Experiencing Traumatic Events Leads to Negative Blood Markers in Heart Patients
People who have experienced traumatic, stressful events are more likely to have elevated levels of inflammatory markers in their bloodstreams, according to a new study from the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center and the University of California in San Francisco. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via [...]
Combining Therapies to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Individuals who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) struggle with many symptoms related to fear and anxiety. For many sufferers, treatment seems an insurmountable obstacle because many treatment therapies focus on dealing with the trauma that resulted in PTSD. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share [...]
Prolonged Exposure Therapy Proves to be Effective Treatment For Veterans With PTSD
Many returning veterans from Vietnam to current ones returning from Iraq and Afghanistan often struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Oftentimes the disorder surfaces as the result of trauma from their war experiences and it is hard for them to function back in civilian life. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share [...]
The Relationship Between Sleep and Trauma
After experiencing a traumatic event, survivors are often encouraged to rest. Previous studies have even shown a connection between sleep and the lessening of the impact of those events on the permanent memory. A new study suggests, however, that sleeping following a traumatic event may instead strengthen the impact of the negative experience and the [...]
