One of the most powerful assets of the brain is that it can store information as memories, allowing us to learn from our mistakes. However, some memories remain vivid while others become forgotten. Unlike computers, our brains ...
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Shamir Medical Center have demonstrated that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) improves the condition of PTSD sufferers who ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Alexithymia is a term you may not have heard before. But it describes something many people experience: difficulties in identifying, distinguishing and expressing emotions. It affects how people engage with their emotions ...
Nov 6, 2024
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops following exposure to one or more traumatic events. It is characterized by symptoms such as avoidance, changes in cognition and mood, and alterations ...
Oct 30, 2024
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A new University of Otago, Christchurch, study of participants from the Christchurch Muslim community has found more than 60% had suffered from mental health conditions such as PTSD and depression in the aftermath of the ...
Oct 30, 2024
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A Monash University-led study of emergency responders' workers compensation claims from exposure to extreme bushfires (Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 and the Black Summer fires of 2019 and 2020) found associations with ...
Oct 24, 2024
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An injury or sudden illness serious enough to require hospitalization is a high-stress experience for anyone. For most people, that stress is temporary. For others, however, the episode can lead to lasting mental health distress.
Oct 22, 2024
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How do we distinguish threat from safety? It's an important question not just in our daily lives, but for human disorders linked with fear of others, such as social anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The microscope ...
Oct 15, 2024
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A new study has shed light on why some children and adolescents develop mental health disorders like PTSD, anxiety, or depression after experiencing a traumatic event.
Oct 10, 2024
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental disorder caused by severe stress. Recent research suggests that exercise can help prevent and treat PTSD. However, the specific effects of light-intensity exercise ...
Oct 4, 2024
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