CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrates the failure of primary medical care in vaccination and post-traumatic tetanus prophylaxis. Despite improvements in intensive care support, cardiovascular complications are still frequent in these patients. Individuals exhibiting high APACHE II scores and severe clinical forms of tetanus should be monitored closely due to a risk of death and cardiovascular complications. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.
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Lethality and osteomuscular and cardiovascular complications in tetanus
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Emotion Selectively Distorts Our Recollections (preview)
Scientific American Topic - PTSD12 Jan 2012 | 6:00 amOn September 11, 2001, Elizabeth A. Phelps stepped outside her apartment in lower Manhattan and noticed a man staring toward the World Trade Center, about two miles away. Looking up, “I just saw this big, burning hole,” Phelps recalls. The man told her that he had just seen a large airplane crash into one of the skyscrapers. Thinking it was a horrible accident, Phelps started walking to work, a few blocks away, for a 9 a.m. telephone meeting. By the time she reached her eighth-floor office at New York University, a second jet had struck the other tower, which collapsed after an… -
Emotional Awareness
About.com Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD): What's Hot Now28 Jan 2012 | 5:06 amIncreasing emotional awareness is very important. People can better manage their emotions if they know exactly what emotions they are feeling in the first place. Learn the different levels of emotional awareness, as well as some ways to increase the awareness of your emotions. -
PTSD and Pain
About.com Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD): Most Popular Articles28 Jan 2012 | 5:34 amIt is common for PTSD and pain to co-occur. Learn more about the connection between PTSD and the experience of pain. -
Increasing Your Self-Compassion When You Have PTSD
About.com Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD)27 Jan 2012 | 10:26 amMany people with a PTSD are not very compassionate towards themselves. The symptoms of PTSD can be very intense and can disrupt many areas of a person's life. As a result, people with PTSD may start to experience feelings of guilt or shame, have negative thoughts about themselves, or feel worthless or like a failure. They may feel as though they aren't trying hard enough or that there is something wrong with who they are as a person because they can't "get over" their PTSD symptoms....Read Full Post
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Lethality and osteomuscular and cardiovascular complications in tetanus
27 Jan 2012 | 8:57 amCONCLUSION: The present study demonstrates the failure of primary medical care in vaccination and post-traumatic tetanus prophylaxis. Despite improvements in intensive care support, cardiovascular complications are still frequent in these patients. Individuals exhibiting high APACHE II scores and severe clinical forms of tetanus should be monitored closely due to a risk of death and cardiovascular complications. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK. -
Terrorism and mental health in Iraq - Al-Amery AH, Humaidi NS, Al-Aboodi MR, Hammadi GA, Sadik S.
27 Jan 2012 | 5:32 amThis study looks at the relationship between mental illness and terrorist acts. 118 terrorism charged offenders were assessed by the forensic psychiatric team, while resident at Ibn Al-Haitham secure unit at Al-Rashad Teaching hospital-Baghdad. Data were c... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated)) -
Validation of a new coma scale, the FOUR Score, in the emergency department - Sarabi N, Alinia S.
27 Jan 2012 | 5:32 amIn this study, we sought to validate the use of FOUR score in the emergency department (ED) using non-neurology staff. We also compared its performance to the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and correlated it to functional outcome at hospital discharge... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated)) -
EMDR in Competition with Fate: A Case Study in a Chinese Woman with Multiple Traumas
26 Jan 2012 | 11:56 amThis paper described the application of eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) for addressing the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a Chinese woman who had experienced multiple traumas in her childhood. EMDR is an integrative therapeutic intervention that uses a standardized eight-phase approach to treatment. It is also a proven, effective, and efficient treatment for trauma. In this client with multiple traumas, the etiological event that lay the foundation of her dysfunctional responses was reprocessed first. The successful resolution of this event allowed the… -
Intranasally Administered Neuropeptide S (NPS) Exerts Anxiolytic Effects Following Internalization Into NPS Receptor-Expressing Neurons
24 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pmAuthors: Irina A Ionescu, Julien Dine, Yi-Chun Yen, Dominik R Buell, Leonie Herrmann, Florian Holsboer, Matthias Eder, Rainer Landgraf & Ulrike Schmidt Keywords: animal models; biological psychiatry; molecular and cellular neurobiology; neuropeptides; neuropeptide S; intranasal drug delivery; anxiety; post-traumatic stress disorder; hippocampal plasticity (Source: Neuropsychopharmacology)
