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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Review of PTSD Therapies Finds Current Research Inadequate The Institute of Medicine has urged Congress to provide funding for adequate, unbiased research on post-traumatic stress disorder after finding inadequate evidence to confirm the effectiveness of most treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Continue reading Review of PTSD Therapies Finds Current Research Inadequate
Virtual Reality Helps PTSD Veterans Imagine finding yourself in this situation. Earlier this week, a reporter was escorted down an Iraqi street during the morning call to prayer. There was a marketplace to the right, nondescript buildings down the road and a few pedestrians milling about. The... Continue reading Virtual Reality Helps PTSD Veterans
New Orleans PTSD Rate Ten Times That Of General Public In a paper presented May 18 at the 2007 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, IL, Professor Lisa D. Mills, MD, Director, Section of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, Louisiana State University at New Orleans, showed t... Continue reading New Orleans PTSD Rate Ten Times That Of General Public
Veteran Suicide Rates Rise Due To Inadequate Resources A report issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs today states that approximately 5000 veterans will commit suicide this year, largely because the VA lacks widely available 24-hour care. Examining its 1,400 clinics, inspectors found that many clinics l... Continue reading Veteran Suicide Rates Rise Due To Inadequate Resources
Drug Frees Combat Veterans of Nightmares Almost one in four combat veterans experience nightmares related to post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). Surprisingly, a drug used to treat high blood pressure and prostate problems may be the key to helping them sleep through the night, shows a small stu... Continue reading Drug Frees Combat Veterans of Nightmares
Military Families Underserved as Iraq, Katrina Take Psychological Toll Three articles published this weekend illustrate the increasing toll placed on the mental health of both soldiers and their families as they face extended separations, fear of death and injury, trauma and loneliness following extended and repeated tours in ... Continue reading Military Families Underserved as Iraq, Katrina Take Psychological Toll
Common PTSD Drug Found Ineffective Guanfacine (Tenex®) is no more effective than a sugar pill in treating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reports a trial published in today's edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry. Sixty-three veterans with PTSD symptoms were gi... Continue reading Common PTSD Drug Found Ineffective
Effects of Tsunami Trauma on Adults and Children Researchers studying the mental health of Thai people affected by the 2004 tsunami have found interesting differences between the mental health of children and adults affected by the tragedy. Children were found to be at a key risk for Post-Traumatic Stres... Continue reading Effects of Tsunami Trauma on Adults and Children
Mothers with PTSD Drawn to Violent Entertainment; Children May Suffer A study of 76 mothers with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has found that these mothers watch more violent programming than other mothers, said researchers at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in ... Continue reading Mothers with PTSD Drawn to Violent Entertainment; Children May Suffer
Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome After Health Trauma A study published in the journal Critical Care shows that support from loved ones and hospital staff decreases the risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in patients who have undergone a major intensive-care intervention. Researchers gave 65 survivo... Continue reading Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome After Health Trauma
Severity of Injury Determines Risk of PTSD in Wounded Soldiers A study of U.S. Soldiers seriously wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan published in the October 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry shows the severity of an injury one month after its occurrence determines the likelihood of a soldier developing Post... Continue reading Severity of Injury Determines Risk of PTSD in Wounded Soldiers
Soldiers Suppressed War Traumas, Government Ignored Emotional Damages in Post-WWII Finland A project examining Finnish culture after World War II shows the government ignored the psychological impact of the war on soldiers as it focused on economic and political damages. Continue reading Soldiers Suppressed War Traumas, Government Ignored Emotional Damages in Post-WWII Finland |
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