A recent Norwegian study on psychedelic drugs and psychological well-being not only highlighted fewer mental health issues among users of these drugs but also underscored the reinvigoration of scientific…
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The brutal killing of Drummer Lee Rigby on the streets of Woolwich has raised serious questions about the safety of our soldiers at home, and how such violence could affect their recovery from the psychological…
Post-traumatic stress can result from life-threatening events such as military combat, violent assault or natural disasters. Women who feared that they or their baby would die or be seriously damaged during…
You can run a marathon, fly over foreign lands, fight to the death with a two-headed dragon … all while you lie peacefully in your bed. This is the beauty of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, where most…
People have probably always known about the psychological effects of experiencing life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, or violent assault. Literature through the ages – some…
Serving on operational deployments in conflict zones carries not only the obvious physical threats, it also poses significant mental health risks. While depression and anxiety disorders are common among…
Physical injury and death in war is expected. But we also now know the stories of large numbers of veterans suffering major psychological trauma. These involve Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety…
Therapy delivered within hours of a distressing event appears to reduce the risk of post traumatic stress disorder and depression…
Physical force such as exposure to bomb blasts during army combat may predispose soldiers to post-traumatic stress disorder…
Teenage survivors of a major earthquake experienced high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with girls and…
A new discovery will provide a better understanding on how to relieve fear-related memories. Neuroscientists have discovered…
Combat soldiers deployed in the field report similar mental health status to their age and gender equivalents who remain…
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