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Scientific American Topic - PTSD
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Emotion Selectively Distorts Our Recollections (preview)
12 Jan 2012 | 6:00 amOn September 11, 2001, Elizabeth A. Phelps stepped outside her apartment in lower Manhattan and noticed a man staring toward the World Trade Center, about two miles away. Looking up, “I just saw this big, burning hole,” Phelps recalls. The man told her that he had just seen a large airplane crash into one of the skyscrapers. Thinking it was a horrible accident, Phelps started walking to work, a few blocks away, for a 9 a.m. telephone meeting. By the time she reached her eighth-floor office at New York University, a second jet had struck the other tower, which collapsed after an… -
Forgetting is Key to a Healthy Mind (preview)
23 Dec 2011 | 12:35 pmSolomon Shereshevsky could recite entire speeches, word for word, after hearing them once. In minutes, he memorized complex math formulas, passages in foreign languages and tables consisting of 50 numbers or nonsense syllables. The traces of these sequences were so durably etched in his brain that he could reproduce them years later, according to Russian psychologist Alexander R. Luria, who wrote about the man he called, simply, “S” in The Mind of a Mnemonist. [More] -
Fearless Youth: Prozac Extinguishes Anxiety by Rejuvenating the Brain
22 Dec 2011 | 1:44 pmOnce adult lab mice learn to associate a particular stimulus--a sound, a flash of light--with the pain of an electric shock, they don't easily forget it, even when researchers stop the shocks. But a new study in the December 23 issue of Science shows that the antidepressant Prozac (fluoxetine) gives mice the youthful brain plasticity they need to learn that a once-threatening stimulus is now benign. The research may help explain why a combination of therapy and antidepressants is more effective at treating depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than either drugs or… -
Calendar: MIND Events in November and December
1 Nov 2011 | 9:00 amNOVEMBER 4–5 According to the World Health Organization, one in four of us will develop at least one mental illness or behavioral disorder in our lifetime. Depression alone affects an estimated 121 million people worldwide. At the two-day EMBO/EMBL Science and Society Conference , biologists, psychologists and neuroscientists will explore the ethical and social implications of major mental illnesses as well as their causes and treatment. Attendees will debate the definitions of mental disorders, financial interests in the refinement of both diagnoses and drugs, and controversial new… -
Chlorine Accidents Take a Big Human Toll
20 Oct 2011 | 11:15 amBeverly Martinez was sitting at her desk in the office of a California scrap metal recycling plant when she felt the blast rattle her window.One of her co-workers, Leonardo Morales Zavala, rushed through her door, struggling to breathe. “Run!” he yelled. He had just cut into a one-ton tank to recycle it in the yard – a football field away – and out poured a noxious substance. He didn't know what it was. [More]
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About.com Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD): What's Hot Now
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Emotional Awareness
28 Jan 2012 | 5:06 amIncreasing emotional awareness is very important. People can better manage their emotions if they know exactly what emotions they are feeling in the first place. Learn the different levels of emotional awareness, as well as some ways to increase the awareness of your emotions. -
Caregiver Burden Definition
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CBT PTSD Treatments
28 Jan 2012 | 5:06 amThere are several commonly used cognitive behavioral treatments for PTSD. These include Exposure Therapy, Stress Management/Stress-Inoculation Training, and Cognitive Processing Therapy. Learn about these different approaches to the treatment of PTSD here. -
Mindfulness and Thoughts
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Managing Anger
28 Jan 2012 | 5:06 amCoping with anger can be a important skill, especially is you have PTSD. People with PTSD may experience
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PTSD and Pain
28 Jan 2012 | 5:34 amIt is common for PTSD and pain to co-occur. Learn more about the connection between PTSD and the experience of pain. -
Seeking Safety
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Reduce Stress by Breathing
28 Jan 2012 | 5:34 amDeep breathing can be an important coping skill to learn. It may sound silly, but many people do not breathe properly. Learning to breathe properly can do a lot to protect you from stress and anxiety. -
Change Behavior
28 Jan 2012 | 5:34 amPeople with PTSD may develop behaviors that appear useful but in the long-run are actually harmful or detrimental to the person's well-being, and therefore, it is important to learn skills focused on changing your behavior. So, how do you identify whether a behavior you are engaging in is good or bad? You can determine this by evaluating the short- and long-term pros and cons of a behavior. -
Coping with Flashbacks
28 Jan 2012 | 5:34 amMany people with PTSD struggle in coping with flashbacks and dissociation. These symptoms can be unpredictable and difficult to manage. However, there are some things you can do to better manage these symptoms of PTSD.
