Novel Pharmacological Targets of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders. [PDF]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychopathological condition with a heteroge- neous clinical picture that is complex and challenging to treat. Its multifaceted pathophysiology still remains an unresolved question and certainly contributes to
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Caseness and comorbidity of probable (complex) post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in survivors of genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda: the role of social determinants [PDF]
Numerous studies have been conducted among survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi on the prevalence of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in 5-10% of the population and is twice as common in women as in men. Although trauma exposure is the precipitating event for PTSD to develop, biological and psychosocial risk factors are increasingly viewed as predictors of symptom onset, severity and chronicity.
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The Role of Expressed Emotion on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder [PDF]
Introduction: This case report explores the impact of expressed emotion (EE) on the management of a patient with post-traumatic stress disorder. EE is a term used to denote the attitude of familial caregivers toward a person with a mental disorder ...
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by symptoms of re-experiencing, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition and mood, and marked alterations in arousal and reactivity following exposure to a traumatic event. PTSD can be assessed by structured interviews and screening measures in psychiatric and nonpsychiatric settings.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder [PDF]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may affect 10% of women and 5% of men at some stage, and symptoms may persist for several years. Risk factors include major trauma, lack of social support, peritraumatic dissociation, and psychiatric or personality factors.We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical questions: What ...
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Uncharted Waters: Treating Trauma Symptoms in the Context of Early Psychosis. [PDF]
Psychosis is conceptualized in a neurodevelopmental vulnerability-stress framework, and childhood trauma is one environmental factor that can lead to psychotic symptoms and the development of psychotic disorders.
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Parent and child agreement for acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychopathology in a prospective study of children and adolescents exposed to single-event trauma [PDF]
Examining parent-child agreement for Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents is essential for informing the assessment of trauma-exposed children, yet no studies have examined this relationship ...
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Onset, timing, and exposure therapy of stress disorders: mechanistic insight from a mathematical model of oscillating neuroendocrine dynamics [PDF]
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is a neuroendocrine system that regulates numerous physiological processes. Disruptions in the activity of the HPA axis are correlated with many stress-related diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder (
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PTSD As Portrayed in Finn’s The Woman in The Window and Murakami’s Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage: A Comparative Literature [PDF]
This thesis is entitled “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as Portrayed in A.J. Finn’s Novel The Woman in the Window and Haruki Murakami’s Novel Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage: A Comparative Literature Analysis”.
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