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Posted June 1, 2011:

• Blast-Related Injuries Detected in the Brains of US Military Personnel
• More Men With Migraine Suffer from PTSD Than Women, Study Finds

Posted May 26, 2011:

• Drug May Help Overwrite Bad Memories

Posted May 25, 2011:

• Job Stress in Teachers Linked to Student Achievement

Posted May 23, 2011:

• More Focus Needed on Mental Health Triage in Disaster Preparedness, Bioethicists Urge

Posted May 16, 2011:

• Using War Games to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted May 11, 2011:

• How Adversity Dulls Our Perceptions

Posted May 9, 2011:

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Common Following Significant Orthopedic Trauma

Posted May 2, 2011:

• Post-Deployment PTSD Symptoms More Common in Military Personnel With Prior Mental Health Disorders

Posted April 28, 2011:

• Shielding Body Protects Brain from 'Shell Shocking' Blast Injuries: Even Mild Blast Exposure Damages Nerve Cells in Mice, Study Shows

Posted April 27, 2011:

• Can Traumatic Memories Be Erased?

Posted April 26, 2011:

• Men's and Women's Immune Systems Respond Differently to PTSD

Posted April 25, 2011:

• Risk of Accelerated Aging Seen in PTSD Patients With Childhood Trauma
• Therapies Based on Positive Emotions May Not Work for All Cultures, Psychologists Warn

Posted April 20, 2011:

• New 'Chemical Pathway' in the Brain for Stress: Breakthrough Offers Hope for Targeted Treatment of Stress-Related Disorders
• Protein and Calories Can Help Lessen Effects of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Report Says

Posted April 19, 2011:

• Culture Shift Needed to Address Sickness Absence in Police Service in UK, Expert Says

Posted April 14, 2011:

• Teachers-Based Intervention Provides Stress Resistance in War-Exposed Children

Posted April 7, 2011:

• Male Victims of 'Intimate Terrorism' Can Experience Damaging Psychological Effects

Posted April 6, 2011:

• Having Trouble Sharing or Understanding Emotions? Affection Could Help

Posted March 29, 2011:

• Skills Training Can Improve Responses to Disclosures of Trauma

Posted March 22, 2011:

• Hydrocortisone Therapy for Trauma Patients Associated With Reduced Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Risk
• Hippocampal Volume and Resilience in Posttramatic Stress Disorder

Posted March 21, 2011:

• Traffic Accidents Linked to Increased Risk of Chronic Widespread Pain

Posted March 17, 2011:

• Self-Administered Light Therapy May Improve Cognitive Function After Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted March 1, 2011:

• Which Symptoms of PTSD Do the Most Damage?

Posted February 28, 2011:

• Acupressure Effective in Helping to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury, Study Suggests

Posted February 23, 2011:

• New Biological Pathway Identified for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted February 22, 2011:

• Parenting Stress Affects New Mothers’ Postpartum Lifestyle

Posted February 16, 2011:

• Innovative Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Shows Promise for Returning Troops

Posted February 14, 2011:

• Military/civilian Medical Experts Turning Attention to 'Army' of Injured Civilians Supporting Wars

Posted February 11, 2011:

• Child Soldier Trauma in Uganda Shares Similarities With Northern Ireland

Posted February 8, 2011:

• Turning Off Stress

Posted January 31, 2011:

• Neuroscientists Find Memory Storage, Reactivation Process More Complex Than Previously Thought

Posted January 27, 2011:

• Weighing the Costs of Disaster

Posted January 26, 2011:

• Casualties of War: Wounded Veterans More Likely to Die of Coronary Heart Disease

Posted January 25, 2011:

• Bartenders May Have Role in Assisting Troubled War Veterans

Posted January 20, 2011:

• Awake Despite Anesthesia

Posted January 19, 2011:

• Soldiers’ Brains Adapt to Perceived Threat During Mission

Posted January 18, 2011:

• Abuse Rates Higher Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children Compared With Hearing Youths, Study Finds

Posted January 12, 2011:

• How Children Cope With the Aftermath of a Hurricane
• Drug Reduces the Increase in Fear Caused by Previous Traumatic Experiences in Mice

Posted January 7, 2011:

• More Than 3,000 Survivors of the World Trade Center Attacks Experience Long-Term Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted January 5, 2011:

• First Screening Tool for War Veterans to Assess Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted January 4, 2011:

• Resiliency on the Battlefield: Soldiers With a Positive Outlook Less Likely to Suffer Anxiety, Depression

Posted January 3, 2011:

• US Soldiers With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder More Likely to Feel Long-Term Psychological Effect

Posted December 21, 2010:

• Stress Can Enhance Ordinary, Unrelated Memories
• Women War Veterans Face Higher Risk of Mental Health Problems During Pregnancy

Posted December 16, 2010:

• Diagnostic Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Are Lacking
• When the Brain Knows No Fear: Fear Discovery Could Lead to New Interventions for PTSD

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