Tag Archives: ptsd

Roughly one in 10 of people on death row in the United States are military veterans and some of those suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder that was not considered in their sentencing, according to a new report released just one day before Veterans Day. This report comes at a time when …

New research suggests that in a carefully controlled setting psychedelic drugs like LSD, DMT, and ‘magic mushrooms’ may benefit patients with neurological disorders such as hard-to-treat anxiety or PTSD, as well as addiction.  Published in the Sept. 8 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), the hypothesis was formed …

Researchers from Britain and Canada recently discovered how to alter the brain of a mouse so that they are not only more clever, but less anxious.  Published in the scientific journal Neuropsychopharmacology on Friday, scientists reportedly modified a single gene in a way that blocks the ‘phosphodiesterase-4b’ enzyme (or ‘PDE4B’), …

Sandra Bland, a woman who was arrested July 10th for being uncooperative after getting pulled over for failing to signal a lane change in Waller County, Texas, was found mysteriously dead in her jail cell three days later.  Authorities originally stated that they believed her to have hung herself with a …

New study shows that Tetris can help to treat PTSD! Researchers from Cambridge University found that Tetris can help people coping with traumatic experiences. Emily Holmes is the head researcher for the team studying this innovative treatment. The study: 52 people aged 18- 51 were asked to process a twelve-minute …

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. It is responsible for 1 in every 4 deaths. According to a study released in the medical journal, Circulation, there may be a link between PTSD and cardiovascular disease in women. The study followed almost 50,000 women over the …