PTSD
Commentary
Puerto Rico after Maria: Trauma team returns
The aim of the team is to “train the trainers” with the goal of fostering resilience among the children.
Commentary
Extreme heat and mental health: Protecting patients
Dr. Robin Cooper says patients with mental illnesses and those who abuse substances are particularly vulnerable.
Commentary
Family separations could lead to irreversible health outcomes
Dr. Aradhana Bela Sood warns that the stresses placed on migrant children could permanently change their brain architecture.
Conference Coverage
Consider heterogeneous experiences among veteran cohorts when treating PTSD
NEW YORK - Veterans are not a homogeneous group; cohort and other individual factors should be considered when treating PTSD.
Conference Coverage
Climate change expected to impose major burden on mental health
NEW YORK – Psychiatrists will likely have a major role helping individuals cope with the expected trauma exacted by climate change.
Conference Coverage
Ten-step trauma intervention offers help for foster families
WASHINGTON – A new intervention could give relief to the caregivers of foster children who are coping with trauma.
From the Journals
Social support after Katrina may ease depressive, PTSD symptoms
Social support in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina significantly buffered depressive symptoms and PTSD symptoms in individuals affected by...
Evidence-Based Reviews
PTSD: A systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment
Accurate diagnosis and management depends on proper application of DSM-5 criteria.
From the Journals
Therapeutic horseback riding may lower veterans’ PTSD symptoms
At the end of the 6-week program, some of the veterans wanted to continue therapeutic riding – and they were able to do so.
From the Journals
Prazosin falls short for veterans’ PTSD-related sleep problems
Prazosin did appear to reduce suicidal ideation, and subgroups of veterans with PTSD might benefit from the drug.
Commentary
Mental health stressors still loom for Puerto Ricans after Maria
Dr. Judith R. Milner says disaster relief efforts helped, but additional assistance is needed.