A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers found that a high dose of cortisone could help reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The article appears in Biological Psychiatry, Volume 64, Issue 8 (October 15, 2008), pages 708-717.
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In psychology, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as an anxiety disorder that may occur as a result of interaction with traumatic event. For the first time during war veterans, post traumatic stress disorder receives mass attention. When an individual is experiencing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it means somehow his or her physical [...]
Post-traumatic stress disorder, once a poorly understood and little-known mental health problem, is turning up on the public’s radar a lot more as growing numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans seek treatment for the illness.
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If you feel like your whole body is about to burst, because of all the stress in your life, do not feel alone. More people suffer from stress than any other ailment. There are a number of stress management techniques available today that will provide instant relief.
Positive Thinking
Different than all the other stress management [...]
People whom doctors suspect may have problems in their circulatory system may be recommended to have a treadmill stress test. A treadmill stress test is a form of medical testing wherein the individual is attached to various medical instruments which help to monitor the individual’s performance.
The patient is asked to initially walk and then [...]
In simple terms, a nuclear stress test, also referred to as isotope stress test, is conducted to estimate the difference between the blood flowing at the heart muscle at rest and at the time of stress experience. The function of nuclear stress test is almost similar to the function of other common exercise stress tests; [...]
Stress is an emotion experience that has a bi-folded nature. This means that stress has both positive and negative features. While some amount of stress is absolutely necessary for our survival, the experience of stress beyond a threshold point may turn out to be exhaustive and sometimes life-threatening too.
Since understanding stress is a critical [...]
How-To article which outlines strategies for taking the stress out of the family morning routine.
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Stress, although necessary for survival, is not always perceived as a helpful remedy for our survival instinct. Sometimes, we feel exhausted simply because we can no longer cope with stressful situations. This is where we desperately need some help for reducing our stress. Here are a few helpful stress reduction tips that you may find [...]
There is not a person alive that does not know what it is like to feel stressed but we can understand that there are different levels or different types of stress because we have felt them ourselves, even if we did not understand them. But as the old saying goes, knowledge is power and the [...]