News tagged with posttraumatic stress disorder
Innovative virtual reality exposure therapy shows promise for returning troops
An article published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Traumatic Stress is one of the first to provide evidence of the effectiveness of exposure therapy with active duty military service members suffering from posttraumatic ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Researchers suggest diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder are lacking
Current diagnostic procedures for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) fail to adequately reflect research into the broad nature of a traumatic event, according to a study that will appear in the January print issue of Psychological Bu ...
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Dec 16, 2010 |
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Does the impact of psychological trauma cross generations?
In groups with high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as the survivors of the Nazi Death Camps, the adjustment problems of their children, the so-called "Second Generation", have received attention by researchers. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 08, 2010 |
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About one-tenth of soldiers returning from Iraq may be impaired by mental health problems
Between 8.5 percent and 14 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq report serious functional impairment due to either posttraumatic stress disorder or depression, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Ge ...
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Jun 07, 2010 |
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Cambodians unsure tribunals will heal wounds of mass killings, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lessons learned from research into the societal effects of post-Apartheid "truth and reconciliation" hearings in South Africa are now being applied to a U.S. National Institute of Peace-sponsored ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Intense, prolonged exposure to WTC attack linked to new health problems years later
Large number of individuals, such as recovery and rescue workers, nearby residents and office workers, who experienced intense or prolonged exposure to the World Trade Center attack have reported new diagnoses of asthma or ...
Aug 04, 2009 |
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