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Active prefrontal brain function appears to protect against PTSD after child abuse http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-prefrontal-brain-function-ptsd-child.html Shared from Google News & Weather Increased activation of the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain that regulates complex cognitive, emotional and behavioral functioning, appears to protect against post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals who sufferedContinue Reading

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PTSD can be caused by single event http://citizensvoice.com/news/ptsd-can-be-caused-by-single-event-1.2032083 Shared from Google News & Weather Your friend is astute. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a condition in which distressing symptoms occur after a major trauma. While the media often talk about PTSD in soldiers who have seen active combat, you don’t haveContinue Reading

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Early treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder accelerates recovery, but does not sustain it https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160412135326.htm Shared from Google News & Weather Over a 12-week period, researchers looked at several groups of non-military individuals suffering from PTSD (a total study cohort of 232 individuals) after a single traumatic event. All participants receivedContinue Reading

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Crash Bandicoot Is a Vietnam War Vet With PTSD, According to The Onion http://www.gamespot.com/articles/crash-bandicoot-is-a-vietnam-war-vet-with-ptsd-acc/1100-6438800/ Shared from Google News & Weather “So many video games glamorize the violence of war, but few acknowledge the trauma that soldiers face long after they leave the battlefield-until now,” reads a line from the video’sContinue Reading

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Ecstasy may become an FDA-approved medical treatment in five years http://bgr.com/2016/04/05/ecstasy-treatment-ptsd-anxiety/ Shared from Google News & Weather As long as it’s used for medical purposes and obtained lawfully, marijuana can be legally purchased in the United States by those with access to medical marijuana doctors and cards as long asContinue Reading

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PTSD affects up to a third of people who experience a trauma. The risk is higher for some types of trauma. Read… https://t.co/5vd1ZqBirp — TraumaDissociation (@TraumaDID) April 5, 2016 What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a very common mental health disorder, affecting 8.7% of people duringContinue Reading

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Ontario recognizes PTSD as work-related for first responders http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/04/05/ontario-recognizes-ptsd-as-work-related-for-first-responders.html Shared from Google News & Weather Ontario has unanimously passed legislation recognizing post traumatic stress disorder as work-related illness for police, firefighters and paramedics. Under the old rules, first responders had to prove their PTSD was related to their job toContinue Reading

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http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/02/29/did-jfk-assassination-leave-jackie-kennedy-onassis-with-ptsd.html A lot of us saw the Zapruder film of the assassination on television and we’ve seen it repeated many times. It is a traumatic event we all witnessed. That’s one of the reasons I was so interested in the story. It is a unique view of what trauma wasContinue Reading

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The Canterbury University research shows more than 60 percent of 320 children, aged from five to seven, who have been tracked since they started school in 2013, are showing symptoms of the disorder. The symptoms include having meltdowns, lashing out at other students, and being tense and irritable. While theContinue Reading