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Stress Management Can Be Taught Online

April 2nd, 2012
On-line Stress Management Training In a small study, researchers have shown that meditation and stress management techniques can be taught using an online virtual community. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MHG) believe the ...

Lifetime Traumatic Stress Linked to Heightened Inflammation

April 1st, 2012
The more traumatic stress a person is exposed to over the course of a lifetime, the greater the chances the person has elevated levels of inflammatory markers in his or her bloodstream, say researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) ...

911 Operators Vulnerable to PTSD Symptoms

March 30th, 2012
911 Operators Vulnerable to PTSD Symptoms911 dispatchers deal with traumatic scenarios every day, but from a distance -- and it turns out that combination can make them ...

Medical Theory Supports Yoga, Eastern-Western Medical Approach

March 7th, 2012
Medical Theory Supports Yoga, Eastern-Western Medical ApproachA new study provides a theory for how yoga reduces symptoms in stress-related psychological and medical conditions. The theory, by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), New ...

Blood Pressure Drug Relieves PTSD Nightmares

March 7th, 2012
Blood Pressure Drug Relieves PTSD NightmaresResearchers believe a blood pressure medication may relieve nightmares associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Mayo Clinic investigators have completed a systematic literature review of prazosin in ...

Most Israeli Firefighters Battle PTSD

February 24th, 2012
Most Israeli Firefighters Battle PTSDA new study suggests approximately 90 percent of Israeli firefighters have some form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s Marc Lougassi, a firefighter himself ...

Using Smartphones to Treat Drug Abuse

February 22nd, 2012
Using Smartphones to Treat Drug AbuseResearchers are working to develop technology that will allow smartphones to help addicts deal with drug cravings. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) are combining a ...

Gender Nonconformity Ups Risk of Kids’ Abuse

February 21st, 2012
Gender Nonconformity Ups Risk of Kids AbuseA new study finds that discrimination against gender nonconformity can begin at a very young age, raising the risk of psychological trauma ...

Brain Injury Linked to Higher Risk for PTSD, Anxiety Disorders

February 19th, 2012
Brain Injury Linked to Higher Risk for PTSD, Anxiety DisordersThe first evidence of a causal link between traumatic brain injury and an increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder has been provided by scientists at ...

Green Spaces Reduce Stress Levels

February 16th, 2012
Green Spaces Reduce Stress Levels Among JoblessThe presence of parks and woodland in economically deprived areas may help people cope better with job losses, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic fatigue ...
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