Increasing the amount of time spent asleep immediately after a traumatic experience may ease any negative consequences, suggests a new study conducted by researchers at Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.
Date Posted: October 27, 2020
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Adults who have had traumatic experiences in the past are less likely to enjoy physical touches and perceive certain social gestures differently from individuals who were not subjected to trauma when they were younger.
Aug 23
Categories: Adult psychological development, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ...
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Breakthrough research has yielded a cluster of genetic markers that could form the basis of a blood test for PTSD.
Mar 18
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Working with a cohort of young people with symptoms of PTSD and depression, researchers found that practicing transcendental meditation can help reduce or even reverse these symptoms.
Feb 25
Categories: Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex ...
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Drugs have often been linked to a myriad of physical and mental health deteriorations, but in a recent study, it appears that a specific drug may in fact be useful in the alleviation of PTSD symptoms. Recent findings suggest that ecstasy’s role in ...
Dec 5
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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With the recent media focus on the Kavanaugh-Ford scandal, questions regarding recall and memory have surfaced. A special form of memory is particularly interesting, termed “flashbulb memories”. Flashbulb memories are formed during significant ...
Sep 26
Categories: Other, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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This article talks about how the trauma suffered by young women from sexual abuse can result in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Sep 13
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
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A recent finding suggests that more than 33% of U.S. Army soldiers do not have a history of mental illness.
Sep 8
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Many have experienced an improvement in mental health condition after recovering from trauma. The reason for this growth in mindset after a trauma stems from trauma training one’s mental strength by helping trauma survivors gain more control over ...
Aug 23
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Coping with Medical Problems, Post ...
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Music Therapy plays an important role in military healthcare, it is being used more and more often to tackle combat-related injuries. As the benefits of music therapy seem to be infinite, researchers believe in the need to develop more programmes as ...
Aug 21
Categories: Coping with Medical Problems, Health Psychology, Post Traumatic ...
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A study has shown that nightmares might enhance a sense of defeat, loss of faith and hope, and the feeling of being trapped that lead to one having suicidal thoughts. 62% of people who experienced nightmares had thoughts or attempted to commit ...
Aug 17
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Parents who faced severe trauma and stress in their own childhood are more likely to see behavioral health problems in their children.
Jul 13
Categories: Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens, Post ...
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Many people refer to the traumatic event as the trauma itself, but trauma refers to something more fundamental than that. The same traumatic event can have varying impacts on different people, leading to the idea that trauma goes beyond the event ...
Jul 6
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD, ...
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A new neurobiological marker have have just been found to help recognize patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Jun 27
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Eating disorders are not merely determined by the amount of food consumed, but mainly by the amount of anxiety and thought processes in the mind. It is viewed by some as an addiction, and a habit of eating that is wired in the brain. There are many ...
Jun 25
Categories: Complex PTSD, Eating Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ...
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A study conducted by Purdue University's College of Veterinary Medicine discovered that military veterans with PTSD have an improved psychological measure score if they have a service dog. This results show that service dogs may improve well-being ...
Jun 22
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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