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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 -
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 -
Lone Asylum Seeking Children Have Experienced High Levels Of War Trauma And Need Better Care, Study Suggests
May 23, 2008 — Lone asylum seeking children are more likely to have experienced high levels of war trauma, combat and torture than those who arrive in a country with adult carers, according to a new study looking ... > full story -
Depression And PTSD Symptoms In Caregivers Of Lung Transplant Patients
May 18, 2008 — Symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among caregivers of deceased lung transplant patients are four-to-five times more prevalent than in the average population, according to ... > full story -
Spillover Effects Of Family And School Stress Linger In Adolescents' Daily Lives
May 15, 2008 — A study among 589 9th graders found that stress at home affects adolescents' school life and vice versa. When adolescents experienced family stress, their learning and attendance problems increased ... > full story -
Men Are More Likely Than Women To Crave Alcohol When They Feel Negative Emotions
May 11, 2008 — Women and men tend to have different types of stress-related psychological disorders. Women have greater rates of depression and some types of anxiety disorders than men, while men have greater rates ... > full story -
Sudden Death Of A Parent May Pose Mental Health Risks For Children, Surviving Caregivers
May 5, 2008 — Children who had a parent who died suddenly have three times the risk of depression than those with two living parents, along with an increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder according to a ... > full story -
Anxiety, Mood Disorders Put Cancer Patients At Risk For PTSD
May 5, 2008 — Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research ... > full story -
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Haunted By Hallucinations: Children In The Pediatric ICU Traumatized By Delusions
May 1, 2008 — Nearly one in three children admitted to pediatric intensive care will experience delusions or hallucinations, which put them at higher risk for post-traumatic stress symptoms, according to a new ... > full story
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