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The high incidence of post traumatic stress disorder in a student population
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After gastric bypass surgery, important to check vitamin B1 deficiency
A deficiency in vitamin B1 can be a serious complication following a popular surgery to treat obesity.   view more (2005-12-27)

BSE link to new variant CJD is open to question
The link between the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) prion and new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is open to question, argues George Venters, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, in this week's BMJ. He applied standard criteria - used to establish links between cause and disease - to the case for the BSE prion being the cause of new... view more... (2001-10-09)

Writing protects against the effects of stress
Writing about traumatic events has been found to protect against the negative effects of laboratory stress in individuals who are normally unable to express their emotions.   view more (2004-08-23)

First former college football player diagnosed with CTE
The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announced today that a deceased former college football player who died at age 42 was already suffering from the degenerative brain disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).   view more (2009-10-23)

Psychological stress in overseas aid workers
Aid agencies should provide psychological support for their staff "as a matter of course", says a psychologist who has studied the way traumatic events affect aid workers.   view more (2005-03-21)

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)

Deliveries that scar the soul
Post-traumatic stress is a serious condition of anxiety that can occur after events like wars, rapes, and assaults. But even seemingly positive experiences such as giving birth to a child can trigger post-traumatic stress. In Linköping researcher Johan Söderquist's studies 1-2 percent of new mothers met the criteria for post-traumatic... view more... (2002-12-13)

For Patients With Cirrhosis, Inflammation May Be Common Thread Behind Nervous And Heart Rhythm Problems
Liver cirrhosis is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, taking 25,000 lives per year.   view more (2009-02-10)

Study shows psychotherapy useful in treating post-traumatic stress disorder in early stages
When treated within a month, survivors of a psychologically traumatic event improved significantly with psychotherapy, according to a new study presented at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) annual meeting.   view more (2007-12-10)

Therapeutic hypothermia is promising strategy to minimize tissue damage
Recognition of the benefits of cooling strategies to protect the brain and spinal cord after traumatic injury has led to a wealth of cutting edge research, prime examples of which are featured in a special hypothermia issue of Journal of Neurotrauma.   view more (2009-03-20)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Many patients who resume driving after head injury may not be fit to drive
Many patients who return to driving after traumatic brain injury report problems which can significantly affect their ability to drive, finds a study in Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. During a two and a half year period, 563 adults with traumatic brain injury were referred to one of 10 rehabilitation units in England. Patients... view more... (2001-05-30)

PTSD endures over time in family members of ICU patients
Family members may experience post-traumatic stress as many as six months after a loved one's stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of California, San Francisco.   view more (2008-09-22)
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