From the University of Miami press release via EurekAlert!: As Hurricane Isaac nears the Gulf Coast, one may wonder what the impact of natural disasters are on children. Who is most at risk for persistent…
From the University of Michigan press release via HealthCanal: Preschool children exposed to domestic violence and additional traumatic events are at increased risk for developing traumatic stress disorder, a new University of Michigan study shows.…
From the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) press release by Jeffrey Norris via HealthCanal: Research has shown that women are at greater risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than men. Now, scientists based…
From the JAMA and Archives Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Among couples in which one partner was diagnosed as having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), participation in disorder-specific couple therapy resulted in decreased PTSD symptom severity…
From the Boston University School of Medicine press release: Investigators at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System have identified a new gene linked to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).…
From the AFTAU press release via EurekAlert!: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops in individuals who experience highly traumatizing situations such as terrorist attacks and car accidents, but symptoms can also come about after normal life…
From the University of South Florida (USF Health) press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing have shown that brief treatments with Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) substantially reduce…
From the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) press release via MedicalXpress: People with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) are able to exchange information among their separate identities. This has been revealed by experiments conducted by…
From the Ben-Gurion University press release via EurekAlert!: Sleep deprivation in the first few hours after exposure to a significantly stressful threat actually reduces the risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to a study…
From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) press release via ScienceDaily: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more treatable than previously thought. A novel method has shown to be remarkably effective. The method, called…