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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

Posted December 14, 2010:

• Novel Memory-Enhancing Mechanism in Brain

Posted December 7, 2010:

• Including Smoking Cessation Program With Treatment for PTSD Shows Higher Rate of Quitting
• Sleep Deprivation Eliminates Fear Generalization: New Way to Treat PTSD?

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Drug Prevents Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Study Suggests

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease Can Cause Post Traumatic Stress, Say Doctors
• One Third of LGBT Youth Suffer Mental Disorders, Chicago Study Finds

Posted November 29, 2010:

• Neuroscience of Instinct: How Animals Overcome Fear to Obtain Food
• Color-Changing 'Blast Badge' Detects Exposure to Explosive Shock Waves

Posted November 22, 2010:

• Adding Face Shields to Helmets Could Help Avoid Blast-Induced Brain Injuries

Posted November 18, 2010:

• Researchers Identify PTSD Measures for Use in Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Posted November 17, 2010:

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Linked to Death, Atherosclerosis in Veterans, Research Finds

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Tetris Effect: Classic Computer Game May Have Special Ability to Reduce Flashbacks After Viewing Traumatic Images

Posted November 1, 2010:

• Veterans With Bipolar Disorder May Have Increased Risk of Suicide

Posted October 27, 2010:

• Magnetic Test Reveals Hyperactive Brain Network Responsible for Involuntary Flashbacks
• Child Abuse Victims and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted October 21, 2010:

• Teaching Kids to Work Through Trauma

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Researchers Analyze Student Grief Online After Campus Shootings

Posted October 18, 2010:

• What Comes Next for the Chilean Miners?
• Psychiatric Illnesses Before Surgery Associated With Modest Increased Risk of Death Afterward, Study Finds

Posted October 14, 2010:

• Psychological First Aid for Survivors of Disaster

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Re-Evaluating the Time of Your Life: Researcher Investigates the 'Subjective Time Trajectory' in Psychological Health

Posted October 11, 2010:

• Neural Pathways Governing Switching of Fear Responses in Zebrafish Identified

Posted October 6, 2010:

• Emotional Effects of Heavy Combat Can Be Lifelong for Veterans

Posted September 29, 2010:

• After Traumatic Event, Early Intervention Reduces Odds of PTSD in Children by 73 Percent

Posted September 28, 2010:

• Leading Practitioners Recommend Global PTSD Treatment Guidelines

Posted September 27, 2010:

• Rewiring a Damaged Brain

Posted September 23, 2010:

• High Rate of C-Sections Found After Pelvic Fractures

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Psychological Pain of Holocaust Still Haunts Survivors
• Return Troops Face Both Physical and Mental Challenges: Women Suffer from More Conditions Than Men, Study Finds

Posted September 17, 2010:

• Drug Combination May Treat Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted September 16, 2010:

• How Palestinian and Israeli Children Are Psychologically Scarred by Exposure to War
• Intensive Care Diaries Protect Patients from PTSD, Researchers Find

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Death at Home Less Distressing for Cancer Patients and Families, Study Finds

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Does the Impact of Psychological Trauma Cross Generations?

Posted August 31, 2010:

• PTSD and Dementia: More Study Needed to Determine Why Veterans With PTSD Are More at Risk Than Others

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Researchers Urge Reclassification of Traumatic Brain Injury as Chronic Disease
• Victimized Children Involved With Disasters More Likely to Have Mental Health Issues

Posted August 23, 2010:

• Disasters Especially Tough on People With Disabilities, Mental Disorders

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Combat Veterans Face More Lifelong Socioeconomic Challenges, Sociologist Finds

Posted July 30, 2010:

• 'Path of Mental Illness' Follows Path of War, 20 Years After Conflict Ends

Posted July 20, 2010:

• Women in Their 50s More Prone to PTSD Than Men

Posted July 19, 2010:

• Soldiers With Brain Injuries at Higher Risk of Epilepsy Decades Later, Study Finds

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