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PTSD Can Harm a Woman's Sex Life
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 27, 2023
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Suffering from PTSD may take a toll on your sex life if you're a woman, new research reveals.
About 10% of women have PTSD symptoms because of combat exposure, childhood abuse and sexual violence. Little research has been done looking at how these symptoms might affect s...
MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 14, 2023
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A new study is adding to evidence that the party drug "ecstasy" can boost the benefits of talk therapy for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
In a clinical trial, researchers found that three months of talk therapy, assisted by carefully monitor...
Many Kids Wait Too Long for Mental Health Care After Gun Injury
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 5, 2023
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U.S. gun deaths and injuries in children have risen at astronomical rates. Yet, among kids on Medicaid, only about two of every five children who get shot receive mental health care within six months of these traumatic incidents, researchers say.
The need is great,...
PTSD, Other Mental Health Ills Haunt Gunshot Survivors
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2023
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For people who survive gunshot wounds, the trauma may leave mental scars that worsen with time, a new study finds.
Among 87 adults treated for gun injuries at a Wisconsin trauma center, many had worsening symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression s...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Symptoms & Treatment
- Kirstie Ganobsik HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2023
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often develops following a traumatic event in someone's life, leaving the sufferer to struggle with vivid flashbacks, nightmares and panic attacks.
'Climate Trauma': Brain Changes Seen in Survivors of California's Deadliest Wildfire
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 23, 2023
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When the deadly Camp Fire swept through Northern California in 2018, it may have damaged more than the landscape.
University of California, San Diego researchers studying survivors' mental functioning in the wake of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the stat...
3-Week Program Effective in Helping to Ease Combat-Linked PTSD
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- January 5, 2023
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A short but intensive approach to "talk therapy" can help many combat veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new clinical trial has found.
The study tes...
In Some U.S. Urban Areas, Men Face Higher Gun Death Rate Than in Wartime
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 22, 2022
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In some parts of the United States, young men face a higher risk of dying from gun violence than if they'd gone to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, a new study reports.
Young men living in certain high-violence ZIP codes in Chicago and Philadelphia run a greater risk of fire...
For Kids, Mental Trauma From Gun Injury Far Exceeds That of Car Crashes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2022
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Firearm injuries traumatize children, saddling them with mental health issues that include stress disorders and drug or alcohol use, according to a new study.
In all, 35% of kids injured by firearms receive a new mental health diagnosis in the following year, the
Depression, PTSD Plague Flint Residents 5 Years After Water Crisis
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 21, 2022
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An unprecedented water crisis continues to take a heavy toll on the mental health of adults in Flint, Michigan, a large survey shows.
Five years after the crisis, an estimated one in five -- about 13,600 people -- remained clinically depressed,
How Service Dogs Help Vets with PTSD
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2022
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A service dog can lower the severity of a U.S. military veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder, according to past research.
Hoping to learn more about this therapeutic bond, researchers worked with 82 vets and their trained
Pets Have Helped People With HIV Through Two Pandemics
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2022
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Pets have helped people weather both the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics, a survey of long-term HIV/AIDS survivors shows.
"The underlying question in our minds has always been: What role do pets play for people who are so isolated and suffering so much stigma?" said stud...
PTSD Often Haunts Family Members of Hospitalized COVID Patients
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- April 26, 2022
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It remains one of the most painful images of the pandemic: Families who were not allowed to be by their loved ones' bedside as they waged a lonely battle against COVID in a hospital ICU, with some forced to say goodbye via a smartphone or tablet held by a compassionate nurse w...
Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?
- March 22, 2022
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The party drug "ecstasy" might be the key to helping people heal from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new clinical trial results indicate.
In a small study, PTSD patients treated with a powerful combination of the psychedelic drug, also known as
Sexual Harassment, Assault Tied to High Blood Pressure in Women
- February 22, 2022
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Sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment may increase women's long-term risk of high blood pressure and heart disease, a new study suggests.
High blood pressure is a major ris...
When Psychiatric Care Is Far Away, Telehealth Fills the Gap
- February 11, 2022
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Telehealth took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new study shows even people with serious mental health conditions can benefit from online appointments.
The findings are good news for rural folks who live miles away from psychiatrists and psychologists.
"Thi...
Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD
- November 18, 2021
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Parents and children who were separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy have shown lasting psychological trauma -- even after being reunited, a new study finds.
Between 2017 and 2018, more than 5,000 children were separated from their...
Mindfulness Can Boost Your Mindset After Cardiac Arrest
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- November 10, 2021
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Shining a light on the powerful link between the mind and body, a new study suggests that cardiac arrest survivors who learn to focus their thoughts on the here and now during recovery are less likely to become depressed or anxious.
The finding centers on a mental h...
PTSD Symptoms May Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle: Study
- Robert Preidt
- October 28, 2021
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Women's symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may vary with their menstrual cycle, which could have implications for diagnosis and treatment, researchers say.
Their study included 40 women between 18 and 33 years of age who had PTSD after experiencing or witn...
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
- Steven Reinberg
- September 21, 2021
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Living within a few blocks of a shooting increases the risk that a child will end up visiting the emergency department for mental health-related problems, researchers say.
The new study found significant increases in mental health-related ER visits in the two weeks after...
Equine Therapy: Horses Help Veterans Struggling With PTSD
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 1, 2021
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As a Marine Corps veteran who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Matthew Ryba understands what life in a combat zone can do to soldiers' minds, leaving many struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Now, new research shows that equine therapy might go a long way ...
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
- August 16, 2021
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It can take years for a survivor of a traumatic event to recover from the loss of a loved one, new research shows, but treating the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) early may help prevent what's called complicated grief.
"Grief is a normal response to th...
Heading Back to the Workplace? Here's Some Tips to Help Re-Adjust
- Cara Murez
- August 16, 2021
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Freaked out about trading Zoom meetings and the privacy of working at home for a return to the office?
You've got plenty of company. As more workplaces reopen, stress about health risks and new routines is front and center.
The Center for Workplace Mental Health kn...
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 11, 2021
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Roaring, fast-moving blazes. Choking smoke. Fiery tornados. Thunderstorms and lightning.
The Dixie Fire -- now the single largest wildfire in California history -- continues to spread, having burned through more than 750 square miles of forest land north of Sacramento.