Immune System Irregularities Found in Women With Postpartum Mood Disorders
Cedars-Sinai via Newswise – LOS ANGELES (Dec. 2, 2022) — Women with prolonged mental health problems up to three years after childbirth may be suffering from irregular immune system responses, according to…
How to Break Free from PTSD
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #425) and blog, I talk to former army captain, politician, attorney and podcast host Jason Kander about his new book Invisible Storm, managing…
A Farm Where Animals and People Heal From Trauma Together
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – The three-legged fox, the chameleon that can’t stick out its tongue, and about 200 other creatures on the modern-day Noah’s ark of psychotherapist Yoni Yehuda are…
Ten Medical and Scientific Breakthroughs of 2021 at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Health System via Newswise 1. Ketamine Infusions Found Promising for PTSD A team of researchers led by Dennis Charney, MD, Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine, and Adriana Feder, MD found that repeated…
Healing Trauma: Research Links PTSD, Emotion Regulation and Quality of Life
Binghamton University via EurekAlert – We often talk about the coronavirus pandemic in terms of health or economic impacts: the numbers of cases and deaths, the persistence of long-haul COVID, lost…
“Brain Training” May Be an Effective Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Lawson Health Research via EurekAlert – LONDON, ON – Neurofeedback, also called ‘brain training,’ consists of exercises where individuals regulate their own brain activity. In a new study from Lawson Health…
Study: How Experiencing Traumatic Stress Leads to Aggression
Society for Neuroscience via EurekAlert – Traumatic stress can cause aggression by strengthening two brain pathways involved in emotion, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. Targeting those pathways via…
Extinguishing Fearful Memories Depends on the Flexibility of Your DNA
University of Queensland via EurekAlert – Fear is an important survival mechanism and so too is the ability to inhibit fear when it’s no longer needed. In order to counter-balance…
With These Neurons, Extinguishing Fear Is Its Own Reward
Picower Institute at MIT via EurekAlert – The same neurons responsible for encoding reward also form new memories to suppress fearful ones, according to new research by scientists at the…
How EMDR Therapy Can Help with PTSD, Trauma, Panic Attacks, and Anxiety
Dr. Mark Mayfield via Dr. Caroline Leaf – For many of us, asking for help is a difficult task. We don’t want to seem needy or weak. Add trauma to…
How to Recover from Trauma and Deal with the Hard Stuff in Life
Dr. Caroline Leaf – It is almost as though we believe we must feel guilty or ashamed if we feel sad or worried, while happiness is a commodity that we…
Dealing with Panic Attacks in the Moment + Tips to Prevent Future Attacks
Dr. Caroline Leaf – Panic attacks do not always occur in relation to a particular trigger or stressor. They can be unprovoked and unpredictable, which is in part why they…
