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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder)"”.
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In Their Own Words: Faculty/Staff and Student Accounts of Stress at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007
This study examines the stressful responses of faculty/staff and students after experiencing the April 16, 2007 school shootings at Virginia Tech. Understanding people's responses to trauma not only assists in more knowledge about what is stressful after a traumatic event but also may facilitate …
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TREATING POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG AGING VETERANS: WHAT WORKS?
<p>Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious condition with debilitating symptoms which affects military veterans and has been understudied in the older population. Aside from treating the veterans of the Vietnam War and World War II, as service members from more recent conflicts age, the …
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Social Attitudes toward Men and Women with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
… traumatic events, the risk of developing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is at least twice as high in women than in men after exposure to comparable traumas. These findings are more consistent in response to some types of trauma (e.g., assaultive violence) than others (e.g., natural …
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Trauma-centred identity and autobiographical memory in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Posttraumatic stress disorder is a prevalent and disabling disorder that can occur following experience of trauma. Contemporary clinical models of PTSD assert that memories for trauma are poorly elaborated and inadequately integrated into autobiographical memory (AM). Recent work of cognitive …
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A critical analysis of the Working Memory model of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
… (EMDR) is one of the foremost interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Treatment aims to desensitise and reprocess trauma memories by combining imaginal exposure to the trauma with concurrent bilateral stimulation, usually in the form of eye movements (EMs). Multiple explanations …
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Cardiovascular Risk Indicators and Health-Related Quality of Life in Women Veterans with PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most prevalent disorders among women veterans treated at the Veterans Health Administration and is associated with a wide range of negative physical health outcomes, including the development of cardiovascular disease. In addition, PTSD has a …