Post-traumatic stress: hyperbaric chambers can help treat victims
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help improve the condition of patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. THE ESSENTIAL A study shows ...
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Post-traumatic stress: what if playing Tetris could reduce symptoms?
Just one guided digital therapy session, which includes the video game Tetris, can alleviate symptoms of this disorder that occurs ...
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Post-traumatic stress: what if sport helped to forget traumatic memories?
Exercise stimulates neuron growth and remodels circuits in the hippocampus, disrupting fear-related memory. THE ESSENTIAL By exercising, neurogenesis, i.e. the ...
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Post-traumatic stress: Veterans who have a service dog have fewer symptoms
Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder have fewer symptoms and a better quality of life when accompanied by a service ...
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Landing: how was post-traumatic stress disorder understood in 1944?
As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, specialists in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) explain how the condition was treated after ...
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PTSD: Ecstasy is about to become a drug in the USA
FDA May Approve Ecstasy as New Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder THE ESSENTIAL The FDA may soon approve ecstasy (MDMA) ...
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Post-traumatic stress syndrome: Can Tetris reduce symptoms?
In an article published in The Conversation, researchers have shown that the game Tetris can be beneficial in the treatment ...
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Traumatic childbirth: AI helps detect PTSD in mothers
Researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) capable of identifying women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder related to childbirth. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Post-traumatic stress: dogs can detect it even before symptoms appear
By smelling human breath, trained dogs can recognize the scent of reactions to trauma and help their owners by alerting ...
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Long Covid: persistent digestive disorders are linked to psychological trauma
According to a new study, many patients who have been infected with the coronavirus have long-term digestive problems linked to ...
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Drama: why are some people traumatized and others not?
We now know why some people are traumatized by tragedies and others not. THE ESSENTIAL Only 25 to 35% of ...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder: the cerebellum is 2% smaller in patients
People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have cerebellums about 2% smaller than those without the condition, a new study suggests. ...
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Post-traumatic stress: the brain processes traumatic memories differently
Brain regions known to be involved in memory are not activated when recalling a traumatic experience. THE ESSENTIAL Traumatic memories ...
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Post-traumatic stress: symptoms are linked to higher carotid atherosclerosis
Women with symptoms of post-traumatic stress have poorer cardiovascular and neurocognitive health. THE ESSENTIAL Post-traumatic stress manifests itself as sleep ...
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Post-traumatic stress: contact with dogs improves sleep
Contact with dogs improves sleep for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). THE ESSENTIAL Contact with a dog can ...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder: this diet relieves symptoms
Following a Mediterranean diet could help relieve or prevent symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new American ...
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Attack: how to identify and treat post-traumatic stress disorder?
Following the attacks in Arras and Brussels, neuropsychologist Francis Eustache takes stock of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Post-traumatic stress: MDMA would relieve symptoms
The designer drug MDMA can reduce symptoms in patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). THE ESSENTIAL Phase 3 study ...
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Post-traumatic stress: new hope for treating this disorder
Written exposure therapy may be effective for people with this psychiatric disorder. THE ESSENTIAL Written exposure therapy encourages patients to ...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder in women: the rescue of a protein
Researchers have found that a form of ubiquitin, a protein found in the brain, may regulate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder: biomarkers identified in the blood of patients
Four biomarkers associated with post-traumatic stress disorder can be measured with a simple blood test, which could lead to better ...
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Stroke: a third of survivors suffer from depression
People who have suffered a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) are more likely to suffer from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ...
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Accepting the unexpected, the solution to being happier?
Planning everything in advance and refusing to adapt to unforeseen situations could increase the risk of suffering from anxiety, depression ...
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Blood pressure drug could cure post-traumatic stress
Clonidine, an anti-hypertensive, has positive effects on the treatment of post-traumatic stress symptoms. THE ESSENTIAL The treatment of post-traumatic stress ...
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Post-traumatic stress: a study reveals how to overcome fear
Researchers have shown that rodents without a specific serotonin receptor manage to overcome their fear more quickly than those who ...
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Post-traumatic stress: napping can bring back fear-related memories
Sleeping two hours a day would bring back frightening memories but also participate in their formation and their archiving in ...
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Post-traumatic stress: what if hepatitis C drugs could treat it?
Antiviral drugs, prescribed to treat hepatitis C, can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. THE ESSENTIAL 92.5% of participants with ...
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Post-traumatic stress… even the Minister of Health
François Braun, one of the first emergency workers to arrive on the scene after the Charlie Hebdo attack in 2015, ...
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How fear leaves its imprint in our brain
European researchers have worked on the cerebral manifestations of fear. According to them, the traces left by this emotion could ...
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Post-traumatic stress: MDMA would have incredible potential to treat it
Patients suffering from post-traumatic stress have recovered thanks to the supervised intake of MDMA, a molecule currently consumed as a ...
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