Administering synthetic marijuana (cannabinoids) soon after a traumatic event can prevent PTSD-like (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms in rats, caused by the trauma and by trauma reminders.
Date Posted: September 5, 2014
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Post Traumatic Stress ...
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Women with severe mental illness are up to five times more likely than the general population to be victims of sexual assault and two to three times more likely to suffer domestic violence, reveals new research led by UCL and King's College London ...
Sep 5
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Mental Health in Asia, Post ...
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McLean Hospital researchers are reporting that xenon gas, used in humans for anesthesia and diagnostic imaging, has the potential to be a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other memory-related disorders.
Aug 28
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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An extraordinary opportunity to study memory and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a group of Air Transat passengers who experienced 30 minutes of unimaginable terror over the Atlantic Ocean in 2001 has resulted in the discovery of a ...
Aug 18
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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There are many forms of memory and only some of these may be critical for the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reports a new study by researchers at the University at Albany and the University of California Los Angeles.
Aug 18
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have learned that the molecule Notch, critical in many processes during embryonic development, is also involved in fear memory formation.
Aug 12
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Nearly a year after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, hospital staff, first responders and medical volunteers who cared for the injured and dying were still struggling to put the experience behind them.
Aug 12
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anxiety, Caregiver Issues / ...
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Anyone who's had a pimple form right before an important event may wonder if stress caused the break out. While commonly linked anecdotally, proving the relationship between stress and inflammatory skin conditions, such as acne, psoriasis and ...
Aug 8
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
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A new study led by Professor Panos Vostanis has examined adolescent victims of conflict in the Gaza strip and has found that exposure to war-torn environments has a lasting and damaging effect on their psychological wellbeing.
Aug 7
Categories: Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex ...
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Scientists studying depression in teens have discovered that subtle changes in a gene can predict how the brain reacts to stress, which can cause such health issues as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and obesity.
Aug 6
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ...
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It seems common practice. After a long day at work, sometimes you just want to turn on the TV or play a video game to relax, decompress. This is supposed to make you feel better. But a recent study found that people who had high stress levels after ...
Jul 29
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
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Sometimes a pencil is just a pencil. And sometimes, a pencil is a great deal more. Writing is a powerful tool for those dealing with mental health issues. It might be especially important in cases of trauma where integrating memory is a critical ...
Jul 23
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Complex PTSD, Depression, Post ...
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Many patients continue to suffer from symptoms (headaches, pain) several months after an accident, which can pose a real handicap to their lives. Researchers have studied the subsequent development of 1,300 people who were admitted to A&R between ...
Jul 19
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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A drug used to treat Parkinson's disease could also help people with phobias or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Scientists of the Translational Neurosciences (FTN) Research Center at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) are currently ...
Jul 11
Categories: Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University have identified a drug that appears to make memories of fearsome events less durable in mice.
The finding may accelerate the development of treatments for preventing PTSD ...
Jul 4
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Bessel van der Kolk sat cross-legged on an oversize pillow in the center of a smallish room overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. He wore khaki pants, a blue fleece zip-up and square wire-rimmed glasses. His feet were bare. It was the third day ...
May 27
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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