Early life stress predicts negative emotionality and inflammation in alcohol use disorder | Study reveals that individuals with alcohol use disorder who experienced significant stress or trauma during childhood often face more intense emotional difficulties and elevated inflammation as adults.

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Goodbye to traumatic memories: researchers discovered that by artificially acidifying a special type of cell (astrocytes) in mice, they could prevent long-term memories from being recalled without affecting short-term memory

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Symptoms of complex PTSD predict the appearance of psychotic symptoms in daily life, study finds | Complex posttraumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD) is a mental health condition that arises from prolonged or repeated exposure to traumatic events.

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Immigrants detained for 6+ months show higher rates of poor health, PTSD, and mental illness compared to shorter detentions.

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A new study has found small amounts of liquid ketamine administered in a clinical setting can significantly reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, with fewer side effects.

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MDMA may have protected Nova attack survivors from trauma, study suggests

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Research found in comparison to those who had not been abused in childhood, adults who had experienced both childhood physical and sexual abuse had approximately double the odds of physical and mental health conditions, including angina, arthritis, asthma, heart attack, depression

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Researchers Developed Effective Way to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by Stimulating Vagus Nerve Around the Neck Using a Device the Size of a Shirt Button 💡🧠✨ In a Trial with 9 Patients Given 12 Sessions, They Had 100% Success and Found That All the Patients Were Symptom-Free at 6 Months 🎉💯🕒

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**Research found people who report out-of-body experiences 🌌, where they feel separated from their physical body 🧘‍♂️, tend to show higher rates of mental health concerns 🧠, trauma history 📖, and dissociative symptoms compared to those who have never had such experiences.**

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Brain scans reveal who may benefit most from MDMA for trauma-related symptoms 🧠💊. Researchers found that participants with heightened brain reactivity to unconscious threat cues showed marked changes in neural activity after receiving MDMA.

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Mental health effects of exposure to firearm violence persist long after direct exposure 🔫🧠 | Evidence finds increase suicide risk three- to five-fold, regardless of prior mental health status, when an individual is exposed to a firearm 💔

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A dream-like 🌈 psychedelic 🧠 might help traumatized veterans 🪖 reset their brains 🧠 - Researchers found that soldiers who reported profound feelings of unity 🤝 and sacredness 🙏 while taking ibogaine 🌿 experienced lasting relief from post-traumatic stress disorder 🧠.

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How young adults recall adverse childhood experiences fluctuates based on the current quality of their relationships, particularly with their parents. Parental support is linked to fewer childhood traumas like abuse and neglect

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Tetris gameplay treatment helps reduce traumatic flashbacks for frontline healthcare workers

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Research found brain communication patterns in a group of individuals who have experienced childhood adversity and trauma shows that lifetime physical activity can reshape neural connectivity, thereby strengthening the brain's internal communication and optimizing its response to stress

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Depression appears to alter how young adults remember childhood trauma and adversity. Dealing with these emotional health challenges may actually be the primary driver behind shifting memories, pointing to a need to treat current mood to help heal past wounds.

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Purity culture exposure linked to higher sexual shame in trauma survivors. This research highlights the deep impact that specific religious scripts can have on psychological recovery and sexual well-being.

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✨ New Study Reveals Impact of Brief Intervention on Postpartum Trauma Symptoms

A single-session therapy combining childbirth memory recall and the videogame Tetris shows promising results for mothers experiencing intrusive memories related to childbirth.

Participants found recalling their childbirth experience emotionally intense but meaningful, and playing Tetris engaging and soothing, leading to a reduction in distressing memories.

The intervention helped women experience fewer intrusive memories, greater acceptance of their childbirth experience, and improvements in mood and overall wellbeing.

Women primarily attributed their recovery to talking about and writing down their childbirth experiences, highlighting the importance of narrative and emotional processing.

#PostpartumCare #MentalHealth #TraumaRecovery

Genetics may influence how people respond to some traumatic experiences more than others, particularly in childhood, data from 144,000 people in the UK suggest

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