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Association between drug, alcohol problems and mortality most prominent in younger veterans with PTSD, including those from Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who are also battling drug or alcohol problems face a higher risk of death, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. The new study is the first to examine the association between drug or alcohol use disorders and death in...
Derek Walter for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Cognition researchers have long held an interest in a phenomenon known as “math anxiety.” While this has been extensively studied among middle and high-school students, very little is known about whether it exists with younger children. Researchers at the University of Chicago undertook the first such study targeted at first and second grade students. The research focused on whether one’s anxiety about math could negatively...
SleepSTAR, the next evolution of Mind-Body Bridging (MBB) for sleep, announces that the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded $2.75M to the University of Utah to study the health and welfare benefits of MBB with veterans subjected to physical and emotional trauma. Houston, TX (PRWEB) September 11, 2012 The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded $2.75M to the University of Utah to study the health and welfare benefits of Mind-Body Bridging (MBB) with veterans subjected to physical and...
CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center today announced it has partnered with the YOUR LIFE AFTER TRAUMA weekly radio program to support and bring the latest information to trauma and PTSD survivors, caregivers and mental health professionals. YOUR LIFE AFTER TRAUMA will launch its first show on Contact Talk Radio on Wednesday, September 12 at 2 p.m. EDT. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110727/CG42761LOGO) The first show will...
Doctors have long recognized a link between alcoholism and anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Those who drink heavily are at increased risk for traumatic events like car accidents and domestic violence, but that only partially explains the connection. New research using mice reveals heavy alcohol use actually rewires brain circuitry, making it harder for alcoholics to recover psychologically following a traumatic experience. "There's a whole spectrum to how...
Asthma patients could be at a higher risk of worsening symptoms due to problems with their balance, according to new research. The study will be presented today (2 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna. Researchers aimed to assess the link between asthma, anxiety and balance. Anxiety and imbalance are closely related. Muscles and joints are controlled by signals from the brain, which are, in turn, sent from stimuli from the eyes and inner ear....
Author sheds light on hypnotherapy as an effective treatment for multiple personalities and post traumatic stress disorder Reno, NV (PRWEB) August 29, 2012 Humans and all animals have brains, but what makes the human brain unique is its advanced facility for thought, comprehension and problem solving. The human brain is the most magnificent and fascinating thing in the world. In Bernice And Her Multiple Personalities, author Zora O Young, M.D., explores this amazing organ, how it adapts...
Panic Away Reviews of Barry McDonagh’s Anxiety Attack Program have been popping all over the internet due to the great success of the program. Healthavenger.com reveals if this program is really effective or not. Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 23, 2012 A Panic Away Review of Barry McDonagh’s Program examines whether this is a genuine method that will help people shake off the imprisonment of panic attacks. This program was designed with a goal of helping 1 million people to heal their...
OCONOMOWOC, Wis., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The collegial environment at the 19(th) Annual International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) Conference, recently held in Chicago, set the stage for the staff at Rogers Memorial Hospital and other thought leaders and specialists to collaborate ... all with a commitment toward providing more effective treatment. This year's conference attracted record numbers and offered researchers, clinicians, patients and families the opportunity to unite for...
Two papers that will appear in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, both receiving advance online release, may help identify gene variants that contribute to the risks of developing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or Tourette syndrome (TS). Both multi-institutional studies were led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators, and both are the first genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in the largest groups of individuals affected by the conditions. "Previous studies of these...
