Tag: trauma

Study suggests childhood trauma can affect reaction to morphine

From the University of Exeter press release: People who have experienced childhood trauma get a more pleasurable “high” from morphine, new research suggests. University of Exeter scientists compared the effects… Read more »

Study suggests focusing on diversion yields positive results for kids with behavioral issues

From the Case Western Reserve University press release: Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since 2006, 21% reported that someone close to them… Read more »

Study suggests mindfulness interventions can help change health behaviours

From the Wolters Kluwer Health press release: A growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of mindfulness approaches to promote positive changes in health behaviors. New neurobiologically based models of… Read more »

Study suggests sleep loss hijacks brain’s activity during learning

From the Elsevier press release: Sleep is crucial for consolidating our memories, and sleep deprivation has long been known to interfere with learning and memory. Now a new study shows that getting… Read more »

Study suggests increasing sleep time after trauma could ease ill effects

From the Washington State University press release: Increasing the amount of time spent asleep immediately after a traumatic experience may ease any negative consequences, suggests a new study conducted by… Read more »

Study suggests early trauma influences metabolism across generations

From the University of Zürich press release: People who live through traumatic experiences in childhood often suffer long-lasting consequences that affect their mental and physical health. But moreover, their children… Read more »

Study examines the brain circuitry underlying dissociative experiences

From the Stanford Medicine press release: It’s neither uncommon nor especially worrisome for people to lose themselves in a great book or a daydream. But it’s disconcerting when feeling transported… Read more »

Study finds that people with less body response to stress task had more PTSD signs after COVID-19 began

From the Baylor University press release: People who did not have a large heart rate response to a stress task surprised researchers later — after the onset of the COVID-19… Read more »