How important or necessary is it for us to express our emotions following a collective trauma such as the 9/11 tragedy? If we choose to keep our thoughts to ourselves is it a sign of some potentially harmful repression or other pathology? Not according to a study to be published in the June edition of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical... Read more
Cancer patients with a history of depression and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following diagnosis. Professor Barbara Anderson, a psychologist and the study author, examined the profiles of 74 breast cancer patients and found 12 (16 percent) suffered PTSD 18 months after... Read more
An unexpected side-effect of brain trauma has revealed a reduction or complete absence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Vietnam War veterans. Brain scans of nearly 200 veterans who received head injuries during battle, showed that trauma to specific areas of the brain acted as a protective mechanism for the development of PTSD. ... Read more
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