February 28, 2013
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Nearly 1 in 4 women with breast cancer report PTSD symptoms, study finds

Nearly one in four women (23 percent) newly diagnosed with breast cancer reported symptoms consistent with PTSD shortly after diagnosis, with increased risk among black and Asian women, according to a new study. Continue reading

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February 26, 2013
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PTSD symptoms common among ICU survivors

One in three people who survived stays in an intensive care unit and required use of a mechanical ventilator showed substantial post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms that lasted for up to two years, according to a new study of patients with acute lun… Continue reading

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February 13, 2013
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Threat bias interacts with combat, gene to boost PTSD risk

Soldiers preoccupied with threat at the time of enlistment or with avoiding it just before deployment were more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in a study of Israeli infantrymen. Such pre-deployment threat vigilance and avoidan… Continue reading

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July 27, 2012
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Accelerated resolution therapy significantly reduces PTSD symptoms, researchers report

Brief treatments with an innovative behavioral treatment known as Accelerated Resolution Therapy substantially reduced symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder including, depression, anxiety, sleep dysfunction and other physical and psyc… Continue reading

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