Tag: post-traumatic stress disorder

Study links childhood gender nonconformity to higher risk of abuse and later PTSD

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From the Harvard School of Public Health press release: Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their… Read more »

Study links traumatic brain injury to increased PTSD susceptibility

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From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: UCLA life scientists and their colleagues have provided the first evidence of a causal link between traumatic brain injury and an increased susceptibility… Read more »

Study suggests sleep can preserve and enhance unpleasant emotional memories

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From the University of Massachussetts Amherst press release: A recent study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to suggest that a person’s emotional response… Read more »

Study identifies risk factors for chronic PTSD in PTSD sufferers

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From the Florida State University press release: A Florida State University clinical psychologist has identified factors that could cause some women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to have chronic, persistent… Read more »