PTSD
From the Journals
Teleintegrated versus telereferral care for complex psychiatric disorders
Results from a study involving more than 1,000 patients showed that both delivery models improved clinical outcomes, reported Dr. John Fortney and...
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Four police suicides in the aftermath of the Capitol siege: What can we learn?
“Officers are doers and fixers, and it is seen as being more honorable to take yourself out of the equation than it is to ask for help.”
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Pups for veterans with PTSD: Biden signs PAWS act into law
H.R. 1448 orders the VA to begin a pilot program that will examine the utility and effectiveness of service dogs for improving the mental health...
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Healing Haiti: The emotional trauma of repeat crises
"When I say resilient, I mean they will survive," said Betty Jean, a trauma consultant. "But we are talking about a traumatized people."
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The Surfside tragedy: A call for healing the healers
The days right after the collapse were agonizing for all as we waited and hoped for survivors to be found, said Dr. Eva Ritvo.
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COVID-19, hearings on Jan. 6 attack reignite interest in PTSD
Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie says she counsels patients with PTSD about “three buckets” of treatment.
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Let’s talk about race
Avoiding these necessary conversations perpetuates the trauma of those we treat, said Dr. Sahana Malik.
From the Journals
Church-based services may help close gaps in mental health care
A common theme was that the HOPE Center provided the study participants with “tools to destress, process trauma, and manage anxiety,” wrote Dr....
From the Journals
Trauma, psychiatric comorbidities tied to functional motor disorders
“This finding points to the huge socioeconomical burden of FMD and emphasizes the need for better diagnostic procedure and active management,”...
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Psychiatric genomics has a diversity problem
For a long time researchers thought including “multiple ancestries in first rounds of genetic analyses” was too complicated, said Dr. Laramie...
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Health anxiety common as COVID restrictions loosen
“There are still people out there not wanting to leave home,” said Reese Druckenmiller of the Mayo Clinic Health System.