Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email A persistent vegetative state (PVS) occurs when patients, often the victims of brain trauma, remain in a profound state of unconsciousness. While PVS remains extremely…
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…by suicide each day has increased.” The document concludes that “this provides preliminary evidence that the programs initiated by VA are improving outcomes.” Still, the psychological trauma veterans often suffer…
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…reported “shouting, pushing or shoving” incidents with a partner. A 2010 study published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, “Intimate Relationships Among Returning Soldiers: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common experience among returning veterans. According to a 2011 report by the Congressional Research Service, 27% of veterans…
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…essentially removed from the most vulnerable locations.” “Mitigating Flood Exposure: Reducing Disaster Risk and Trauma Signature” Shultz, James M.; et al. Disaster Health, January/February/March 2013. Abstract: “In 2011, following…
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…attack is provided in detail at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. The Poynter Institute is also offering tips that should guide further coverage of the bombing. Few journalists…
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…able to be examined. “Important variables that we are unable to adjust for are distance to a trauma center, injury severity, rates of alcohol and substance abuse, and estimates of…
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…from intellectual impairments, were barely into adulthood, wrestled with severe mental illness, or endured profound childhood trauma.” Two significant recommendations for reforming the existing process also are supported by some…
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…Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Academic research suggests that because of anthropogenic climate change, this trend will continue to intensify. For hurricane survivors, the trauma is often compounded by economic struggles…
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…at any time. Psychologically, job loss is in some ways harder for people to deal with than physical injury. Moreover, the psychological trauma inflicted by unemployment lingers. Finding a new…
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