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04 Jul 2023

Can PTSD Be Misdiagnosed As Anxiety? Mental Health Expert Answers

PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder is considered to be an anxiety issue related to a traumatic occurrence Receiving an accurate diagnosis is often an important first step toward finding the treatments Knowing that you aren’t alone can help give you the courage to reach out and ask for some help

Post-traumatic stress disorder

28 Jun 2023

Understanding PTSD: 8 Tips For Supporting Friends And Family

By creating a safe and nurturing environment, friends, family members, and communities can play a pivotal role in facilitating healing and recovery of people dealing with PTSD.

13 May 2019

Mel B still having therapy for PTSD

"It's everything that I went through and am still going through because of that abusive relationship."

20 Nov 2017

One-fifth of cancer survivors are victimised by PTSD, says study

Many patients live in fear that their cancer may come back and they may think the cancer has returned with every lump or bump, pain or ache, fatigue or fever.

30 Sep 2017

Australian military vets take help from dogs to overcome PTSD

Highly-trained dogs in Australia are helping ex-armymen overcome the mental scars of war and fight PTSD easily.

04 Apr 2017

Scientists claim this common antibiotic can help prevent, treat PTSD!

PTSD is a term for a broad range of psychological symptoms that can develop after someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event.

Post-traumatic stress disorder

30 Mar 2017

PTSD has a cure – Playing video game 'Tetris' can ease symptoms

Results showed that those who had played Tetris had fewer intrusive memories of the trauma in total over the week immediately following the accident than the controls.

10 Feb 2017

Here's a way out to prevent PTSD symptoms

For the research, the mice were given a small dose of intravenous ketamine or a placebo either one month, one week, or one hour before they were subjected to a series of small shocks.

Post-traumatic stress disorder

09 Feb 2017

Ketamine may help prevent traumatic disorders

PTSD is an anxiety disorder that occurs in about one-quarter of individuals who experience psychological trauma.

14 Dec 2016

Going through trauma? Sleep can help you process your experiences!

People with PTSD experience highly emotional and distressing memories or even flashbacks where they feel as if they were experiencing the trauma all over again.

26 Nov 2016

Are depression and PTSD the strongest reasons for suicide?

Major debate exists about the reason behind the increased risk of suicide in trauma survivors.

22 Nov 2016

Marijuana could help treat alcoholism, drug addiction and mental health

A new study has revealed that marijuana could help to treat alcoholics, people who are addicted to drugs and those who are suffering from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social anxiety.

12 Nov 2016

Traumatic stress impacts brains of boys, girls differently

Traumatic stress may have different impact in the brains of adolescent boys and girls, according to a new brain-scanning study.

05 Nov 2016

Rise in alcohol consumption increases during stress: Study

Increased stress can cause changes in brain's reward centre, which may then lead to a rise in alcohol consumption.

17 Mar 2016

Nightmares may increase suicide risk: Study

The nightmares may trigger specific types of negative cognitive thoughts - such as defeat, entrapment and hopelessness - which reinforce suicidal thoughts and behaviours, researchers said.

10 Feb 2016

Pregnancy may help women at PTSD risk

The findings highlight the need to screen pregnant women for possible undiagnosed PTSD.

31 Jan 2016

How rats respond to fear can fix stress disorder in humans

Female rats often respond to fear by "darting" where they start running around like crazy when they sense threat, new research has found, suggesting that the findings could lead to better treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in humans.

25 Sep 2015

Reporting violent events puts journalists at PTSD risk

Journalists who report on life-threatening events are at increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety, says a study that looked into the emotional well-being of reporters covering violent events in Kenya.

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