News tagged with journal of traumatic stress
Protective and mental health services critical for orphans worldwide
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Duke University researchers calls for increased support, protection and appropriate mental health services for orphaned and abandoned children on a global scale.
Mar 25, 2011 |
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How children cope with the aftermath of a hurricane
Living through a natural disaster is a traumatic experience for everyone, but especially for children. A new study by University of Miami Psychologist Annette La Greca and her collaborators, indicate that some children who ...
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Jan 12, 2011 |
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More than 3,000 survivors of the WTC attacks experience long-term post-traumatic stress disorder
Nearly 10 years after the greatest human-made disaster in U.S. history-- the destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers -- there has been little research documenting the attacks' consequences among those most directly ...
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Jan 07, 2011 |
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After traumatic event, early intervention reduces odds of PTSD in children by 73 percent
After experiencing a potentially traumatic event - a car accident, a physical or sexual assault, a sports injury, witnessing violence - as many as 1 in 5 children will develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Leading practitioners recommend global PTSD treatment guidelines
In recent years, several guidelines in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder have been put into practice globally. Practice guidelines across the health sphere are very important in guiding the care people receive. ...
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Sep 28, 2010 |
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Returning troops face both physical and mental challenges
Is the US health system comprehensively meeting the needs of returning veterans? With the recent attention to mental illness in returning soldiers, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in particular, little research ...
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Sep 20, 2010 |
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Pivotal study finds link between PTSD and dementia
Results of a study reported in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a greater risk for dementia than Veterans without PTSD, ...
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Sep 02, 2010 |
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'Path of mental illness' follows path of war, 20 years after conflict ends
Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health assessed the geographical distribution of the long-term burden of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a region of Liberia and report that the prevalence ...
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Jul 30, 2010 |
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Many veterans not getting enough treatment for PTSD
Although the Department of Veteran Affairs is rolling out treatments nationwide as fast as possible to adequately provide for newly diagnosed PTSD patients, there are still significant barriers to veterans getting a full ...
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Feb 10, 2010 |
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Researchers discover method to objectively identify PTSD
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center have identified a biological marker in the brains of those exhibiting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Study: Fast morphine treatment may prevent PTSD
(AP) -- Quickly giving morphine to wounded troops cuts in half the chance they will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a provocative study that suggests a new strategy for preventing the psychological fallout ...
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Jan 13, 2010 |
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Use of cannabinoids 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 recent study carried out at the Learning and Memory Lab in the University of Haifa's Department ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Post-traumatic stress disorder primary suicide risk factor for veterans
August 25, 2009—Researchers working with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have found that post-traumatic stress disorder, the current most common mental disorder among veterans returning from service in the Middle East, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Afghani children suffering from post-traumatic stress
Children who live in Afghanistan are particularly affected every day by a multitude of war time stressors which increase the likelihood of developing PTSD: trauma, child labor, and family and military violence. On a daily ...
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Jun 23, 2009 |
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Researchers reveal how the brain processes important information
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shed light on how the neurotransmitter dopamine helps brain cells process important information.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 02, 2009 |
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