Posts Tagged ‘post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)’
PTSD symptoms linger after intensive care
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — More than a third of intensive care patients put on ventilators develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, a study suggests. Continue…
Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:25 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - Dec 18, 2012 16:53 - 1 Comment
Anxiety raises risk of PTSD after trauma
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — People who worry constantly are at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 21, 2012 13:28 - 0 Comments
To vote, injured vets need better access
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Inaccessible polling places and complicated ballot design may make voting difficult for some of the more than 50,000 men and women wounded in military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 15, 2012 10:01 - 1 Comment
Effects of rape go beyond depression
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Women who have been raped suffer from a wide spectrum of debilitating effects—in addition to PTSD and depression—that may often go unnoticed, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2012 13:23 - 0 Comments
Dogs shielded 9/11 rescue workers from PTSD
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — First responders who had working dog partners during the 9/11 search-and-rescue efforts have lower rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than other rescue groups, a survey shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 9, 2012 12:49 - 1 Comment
Quick therapy may keep PTSD at bay
EMORY (US) — Therapy delivered within hours of a disturbing event appears to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder reactions, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 15, 2012 11:54 - 0 Comments
Drug calms fears by altering brain chemistry
DUKE (US) — Researchers have found a way to calm the fears of anxious mice with a drug that alters their brain chemistry. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 14, 2012 17:19 - 2 Comments
One in four HIV patients abused in childhood
DUKE (US) — A two-year study of more than 600 HIV patients finds that one in four was sexually abused as a child. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments
Dream sleep soothes painful memories
UC BERKELEY (US) — During the dream phase of sleep, the body’s stress chemistry shuts down, taking the edge off difficult memories. The finding may help explain why people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer reoccurring nightmares. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 19, 2011 17:51 - 2 Comments
Scuba aids mind, body of paralyzed vets
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Military veterans with spinal cord injuries who took a short scuba-diving course experienced significant physical and psychological improvement, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 25, 2011 15:34 - 1 Comment
Device fails to lower risk of surgery recall
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — An FDA-approved device designed to reduce the likelihood that patients will recall surgery does not lower the risk any more than a less expensive method. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 5, 2011 11:51 - 5 Comments
Soldier’s best weapon: Positive thoughts
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Army soldiers fighting in Iraq who were able to maintain a positive outlook in the midst of trauma were less likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 17, 2010 17:49 - 3 Comments
The case of the fear-free brain
U. IOWA (US) — Spiders, snakes, and slasher flicks—even public speaking—failed to arouse feelings of terror in a woman whose amygdala was destroyed. She simply was unable to be afraid. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 7, 2010 11:21 - 2 Comments
Calming drug prevents PTSD ‘dance’
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Injecting calming drugs into the brain within five hours of a disturbing event, prevents post-traumatic stress syndrome from occurring, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2010 10:15 - 0 Comments
PTSD linked to right brain activity
U. MINNESOTA (US) — Increased circuit activity in the right side of the brain correlates with the debilitating, involuntary flashbacks triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2010 16:29 - 11 Comments
Can mental trauma alter our biology?
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be caused by actual alterations in the body’s immune system triggered by exposure to a disturbing event. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 3, 2010 12:26 - 0 Comments
Known drugs may help veterans with PTSD
U. TEXAS (US)—Drugs that have shown success in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases may also be useful in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (more…)
