Psychology News and Research Briefs Category Archive:
War
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HIgh Rates of Violence and Gang Membership in Teens of Deployed Parents Teens with deployed parents are more likely to join gangs, get in physical fights, and carry weapons to school. Continue reading HIgh Rates of Violence and Gang Membership in Teens of Deployed Parents
Alcohol Abuse & Depression Greater Threat To Troops Than PTSD Deployed UK and US troops experience anxiety, depression and alcohol abuse at far greater rates than PTSD. Continue reading Alcohol Abuse & Depression Greater Threat To Troops Than PTSD
Army Suicides Continue to Rise A report shows Army suicides have risen for the fourth month in a row, continuing a rising trend. Continue reading Army Suicides Continue to Rise
Stress In Early Pregnancy Linked to Schizophrenia Mothers who experience severely distressful events such as a natural disaster, war-related events or the loss of a loved one early in pregnancy may have offspring with increased predisposition to schizophrenia. Continue reading Stress In Early Pregnancy Linked to Schizophrenia
Study Shows Troops Turn to Alcohol After Returning from Combat A new investigation on alcohol misuse by military personnel before and after deployment shows young soldiers and reservists are particularly vulnerable to developing problems with alcohol after returning home from combat. Continue reading Study Shows Troops Turn to Alcohol After Returning from Combat
How War Changes Children's Ideas About Right and Wrong For many of the world's children, youth is not merely a time of carefree play. The United Nations estimates that children in as many as 50 countries around the world are currently affected by war. Continue reading How War Changes Children's Ideas About Right and Wrong
9/11 Continues to Impact America's Mental Health Fear of terrorism following the September 11th attacks continues to impact the mental health of American citizens on a micro-level, shows a new study focusing not on New Yorkers, but rather, Midwesterners. Continue reading 9/11 Continues to Impact America's Mental Health
PsychBriefs: January 27-February 2, 2008 Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Continue reading PsychBriefs: January 27-February 2, 2008
Initial Screenings of Soldiers Returning from Deployment Missed Majority of Mental Health Problems Previous reports focusing only on early screenings of military returning from the war in Iraq missed the majority of mental health problems ultimately faced by soldiers, shows new research. Continue reading Initial Screenings of Soldiers Returning from Deployment Missed Majority of Mental Health Problems
PsychBriefs: August 11 - 18, 2007 Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Army Suicide Rates Up Army suicide rates have risen to 99 soldiers for 2006, up from 87 in 2005. Of these, 30 were soldier... Continue reading PsychBriefs: August 11 - 18, 2007
Child Maltreatment Rates Soar During Military Deployment War deployments place stress on both soldier parents and civilian spouses left behind. However, it is the children who may suffer the most as they both miss and worry about the deployed parent and are affected by the additional stress put on the family, oft... Continue reading Child Maltreatment Rates Soar During Military Deployment
Substance Abuse, PTSD Common Among Veterans Nearly three times as many veterans are taking advantage of the two free years of health care offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) than did in Vietnam, many to be treated for mental health problems, shows a report funded by a VA grant and publ... Continue reading Substance Abuse, PTSD Common Among Veterans
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
'Biomarkers' in Blood May Help Army Screen Stressed Recruits With attrition rates of new recruits at 15 percent and the need for soldiers ever-growing, scientists are looking toward stress research to screen U.S. Army recruits for potential problems before they occur. One technique that shows promise is testing for ... Continue reading 'Biomarkers' in Blood May Help Army Screen Stressed Recruits
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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