...cognitive screenings of all soldiers before deployment (in order to better diagnose potential brain-based disorders such as PTSD and TBI upon return). 6) June: Lumos Labs secures $3 million investment from FirstMark Capital and Norwest Venture Partners....
...of his animal studies in the journal Biological Psychiatry, the researcher has highlighted the fact that a diagnosis of PTSD is presently made only after an individual has been living with an acute stress reaction for one month, which may be too late to counteract...
...from sleeplessness to substance abuse and suicide. One problem with trying to persuade combat veterans to seek treatment for PTSD remains difficult to solve: a stubborn perception in the macho military culture that asking for help might be seen as a career-damaging...
...up. I can help you wake up now. I understand why you don't want help, but guess what? You can't do it on your own."' While PTSD is most often associated with combat, it can also happen to civilians, most often when they're victims of a crime or natural disaster. ...
...with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The study is the first to identify the origin of changes in the brain related to PTSD among combat veterans, and researchers say it represents a major step forward in determining whether such changes are acquired...
...anxiety disorders, there was a 111% increased risk for panic disorders, 44% increased risk for panic attacks, 59% increased risk for PTSD, 95% increased risk for agoraphobia with or without panic disorder and a 93% increased risk for agoraphobia without panic...
...if we send them, we must mend them. Leslie Dwyer, a friend of the Seahorns and a Fort Collins psychotherapist working with PTSD as it occurs from childhood trauma, said Tonys experience with PTSD is similar to the millions of other Americans who cope with...
...a combat zone, we have reached "Combat Saturation." Today 15% (300,000) of our soldiers and veterans have been diagnosed with PTSD and this seems like it may be a smaller number compared to other wars. 30% PTSD rates in Vietnam, 15% estimated in WWII and 15-20%...
...Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Moss, who was in the U.S. Army for 12 years and served in Iraq in 2003, continues her battle with PTSD. AP Photo - Angel Gomez, left, is greeted by Alfredo Capps, right, who served in the U.S. Army, after finishing his Hippotherapy...
...stress, in particular early in life, can shrink critical areas of the brain. These findings may lead to new treatment strategies for PTSD and other anxiety-related disorders. 7. Traumatic brain injury advances: Early detection proves important for effective...