey, the study, which is the largest ever conducted in the UK on the relationship between work-related stress and MSD, has revealed some startling... view more... (2004-11-12)
New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
The "chocolate cure" for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research. view more (2009-11-12)
Adolescents exposed to violence suffer post traumatic stress and depression
Adolescents who either witness or are victims of violence are prone to post traumatic stress disorder and depression, finds research in Injury Prevention. The study was carried out in South Africa, where 60 deaths in every 100,000 are murders - 10 times the rate in the USA. Four private high schools in Cape Town took part in a survey, and 104... view more... (2001-11-27)
Violence at work significantly boosts clinical depression risk
Employees subjected to real or threatened violence at work run a major risk of becoming clinically depressed, indicates research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2006-08-10)
Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could help post-traumatic stress disorder patients
Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients. This is exposed in a new study carried out at the Learning and Memory Lab in the University of Haifa's Department of Psychology. view more (2009-11-05)
Traumatic events, but not post-traumatic stress disorder, common in childhood
Potentially traumatic events are common in children but do not typically result in post-traumatic stress symptoms or disorder, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2007-05-08)
D-cycloserine may improve behavioral therapy treatment for anxiety
Anxiety is a normal human response to stress, but in some, it can develop into a disabling disorder of excessive and irrational fears, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, or posttraumatic stress disorder. Effective treatments are available and can involve either behavioral therapy or medications. view more (2008-07-17)
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