About 20 percent of patients may show mental-health symptoms up to six months after suffering a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), according to a new study. The study was supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry.… Continue reading Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Vulnerable to Mental-Health Issues
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The Pros and Cons of Using Online Support Groups for Addiction, Grief, PTSD or Eating Disorders
As we enter 2019, the Internet has ushered in a new trend of online support groups. These online communities have been a game changer for some people who struggle with addictions such as alcohol, drugs, eating disorders, PTSD, anxiety, and grief. Can people reap the same benefits from online groups as they can in ‘real… Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Using Online Support Groups for Addiction, Grief, PTSD or Eating Disorders
In-Person Contact May Protect Vets Against PTSD and Depression
Having regular in-person contact appears to protect against depression and PTSD in veterans, but Facebook contact might not be beneficial. The results of the study, by Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health and Science University researchers, will appear in the Jan. 15, 2019 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders. “When we… Continue reading In-Person Contact May Protect Vets Against PTSD and Depression
Possible Causes of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Typically, when we hear PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, we think of military veterans who experience vivid and often debilitating panic-inducing flashbacks of their time at war. Here are some other common causes of post-traumatic stress disorder and how to cope. Understanding the symptoms of PTSD Typical symptoms of PTSD include distressing nightmares that awaken you… Continue reading Possible Causes of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Treating PTSD with Psychedelics
Even if you’ve never used illegal drugs, you probably have some idea what LSD and other psychedelic substances do to the brain. (The 1960s live on in movies if nowhere else.) This kind of drug triggers the brain to “alter thought processes and disable filters,” according to Science Daily, changing how people perceive everything around… Continue reading Treating PTSD with Psychedelics
Psychedelic Drugs Could Help to Fight Depression, Anxiety, Addiction + PTSD
Psychedelic drugs may have mind-altering powers in the physical sense, too. A study done at the University of California, Davis and published June 12th 2018 in the journal Cell Reports found psychedelics — specifically 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI), Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) –can change brain cells in rats and flies, making neurons more likely… Continue reading Psychedelic Drugs Could Help to Fight Depression, Anxiety, Addiction + PTSD
Music Can Be A Major Key to Therapeutic Healing
Music plays a significant role in nearly everyone’s life, but for some people it represents much more than an invitation to dance or a soundtrack for the morning commute. Researchers have found that music therapy provides a diversion from negative feelings and helps manage the pain of not only adults, but of children with developmental,… Continue reading Music Can Be A Major Key to Therapeutic Healing
Keeping New Memories Separate from Old Ones as We Age
The hippocampus, the memory-forming center of the brain, generates new neurons throughout our lives. As time goes by, the older neurons compete with the new ones so that we sometimes remember a long ago event at the same time as we remember a more recent event if the triggers are similar. An example of this… Continue reading Keeping New Memories Separate from Old Ones as We Age
Some Vietnam Vets Have PTSD 40 Years After the War Ended
Although it has been 40 years since the Vietnam War ended, about 271,000 veterans who served in the war zone are estimated to have current full posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) plus subthreshold (meeting some diagnostic criteria) war-zone PTSD and more than one-third have current major depressive disorder, according to an article published online in July… Continue reading Some Vietnam Vets Have PTSD 40 Years After the War Ended
Trauma Nation
We don’t have to look far to notice the amount of negativity that surrounds us on a daily and consistent basis. Any one of us over the age of ten can recount the events of September 11, 2001, or any host of traumatic events that have taken place since that time. It seems our country… Continue reading Trauma Nation
Memorial Day: Honoring and Helping Vets
Memorial Day isn’t only the kickoff to summer, it’s also a time to thank those who fought and died for our country. But for some veterans, there may not be much cause for celebration. We hear of far too many mental, emotional and physical problems among the men and women who have served the United… Continue reading Memorial Day: Honoring and Helping Vets
PTSD Linked To Accelerated Aging
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is already linked with a number of conditions, including depression, anger and substance abuse. And now, researchers say, it appears to be linked to accelerated aging as well. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, published the finding in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. “This is the first study… Continue reading PTSD Linked To Accelerated Aging
Bad Memories Turned Good
Recalling an emotional experience, even years later, can bring back the same intense feelings. Researchers from the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics n Japan have revealed the brain pathway that links external events to the internal emotional state, forming one memory by engaging different brain areas. The study published in August 2014 the journal Nature also demonstrates that the positive or negative emotional valence of memory can be reversed during later memory recall.