Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that affects 7–8% of the
general US population at some point during their lifetime; however, the prevalence is much …

Background An increasing number of studies have investigated the pharmacological
prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD). This is …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a complex and chronic disorder caused by exposure
to a traumatic event, is a common psychological result of current military operations. It …

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members and do not necessarily reflect the official position of SAMHSA or HHS. No official …

Fifty-six mothers of premature infants who participated in a study to reduce symptoms of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) completed the Brief COPE, a self-report inventory of …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is unique amongst psychiatric disorders in two ways.
Firstly, there is usually a very clear point of onset-the traumatic event The second unique …

Dr. Joel Paris' Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry takes a much-needed look at the dangerous
epidemic of unnecessary or incorrect treatments in contemporary psychiatry. The last 30 …

The combined wars in Afghanistan and Iraq represent the longest ongoing conflicts in
American military history, with a combined casualty estimate of> 59,000 service members …

Developmental psychopathology is described as a conceptual approach that involves a set
of research methods that capitalize on developmental and psychopathological variations to …

Behavioral inhibition (BI), a temperamental bias to respond to novel stimuli with avoidance
behaviors, is a risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is unclear whether BI …