
Previous studies have found a relationship between asthma and other anxiety disorders and a higher risk of depression. The reason(s) for the association between asthma and mental disorders is unknown. [...]
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What is already known is that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or depression, can change how a person responds to stress. What is not known is how a traumatic event effects [...]
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Stress activates a neurochemical response in the brain that triggers a release of gluocorticoids, which is known not to be good for you cognitively. High levels of gluocorticoids are associated [...]
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Most current theories of how we form long-term memories is that they are encoded in our brain by changes in the connections between neurons, which would not allow them to [...]
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A recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) exposed much of the studies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as self-serving and biased. The report concluded that exposure-based therapy and cognitive processing therapy were [...]
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Why are some people better at handling stress than others? This is a question that the National Institutes of Health’s Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded research project wanted to [...]
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Among the military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, PTSD is the most commonly diagnosed service related mental disorder. The vast majority of people who experience this disorder also have [...]
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Emerging evidence has shown that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) used in conjunction with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can cause bleeding of the lining of the digestive tract including the [...]
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The International Herald Tribune, has an article on how post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) sometimes manifest years and decades after a traumatic event. For example, some World War II and Korean War veterans did [...]
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With nearly 17% of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan showing signs of suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) the Army has opened a 6,000-square-foot center at Fort Bliss.
The Army [...]
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