Posttraumatic Stress Disorder News

Abstract Children and adults exposed to chronic interpersonal trauma consistently demonstrate psychological disturbances that are not captured in the posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis.

David Kupelian's Nov. 9 WorldNetDaily column is a big ol' pile of Islamic fearmongering, kicking off by describing alleged Fort Hood shooter Nadal Malik Hasan as "a certifiable, America-hating, jihadist "ticking time bomb" waiting to go off." Kupelian then goes on to willfully mislead about what other news organizations have reported about Hasan: ...

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009;66 :1158. Prata et al examined the effect of a polymorphism in the dopamine transporter 1 gene on brain function during executive processing in healthy volunteers and patients with schizophrenia.

OBJECTIVE To estimate PTSD prevalence among depressed military veteran primary care patients and compare demographic/illness characteristics of PTSD screen-positive depressed patients to those with depression alone .

In a special guest editorial, Bass and colleagues discuss the limitations of current estimates of the prevalence of traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder among Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans.

We want to help the USAF provide returning service members access to the best possible treatment by internationally recognized psychological experts by combining the use of virtual reality and telehealth technologies.

Brain Structural Abnormalities and Mental Health Sequelae in South Vietnamese Ex-Political Detainees Who Survived Traumatic Head Injury and Torture Richard F. Mollica, MD ; ; Miriam C. Chernoff, PhD ; Hoan X. Bui ; James Lavelle, LICSW ; Sujung J. Yoon, MD, PhD ; Jieun E. Kim, MD ; Perry F. Renshaw, MD, PhD Arch Gen Psychiatry.

The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Vermont is growing to accommodate a center devoted to posttraumatic stress disorder.

After exposure to extreme life stresses, what distinguishes the individuals who do and do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder ? A new study, published in the October 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry , suggests that it has something to do with the way that we control the activity of the prefrontal cortex, a brain region thought to ...

Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder face an increased risk for dying after surgery, even if the surgery is performed years after they have completed their service, according to a U.S. study.

When a person has a mental illness like bi-polar, schizophrenia, or posttraumatic stress disorder, and has an alcohol/drug problem it's vitally important to have a daily maintenance plan.

New Hampshire health officials say in response to an increase in mental-health problems among servicemen and women, the state is hosting a training session for 175 participants.

See All Articles by Author 0 Comments Men and women of the United States military are suffering from mental illnesses at an increasing rate .

Alderfer, Melissa A.; Navsaria, Neha; Kazak, Anne E. Journal of Family Psychology.

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of mental illness and factors associated with poor mental health of underserved Guatemalan refugee communities located in Chiapas, Mexico, since 1981 and to assess need for mental health services.

This Article is provided free of charge. Add to File Drawer LETTERS: PTSD and Our Vets As the daughter of a retired Vietnam veteran and the wife of an Iraq war veteran, I enthusiastically read the recent Viewpoint about our vets .

Prevalence of and factors influencing posttraumatic stress disorder among mothers of children under five in Kabul, Afghanistan, after decades of armed conflicts.

Mental Illness Awareness Week is Oct. 4-10, 2009 and as part of its observance, the National Alliance on Mental Illness is calling attention to a program now airing on PBS, Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness.

Big changes underway at the VA could mean better treatment for thousands of vets.

Association of torture and other potentially traumatic events with mental health outcomes among populations exposed to mass conflict and displacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Export JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association , Vol.