Recent studies have shown that a crucial step in the treatment of PTSD is to correct these trauma memories, rather than to suppress them.
Date Posted: June 18, 2018
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
GOAccording to a study by Brain, Behaviour and Immunity, adolescent rats which were fed with food that were high in saturated fats developed poor stress management skills. Regions of the rats' brains that were changed by the diet resembled the ...
Jun 16
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD, Stress ...
GOAccording to a study by Brain, Behaviour and Immunity, adolescent rats which were fed with food that were high in saturated fats developed poor stress management skills. Regions of the rats' brains that were changed by the diet resembled the ...
Jun 16
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD, Stress ...
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A new study found that military service members recovering from PTSD who still identified as a member of a unit have lower levels of psychological injuries.
Jun 14
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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New research shows that certain cognitive training exercises can help reduce depression and improve brain health in individuals years after they have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Jun 1
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress ...
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused by traumatic military experiences is associated with feelings of anxiety, anger, sadness and guilt. Now, new research is evaluating how PTSD symptoms increase risks for academic difficulties as well.
May 23
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Reducing severity of PTSD symptoms long-term holds significant public-health and economic implications. Both civilians and military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reap long-term benefits from psychotherapies used for short-term ...
May 22
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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A new study has found an abnormality in visual regions of the brain that is associated with a person's general risk for mental illness, and these findings indicate a signature abnormality shared between common forms of mental illness.
May 18
Categories: Addictions, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
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It has recently been found that chronic stress and adversities experienced early in life will increase vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) later in life.
May 10
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Determining the symptom that is a major indicator of vulnerability to PTSD is revoluntionary to predicting and preventing future development of the condition. Identifying those most at risk could allow for targeted interventions, aimed at stopping ...
Feb 21
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Dissociation from oneself has long-term implications for who we become.
Jul 7
Categories: Adult psychological development, Child Development, Identity ...
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The first molecular genetic evidence that genetic influences play a role in the risk of getting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after trauma has been gained by a new study.
May 26
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Stop, look, and listen.
May 25
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Post Traumatic ...
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Most of us may think that trauma refers to life-changing events of catastrophic proportions that drastically affect one’s emotional state of mind. These are large ‘T’ traumas. However, small ‘t’ traumas also occur to many people; while ...
Mar 20
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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New study on mice suggests parents' fears can be passed on to their children. Implications of the study on understanding alcohol addiction, phobias and anxiety are discussed.
Dec 27
Categories: Addictions, Anxiety, Other, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
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The stress hormone cortisol strengthens memories of scary experiences. However, it is effective not only while the memory is being formed for the first time, but also later when people look back at an experience while the memory reconsolidates. ...
Dec 8
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD, Stress ...
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