Retrospective cohort study results show a significant association between PTSD in women veterans and increased risk for incident ischemic heart disease, particularly in younger women and minorities. Medscape Medical News
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Severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms may significantly improve after adding MDMA to psychotherapy, results from the phase 3 MAPP1 trial suggest; but treatment context is crucial. Medscape Medical News
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Thirty years ago, clinical psychiatrist Jonathan Shay drew attention to similarities between the trauma experienced by Greek warriors, as documented in the epic poem “The Iliad,” and Vietnam veterans in America. Could the experience of war...
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A week after surgery, I removed my splint to take a shower. Now, unprotected, my wrist was made of glass. With my splint on, I was clumsy, but invincible. I did not feel frail until I removed my splint. The shower floor did not feel very different...
The SNRI atomoxetine may help improve outcomes for patients with both attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News
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THURSDAY, March 11, 2021 -- Globally, among health care workers, there has been a high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a review published online March 10 in...
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A new systematic review of 65 studies from around the world involves a total of 97,333 health care workers and finds that one in five have experienced depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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(MedPage Today) -- Ten companies were called out by the FDA for illegally selling supplements claiming to cure depression and other mental health disorders.
A survey of 381 patients recovered from COVID-19 found that more than 30% had...
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(MedPage Today) -- "That's a demand that utterly outstrips the supply that we have." -- Jim Jackson, PsyD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, on a study suggesting that many COVID survivors have post-traumatic stress disorder...
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(MedPage Today) -- In a single-center Italian study, about 30% of patients who recovered from COVID-19 developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), researchers found.
Among the 381 patients who were followed, those who developed PTSD were more...
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Recent exposure to reuptake inhibitor antidepressants may reduce treatment response to MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Medscape Medical News
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Researchers find a disproportionate number of inmates with violent offenses suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder and alcohol use disorder.
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In a lab in Amsterdam, arachnophobes have volunteered to encounter their eight-legged nemeses to help researchers hoping to conjure and obliterate fear memories. These studies, as well as new understanding of overlooked brain regions, are revealing...
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As in all wars, combat fatigue took its toll on the fighting men during World War II.
Here's What You Need to Know: What we now call post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but which had no name or formal...
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A new study of 1040 online participants from five western countries explores people's response to the stresses of the escalating pandemic, finding more than 13 percent of the sample had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related symptoms...
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In what investigators call the first randomized controlled trial of repeated ketamine infusion for chronic PTSD, the treatment was associated with significant symptom reduction after 2 weeks. Medscape Medical News
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On top of pre-existing workforce issues and high rates of infection, hospitalization and deaths, nurses are also grappling with widespread staff sickness due to COVID-19.
Nurses have been putting themselves in...
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Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz is keeping it 100. The hip-hop veteran goes online to speak on his state of mind and his belief of a large portion of Black men suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. 2 Chainz Acknowledges PTSD In Black Men Deuce went...
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Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Psychoanalysis is a weekly series on the Consequence Podcast Network that takes an in-depth look at a mental health topic through the lens of horror. “He’s...
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma.
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