Daily Archives: December 21, 2019

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – The Facts – The Myths – The Symptoms

SANE- Australia https://www.sane.org/information-stories/facts-and-guides/post-traumatic-stress-disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder. Some people develop PTSD after experiencing a traumatic event. People affected may feel anxious and highly vigilant, and have intrusive thoughts and memories of the trauma. With treatment, people with PTSD can make a full recovery. The facts People who have experienced…

Australia – We Just Got Closer to Understanding How PTSD Starts to Develop in The Mind

DAVID NIELD 21 DEC 2019 (Illustration Forest/Shutterstock) https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-maps-out-how-ptsd-develops-in-the-brain-in-its-early-stages# Nearly a quarter of people who experience severe trauma go on to develop PTSD (or post-traumatic stress disorder), and a new study could help doctors better understand how one leads to the other. In time, this might lead to improved treatments, too. As a type of anxiety…

USA – Impact of the Afghanistan Papers on veterans

By Rory E. Riley-Topping, opinion contributor — 12/20/19 09:00 AM EST Last week, many Americans were shocked and appalled at the contents of the Afghanistan Papers, a series of shocking assessments on our continued involvement in a long, costly war collected by the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR).  The documents were mostly comprised…