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As many as 6 million Americans have fibromyalgia. Risk factors include being female, having had difficult experiences in childhood, having a psychological vulnerability to stress, and coming from a very stressful culture or environment.

Fibromyalgia and PTSD:

Studies have reported a greater number of severe experiences of abuse in patients with fibromyalgia, compared with the general population. This suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or chronic stress may p...

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Risk Factors and Diagnosis of PTSD

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...event was occurring again. You experience severe psychological distress when reminded of the... Read more »

Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...example, there is growing interest in an approach called psychological first aid. The goal of... Read more »

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Troubling thoughts have a way of repeatedly intruding into our lives, but just such an event... Read more »

Part 1--Class Action Lawsuit Filed For Alleged Mistreatment of Veteran’s Mental Health/PTSD

By Kimberly Tyler , Health Expert

...individual is incapable of processing the incident(s) psychologically. In other words, the usual... Read more »

Reducing Anxiety in the Aftermath of Hurricanes, Floods and Other Disasters

By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert

...children and teens and how to find help. Download the Psychological First Aid guide (PDF) at The... Read more »

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PTSD More Common Among Migraine Sufferers

...prevalence of PTSD is twice that of men... The implications are such that abuse causes not just psychological distress from PTSD but also physical pain such as migraine, and there is an... Read more »

Resilience To Stress Plays Role in Depression

...toward learning how to enhance a naturally occurring mechanism in the brain that promotes resilience to psychological stress. Studying a mouse model, researchers funded by the National Institute... Read more »

Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors

...Anxiety disorders run in families. Genetic factors play a role in some cases, but family dynamics and psychological influences are also often at work. For example, in a 2002 study, toddlers tended... Read more »

Anxiety Disorders: Introduction

...children)GAD and panic disorder are the most common. Anxiety disorders are usually caused by a combination of psychological, physical, and genetic factors, and treatment is, in general, very... Read more »

Anxiety Disorders: Causes

CausesA person's genetics, biochemistry, environment, history, and psychological profile all seem to contribute to the development of anxiety disorders. Most people with these disorders seem to have... Read more »

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