Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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  PTSD In Children VS. Adults: How Trauma Affects Different Age Groups

  Here's a look at how trauma impacts these age groups differently.

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  Zindaginama Review: An Earnest Take on Mental Health That Misses the Mark

  The anthology series stars Sumeet Vyas, Shreyas Talpade, Shruti Seth and Lillete Dubey in disparate stories about mental health.

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  Common Antibiotic Could Prevent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Scientists

  London: A common antibiotic called doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative thoughts and fears in the brain and may prove useful in treating or preventing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to research by British and Swiss scientists. In a specially designed trial involving 76 healthy volunteers who were given either the drug...

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  This Antibiotic Drug May Disrupt the Formation of Fears and Negative Thoughts

  The study was conducted on 76 healthy volunteers who were divided two groups - one that received placebo while the other was given doxycycline.

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  Observing Fear In Others May Lead To Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

  New York: If you happen to witness fear and trauma in the life of your loved ones or even strangers, chances are that a change may occur in the information flow in your brain and lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), researchers have said. PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can develop in some people after they experience a shocking, scary, ...

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  Indian Researchers Show How Brain Responds To Trauma

  Bengaluru: In a major step towards developing new therapeutic approaches to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a study by Indian scientists has gained insights into how a single instance of severe stress can lead to delayed and long-term psychological trauma. A single stressful incident can lead to increased electrical activity in a brai...

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  New Technique Manipulates Brain Activity To Boost Confidence: Study

  Tokyo: Japanese scientists, in a breakthrough, have developed a new technique that can manipulate people’s brain activity to boosts their self-confidence, a finding that opens the potential treatments for conditions such as post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) and phobias. The new technique called ‘Decoded Neurofeedback’ identifies brain act...

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  Exposure To Violence May Cause Post Traumatic Stress Disorder In Women

  New York: Women in disadvantaged neighbourhoods who experience and witness violence may be at increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study has warned. The study also found that women with PTSD diagnosis or sub-threshold PTSD had significantly more severe depression symptoms than those who did not report experiencing trauma. ...

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  Kashmir Floods Aggravate Depression Cases in the Valley

  While a large section of the population of Kashmir has suffered from depression due to conflict in the region, the recent floods in the state have aggravated the problem further by triggering a spate of post-traumatic stress disorder cases.

• Following a script to escape a nightmare

  Her car is racing at a terrifying speed through the streets of a large city, and something gruesome, something with giant eyeballs, is chasing her, closing in fast. It was a dream, of course, and after Emily Gurule, a 50-year-old high school teacher, related it to Dr. Barry Krakow, he did not ask her to unpack its symbolism. He simply told her to t...

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