Treating Depression
Treating depression – Dr. Donald Garcia works at FutureSearch, where they are launching a clinical trial of a new drug to treat depression. They are specifically looking for peopl…
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Health and Mental Health Needs of Children in US Military Families.
Health and Mental Health Needs of Children in US Military Families.
Pediatrics. 2013 May 27;
Siegel BS, Davis BE,
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been challenging for US uniformed service families and their children. Almost 60% of US service members have family responsibilities. Approximately 2.3 million active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members have been deployed since the beginning of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (2001 and 2003, respectively), and almost half have deployed more than once, some for up to 18 months’ duration. Up to 2 million US children have been exposed to a wartime deployment of a loved one in the past 10 years. Many service members have returned from combat deployments with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and traumatic brain injury. The mental health and well-being of spouses, significant others, children (and their friends), and extended family members of deployed service members continues to be significantly challenged by the experiences of wartime deployment as well as by combat mortality and morbidity. The medical system of the Department of Defense provides health and mental health services for active duty service members and their families as well as activated National Guard and Reserve service members and their families. In addition to military pediatricians and civilian pediatricians employed by military treatment facilities, nonmilitary general pediatricians care for >50% of children and family members before, during, and after wartime deployments. This clinical report is for all pediatricians, both… Continue reading
Epigenetic Mechanisms Shape the Biological Response to Trauma and Risk for PTSD: A Critical Review.
Epigenetic Mechanisms Shape the Biological Response to Trauma and Risk for PTSD: A Critical Review.
Nurs Res Pract. 2013; 2013: 417010
Heinzelmann M, Gill J
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops in approximately one-quarter of trauma-exposed individuals, leading us and… Continue reading
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Transition-Age Youth With Serious Mental Health Conditions.
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Transition-Age Youth With Serious Mental Health Conditions.
J Trauma Stress. 2013 May 20;
Frounfelker R, Klodnick VV, Mueser KT, Todd S
There is little information on trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and associated… Continue reading
Genetic Distribution and Association Analysis of DRD2 Gene Polymorphisms With Major Depressive Disorder in the Chinese Han Population.
Genetic distribution and association analysis of DRD2 gene polymorphisms with major depressive disorder in the Chinese Han population.
Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2013; 6(6): 1142-9
He M, Yan H, Duan ZX, Qu W, Gong HY, Fan ZL, Kang… Continue reading
Seeking Safety Therapy for Pathological Gambling and PTSD: A Pilot Outcome Study.
Seeking safety therapy for pathological gambling and PTSD: a pilot outcome study.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2013 Jan-Mar; 45(1): 10-6
Najavits LM, Smylie D, Johnson K, Lung J, Gallop RJ, Classen CC
This pilot study evaluated Seeking Safety (SS) therapy… Continue reading