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NEWS ABOUT: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder stories: 7 news summaries
fort hood shooting

  Blame 'Vicarious' PTSD 

Trauma is infectious, Essig writes, and therapists can catch it

Nov 6, 09 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - When Todd Essig learned the Fort Hood shooter “was an Army psychiatrist who treats post traumatic stress disorder, himself on the cusp of deployment, I thought, ‘I’m not surprised.’” Why? Because there is a documented transfer of trauma disorders from sufferers to caregivers, dubbed “... More »

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psychiatry • PTSD • mass shootings • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • trauma • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Fort Hood • Nidal Malik Hasan

Long Buried, PTSD Emerges in WWII Veterans

1 in 20 surviving vets affected

Jul 16, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - For many World War II veterans, decades-old memories of war aren’t as deeply buried as they once believed. The veterans administration estimates that 5% of the 2.5 million US World War II vets suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Older vets came of age... More »

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veterans • psychiatry • Department of Veterans Affairs • World War II • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

(Newser) - A drug usually prescribed for high blood pressure can relieve people of painful memories, the Telegraph reports. Taking the beta blocker drug propranolol, subjects in a Dutch study experienced less fear when reminded of a shocking memory. Researchers said millions of people suffering from emotional disorders or "self-perpetuating memories"... More »

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memory • scientific study • beta blockers • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

 Army Suicides Hit Record High 

Army expected to announce new study of post-combat stress

Jan 29, 09 2:07 AM CST
(Newser) - A record 128 US soldiers committed suicide last year, and an additional 15 are suspected of taking their own lives, CNN reports. The previous record was set in 2007. In response to the latest figures, the Army is expected to announce new studies of post-combat stress and why its suicide-prevention... More »

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Iraq • suicide • Pentagon • Department of Veterans Affairs • US Army • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • combat stress

 ICUs Try to Get 
 Patients Out of Bed 

Mobile, lightly sedated patients fare better, study finds

Jan 12, 09 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Doctors are finding that ICU patients who are woken every day and even get up and walk around do better than those who remain heavily sedated, the New York Times reports. A recent study showed that just 5 days on a ventilator left some patients barely able to move. Problems... More »

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hospitals • doctors • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • intensive care unit • ICU

 Pentagon Nixes 
 Purple Heart 
 for Mental Wounds 

Post-traumatic stress is not a wound, officials declare

Jan 7, 09 4:15 AM CST
(Newser) - US troops who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder from their tours in Iraq and Afghanistan will not receive the purple heart given to soldiers wounded in combat, reports CNN. The Pentagon announcement came after weeks of review. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates 11% of Iraq veterans and 20% of those... More »

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Afghanistan • Pentagon • Purple Heart • Iraq war • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • combat

Joint Chiefs Head Calls for Wider PTSD Screening

Post Traumatic Stress a 'bigger problem than we realize,' says chief

Oct 13, 08 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Every member of the US military should undergo screening for post-traumatic stress disorder upon returning from combat in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has recommended. As many as 1 of every 5 returning combat vets suffers from mental health problems, USA Today reports. "I... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Adm. Mike Mullen • Department of Defense • US Army • Marine • Iraq war • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Center for Military Health Policy Research

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