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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may occur in up to a third of patients who recover from severe COVID-19 infection, new research suggests. A study of more than 300 patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) with the virus showed a […]
A group from the University of the Negev, Israel, has investigated the role of the regulatory neuropeptides, orexins (ORXs) in stress-related disorders. The team determined four principal findings, which indicates that the orexinergic system plays an active role in the response to stressors and could underpin the pathophysiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in some […]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects eight million adults in the US, including hundreds of thousands of veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. And as the COVID crisis continues to take its toll on everyone’s mental health, PTSD symptoms are on the rise in the general population. But diagnosing PTSD is a time-consuming process, […]
As many places start to look forward to life after the first wave of the coronavirus, another type of illness could be about to follow in its wake. “We’re going to have many more mental health issues as time goes on,” said Dr. Rima Styra, a psychiatrist at Toronto’s University Health Network and associate professor […]
A study involving military veterans with PTSD and cirrhosis of the liver points to an abnormal mix of bacteria in the intestines as a possible driver of poor cognitive performance—and as a potential target for therapy. The study appeared Aug. 28, 2019, in the American Journal of Physiology. Lead author Dr. Jasmohan Bajaj says the […]
Ariana Grande has consistently been a champion of mental health awareness. On Thursday, the singer revealed the impact post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has had on her brain. Ariana, 25, posted a photo on her Instagram Stories of what looked to be a group text among her and friends. Ariana opens the text by saying “guys….” […]
Ariana Grande shares ‘terrifying’ brain scan that reveals her PTSD almost two years after the terrorist attack on her Manchester concert Grande, 25, has been vocal about her mental health struggles after the terrorist attack at her concert in Manchester, England in 2017 She posted pictures of her brain scans on her Instagram story on […]
A soldier named Jerome Motto received caring letters from home in World War II. They helped boost his spirits and later led to one of the nation’s first successful suicide interventions. Today, with military personnel being more mobile, researchers tested out the effectiveness of caring texts sent to active-duty military. The study of 658 randomized […]
Doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine are pioneering the use of primary targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) to prevent or reduce debilitating phantom limb and stump pain in amputees. Losing a limb due to trauma, cancer, or poor circulation can result in phantom limb and stump pain in upwards […]
Almost exactly one year ago, Lady Gaga took to Twitter to share that she had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which caused chronic pain and eventually led to her postponing several of her fall 2017 European tour dates. In her cover interview for the October 2018 issue of Vogue, the pop star opened up further about […]