Some intensive care patients develop post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) after the trauma of a difficult hospital stay, and this is thought to be exacerbated by delusional or fragmentary memories of their time in the intensive care unit...
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September 18, 2010
Intensive Care Diaries Protect Patients From PTSD
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September 15, 2010
Ecstasy Shows Promise as Treatment for PTSD
Results from a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology suggest that MDMA combined with psychotherapy may be a safe and effective treatment for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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September 9, 2010
PTSD And Traumatic Brain Injury Common Among Returning Troops
NPR reports on post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury in troops returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Though thousands of soldiers are diagnosed with PTSD, many more suffer without treatment. Among those who do seek treatment, doctors are finding another, distinctly different problem called traumatic brain injury, or TBI...
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August 22, 2010
Cedar Hills Hospital Launches “Exclusively Women” Program For Treating Mental Health Issues
Cedar Hills Hospital has launched a new program tailored to women with multiple mental health and chemical dependency issues. Exclusively Women is designed for women who are dealing with drug and alcohol dependency, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), spousal abuse, anxiety and obsessive disorders, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, and depressive disorders related to pregnancy...
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July 21, 2010
Women In Their 50s More Prone To PTSD Than Men
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates peak in women later than they do in men. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Annals of General Psychiatry found that men are most vulnerable to PTSD between the ages of 41 and 45 years, while women are most vulnerable at 51 to 55...
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July 14, 2010
PTSD Treatment Claims Process Eased, Some Remain Skeptical
NPR: The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a new rule Monday that aims to make it easier for troops who return from battle to get the PTSD support they need. "Veterans will no longer have to prove that a certain attack, bomb explosion or event in a combat zone triggered post-traumatic stress. It's a change that most agree has been a long time coming...
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July 13, 2010
July 9, 2010
New Rules Pave Way For Veterans’ PTSD Disability Claims
The New York Times: Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who are seeking disability benefits will get a break when new rules go into effect as early as next week. "The regulations from the Department of Veterans Affairs, which will ...
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July 5, 2010
U.S. Army: Dogs Help Battle PTSD
The Army is using dogs "much more" to help soldiers recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according to the Army Surgeon General's special assistant for mental health, Col. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, M.D., who spoke at the annual convention of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "Animals are not just cute," Ritchie said. "They provide support...
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July 3, 2010
Living and Forgetting
And I'll be easyLike living and forgettingAnd if I pick you upI'll be sure to let you down-Living and Forgetting, Glasstown (mp3)Forgetting Emotional Information Is HardOur memory for emotional events is generally better than our memory of neutral events. This is a key issue in developing treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder. How do we rid ourselves of unpleasant memories? In structured
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