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Increasing Your Self-Compassion When You Have PTSD
27 Jan 2012 | 10:26 amMany people with a PTSD are not very compassionate towards themselves. The symptoms of PTSD can be very intense and can disrupt many areas of a person's life. As a result, people with PTSD may start to experience feelings of guilt or shame, have negative thoughts about themselves, or feel worthless or like a failure. They may feel as though they aren't trying hard enough or that there is something wrong with who they are as a person because they can't "get over" their PTSD symptoms....Read Full Post -
Is Group Therapy for PTSD Right For You?
17 Jan 2012 | 8:49 amThere are a number of treatments for PTSD that are supported by research. That is, studies have shown that they are successful in reducing PTSD symptoms by a significant amount. Most of these treatments (such as prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy) are delivered one-on-one. However, some places may offer these treatments in a group format. So, is this something that you should pursue?...Read Full Post -
PTSD and Smoking
7 Jan 2012 | 3:31 amIt has been estimated that approximately 21% of adults in the United States (about 45 million people) currently smoke, and cigarette smoking is considered the leading preventable cause of death and disability in the United States. Approximately a third of all deaths from cancer in the United States each year (about 160,390) are the direct result of tobacco use. Without a doubt, smoking is a major health problem....Read Full Post -
Making Positive Changes in the New Year When You Have PTSD
26 Dec 2011 | 5:10 amPTSD and New Year resolutions might seem like a strange combination, but the New Year is a time when people often commit to making positive changes in their lives. This may be particularly important for the person with PTSD, especially given that it is often associated with a number of unhealthy and problematic behaviors. If you have PTSD, you may want to consider the following possible New Year resolutions in this article....Read Full Post -
Coping with the Stress of the Holidays When You Have PTSD
16 Dec 2011 | 4:03 amHolidays are usually a time when family and friends get together to share a special time with each other. However, there are many other events that have become associated with the holidays that may not be as pleasant -- such as going shopping, spending money, preparing large meals, and attending multiple social gatherings. These experiences can be stressful, and if you have PTSD, these experiences may be very stressful. Certain events and situations surrounding the holidays (for example, large crowds) can trigger PTSD symptoms. Given that many of these situations can't be avoided, it is very…
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PTSD, Preventable Syndrome?
8 Jan 2012 | 9:01 am"Inevitability" stamped on a chartwith care at the back endinstead of the start.Yet could this affliction so hard cast in stoneget nipped in the budbefore full-blown syndrome?One minute at war in the thick of it allthe next with the wifeat the super mall.And left to ferment in the horrors of battle'till traumatic's the lifein which they now settle. -
Depression and Pain, A Symbiotic Relationship
28 Nov 2011 | 7:59 amOne feeds the coals,one fans the flame,symbiotic affairtwixt depression and pain.One takes a breath,one exhales the suppression,sustaining the lifeof pain and depression. -
Destiny Versus Free Will
9 Nov 2011 | 8:50 amTrudged through mud to the well of sorrowfetched myself a pail-full of tearslooked into the water, deeperthan my deepest, darkest fears.Rested on the dry stone wallasked, "What's my final destiny?"Listened for clues on cosmic breeze"just what is to become of me?"Apologized to the gods of fatefeasted on their humble piesat at the ancient wooden trestle;listened to their reasons why."Our hands" they said "do merely guide,a life's not set in solid stone.Combat warrior needs his championin this quest, you're not alone." -
Could You Save Me?
8 Nov 2011 | 8:25 amIf I should lose sight of myself,if I should fly beneath my radarwould I, could I,save myself?If I should fall from where you've placed me,if I should miss your hand completelywould you, could yousave me? -
What Goes Around Comes Around, The State In Which We Live
6 Nov 2011 | 11:07 amThe state in which we liveis home to many basestroops who serve in combatblend among the facesof common folkwho come and gomarking time with the flowassuming all those whom they meetin the store or in the streetare kindred souls with normal cares.Just how many are awareor know that daily they encounterveterans who have been deployedhad their home life love destroyedconfused, embattled, plain burnt outangry, depressed, acting outwho look just like your friend or neighbor.Do yourself and them a favorbe respectful as a ruleto those you meetthe purpose duelwhat goes aroundcomes back around.Let's…
