Childhood abuse may predict social phobia, agoraphobia, and PTSD among adult alcoholics
... Many alcoholics report coexisting psychiatric disorders such as social phobia, agoraphobia, and posttraumatic stress disorder.... New research indicates that childhood abuse sexual, physical or both may play a role in the later development of coexisting psychopathologies among alcoholics.... ...Both researchers and clinicians can attest to the high co-occurrence of alcoholism and other psy...Emory researchers find Paxil improves memory and brain structure in PTSD sufferers
ATLANTAEmory University researchers have found that paroxetine HCL (Paxil) produces measurable improvement in verbal memory and also increases the size of the hippocampus, a key area of the brain involved in learning and remembering, in persons suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Their study, which will be published in the Oct. 1 edition of Biological Psychiatry, also found that...Police officers who experience panic during traumatic event have greatest risk of PTSD
Police officers are more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if they experience high levels of emotional distress, including panic reactions, at the time of traumatic events, such as a partner being injured or killed or their own life being threatened, according to a study from San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center researchers. ... ...The researchers also confirmed......In an effort to help doctors treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) more effectively, two Dartmouth Medical School professors are leading a nationwide psychotherapy research study they believe is the largest study of its kind. The research takes a multi-site approach to gathering data, and the results will be widely applicable to the general population. Primarily small, community-based st.... Victims of rape and other serious crimes are at high risk of developing.a range of emotional disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),.depression, phobias, and obsessive compulsive disorder, a study of nearly 400.South Carolina women reveals. . The effects were strongest for rape and other life-threatening crimes,.while robbery and burglary were not linked to a...