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Traumatic Response To Bad Memories Can Be Minimized
July 30, 2008 — Researchers have identified the brain mechanism that switches off traumatic feelings associated with bad memories, a finding that could lead to the development of drugs to treat panic ... > full story -
Brain Cells Related To Fear Identified, Paving The Way For More Effective Treatment Of Post-Traumatic Stress And Other Anxiety Disorders
July 10, 2008 — Potentially paving the way for more effective treatments of anxiety disorders, a recent Nature report has identified a critical component of the amygdala's neural network normally involved in the ... > full story -
PTSD Causes Early Death From Heart Disease, Study Suggests
July 7, 2008 — A new study sheds light on the link between PTSD and heart disease. Vietnam veterans with PTSD suffered higher rates of heart disease death than veterans without PTSD. The more severe the PTSD ... > full story -
Global War Deaths Have Been Substantially Underestimated, Study Shows
June 19, 2008 — Globally, war has killed three times more people than previously estimated, and there is no evidence to support claims of a recent decline in war deaths, concludes a new ... > full story -
One In Eight Lower Manhattan Residents Had Signs Of PTSD Two To Three Years After 9/11
June 13, 2008 — Lower Manhattan residents developed post-traumatic stress disorder at three times the usual rate in the years following 9/11. The rate among residents matched the rate previously reported among ... > full story -
Nerves Behind Pain Relief Provided By Stressful Situations
June 12, 2008 — The increased beating of the heart that one experiences when in a stressful situation is just one part of the body's response, often known as the "fight-or-flight response", to stress. Another ... > full story -
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Insomnia Among Returning War Vets Is As Severe As Patients With Chronic Insomnia
June 10, 2008 — Insomnia together with post-deployment adjustment disorders among returning war veterans is as severe as patients suffering from chronic ... > full story -
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Risk Of ALS Exposure In Gulf War Veterans Is Time Limited, Study Shows
June 6, 2008 — A new study says that cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis among soldiers who served in the first Persian Gulf War were caused by certain events during their deployment to the war zone, meaning the ... > full story -
Brain's Gray Cells Appear To Be Changed By Trauma Of Major Events Like 9/11 Attack, Study Suggests
June 3, 2008 — Healthy adults who were close to the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, have less gray matter in key emotion centers of their brains compared with people who were more ... > full story -
Exposure Therapy May Help Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
June 2, 2008 — Exposure-based therapy, in which recent trauma survivors are instructed to relive the troubling event, may be effective in preventing the progression from acute stress disorder to post-traumatic ... > full story
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