Tag Archives: traumatic stress disorder

Acute stress leaves epigenetic marks on the hippocampus

In trying to explain psychiatric disorders, genes simply cannot tell the whole story. The real answers are in the interaction of genes and the environment. Post-traumatic stress disorder requir......

“Veterans’ Children” Validates Trans-Generational Trauma of War

Since the Vietnam Era, the American psychiatric community has recognized the returning war veterans’ affliction of what is now commonly known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Whi......

Many 9/11 Many Victims Still Suffer Psychological Problems And Stress

(New York, NY) — Eight years after the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, many people in close proximity to the tragedy continue to experience sometimes grave psychologica......

PTSD less common than depression and alcohol misuse amongst UK troops

Common mental disorders, such as depression and alcohol misuse, are the top psychological problems amongst UK troops post-deployment and not post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as is widely b......

9/11 Victims, Heroes Dying As Congress Drags Heels

NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 26, 2009 — The latest failure of Congress to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act is raising serious concerns among 9/11 victims and their families. Named......