Receiving nitrous oxide after a traumatic event may help to reduce the incidence of distressing memories, suggests research published in Psychological Medicine.
Date Posted: March 7, 2016
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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According to a study led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich researchers, a majority of patients diagnosed with breast cancer go on to develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mar 4
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ...
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When news of a disaster hits, it can cause suffering not only to those at ground zero, but others who witness the aftermath.
Nov 16
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD, Stress ...
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"I really did not feel like I fitted the box." New research indicates the need for postnatal support that encompasses all mental health issues, not only postnatal depression.
Sep 11
Categories: Complex PTSD, Mental Health in Asia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ...
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Blocking a newly identified memory pathway could prevent the disorder.
Sep 2
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Some 10-15 percent of combat veterans struggle with wounds invisible to the naked eye: post-traumatic stress. While there is no cure-all for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new study suggests an entirely new approach to treating PTSD - a ...
Aug 1
Categories: Other, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Unwanted, intrusive visual memories are a core feature of stress- and trauma-related clinical disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but they can also crop up in everyday life. New research shows that even once intrusive memories ...
Jul 7
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex 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. This ...
Jul 2
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD, Stress ...
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A study found that viewing violent news events could lead to symptoms that are related to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The study found that nearly one out of four of the participants had PTSD-like symptoms from exposure to 9/11 or suicide ...
May 16
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Viewing violent news events via social media can cause people to experience symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
May 12
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
GOMen and women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may also experience sexual dysfunction and relationship difficulties, a new research review suggests.
Apr 22
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Study in Nature May Lead to New Therapies for PTSD, Phobias and Anxieties
Jan 23
Categories: Anxiety, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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The devastating floods in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia have not only cause destruction to property, but also emotional stress and trauma to the victims, as well as health staff and volunteers involved in the relief efforts.
Jan 6
Categories: Mental Health in Asia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma ...
GOMemories of our daily experience are formed, often during sleep, by inscribing - or "consolidating" - a record of what happened into neural tissue. Joy at the birth of a child or terror in response to a violent personal assault. A bad memory, once ...
Nov 26
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Being shown pictures of others being loved and cared for reduces the brain's response to threat, new research from the University of Exeter has found.
Nov 11
Categories: Child Development, Parenting, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
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A single application of a common anesthetic procedure could be the answer to alleviating anxiety, depression and psychological pain in those suffering from chronic, extreme post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Oct 15
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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