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Drugs for Hepatitis C may reduce symptoms of PTSD
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Boston [US], August 23 (ANI): Posttraumatic stress disorder affects a lot of people (PTSD). This possibly chronic illness causes disruption in people's lives and might cause new health problems or make pre-existing ones worse, like despair, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts.
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Do you know particular brain reactions to traumatic stress are associated
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 31 (ANI): According to the largest prospective study, people who were exposed to potentially dangerous scenarios and who had lower hippocampal activity had more severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in the days and weeks that followed the event.
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Researchers investigate relation between service dogs and soldiers with PT
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): In a recent investigation, characteristics and mechanisms that may underlie the mental health consequences of these interactions were examined in relation to service dogs used by American soldiers suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Particular brain reactions to traumatic stress are associated with PTSD ri
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, individuals facing potentially threatening situations who had less activity in their hippocampus developed more severe posttraumatic s
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Researchers reveal why trauma-focused psychotherapy treatment works
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Texas [US], January 27 (ANI): In a novel study, researchers used neuroimaging to examine how the brain areas responsible for generating emotional responses to threats are changed by psychotherapy.
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Brain imaging predicts PTSD after injury, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], December 30 (ANI): Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and unpredictable.
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Study reveals sleep loss hijacks brain's activity during learning
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], November 11 (ANI): Partially sleep-deprived individuals might be especially vulnerable to fear-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder or anxiety, according to a new research.
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Study reveals why stress hormone can prevent disorders after traumatic eve
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Study reveals why stress hormone can prevent disorders after traumatic event . Washington D C [U S A], In a recent study, a group of researchers have found that the Ppm1f (Protein phosphatase 1f) gene is altered when exposed to traumatic stress and is associated with posttraumatic stress
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Study reveals why stress hormone can prevent disorders after traumatic eve
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Sept. 14 (ANI): In a recent study, a group of researchers have found that the Ppm1f (Protein phosphatase 1f) gene is altered when exposed to traumatic stress and is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.
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