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2 studies with implications for veterans' care highlighted at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Many veterans of the United States armed forces who have traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder also have undiagnosed, chronic vision problems, according to two studies presented today at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, jointly conducted this year with the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. New...
FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are characterized by persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviors. A new study reveals that sufferers worry considerably more than the general population in the face of morality problems. Along with the help of experts from the Barcelona's Hospital del Mar and the University of Melbourne (Australia), researchers at the Hospital de Bellvitge in Barcelona have proven that patients with...
Controlling depression in patients with heart failure can improve health status, social functioning and quality of life, according to a new study by psychiatrists and cardiologists at the UC Davis and Duke University schools of medicine. While depression is known to worsen a variety of diseases, the current study is one of the first to show that reducing symptoms of the mental health condition can benefit physical health. The study is available online now and will be distributed in the...
Previously, there had been a lack of reliable data in Germany on the long-term psychological consequences of political imprisonment in the GDR. Professor Andreas Maercker, Head of the Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention at the University of Zurich, and private lecturer Dr. Matthias Schützwohl, Group Leader at the Clinic and Polyclinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Dresden University of Technology, interviewed 146 former political prisoners in the mid-1990s. 15 years...
Residentialtreatmentcenter.com has created a much needed central location of resources for individuals seeking residential treatment in Los Angeles for mental health issues and addictions such as drug, alcohol and sex. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 Residentialtreatmentcenter.com has created a much needed central location of resources for individuals seeking residential treatment in Los Angeles for mental health issues and addictions such as drug, alcohol and sex. This new...
Panic and anxiety disorders affect millions of Americans each and every day. In fact, the number of people diagnosed with panic and anxiety disorders has steadily increased over the last several years. Pacific Palisades, CA (PRWEB) October 18, 2012 Panic and anxiety disorders affect millions of Americans each and every day. In fact, the number of people diagnosed with panic and anxiety disorders has steadily increased over the last several years. In direct response to this troubling...
Judith A., Swack, Ph.D., president of Healing from the Body Level Up, details successful treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in just a few sessions in a paper published in the International Journal of Healing & Caring - Online.. (PRWEB) October 18, 2012 The September issue of the International Journal of Healing & Caring – Online has published a major paper outlining effective treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in both civilians and veterans. The paper,...
OCONOMOWOC, Wis., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Key members of the psychiatric team at Rogers Memorial Hospital will participate in the 59(th) Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), to be held October 23-28 in San Francisco, Calif. As part of a symposium at the event, Bradley C. Riemann, Ph.D., Clinical Director of the OCD Center and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Services at Rogers Memorial Hospital, will present research results of...
NEWTOWN, Pa., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trauma survivors now have a forum to foster support and camaraderie with the newly unveiled community that encourages spiritual healing and transformation. The Stoopville Farms Community is the first of its kind to unite spirituality and healing in a forum that allows visitors to anonymously dialogue about their journeys toward healing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121009/PH87256LOGO ) The site was founded by victims of...
AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Three weeks of healing touch treatments, combined with listening to a guided imagery CD, provides significant clinical reductions in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms for combat-exposed, active duty Marines, according to a study released in the September issue of Military Medicine. The report finds that the 68 Camp Pendleton Marines who were randomly assigned to 6 sessions of the combined intervention within a three-week...
