Complex post-traumatic stress disorder—the result of sustained abuse over time—is difficult to diagnose, making it harder for those who suffer from it to move on.
Month: December 2015
Bipolar Disorder: Surviving The Spin Cycle. | bpHope – bp Magazine …
One of my Bipolar symptoms is rapid cycling. Sometimes I spin into Bipolar Disorder Depression and anxiety. Simple things become difficult. Getting dressed and out of the house? So hard! But I must have social interaction to …
Colt Ford Shines a Light on PTSD in 12-Minute Mini-Movie, “Workin …
“Workin' On,” a powerful 12-minute mini-movie featuring Colt Ford's hit song which shines a spotlight on one of the biggest health crises facing soldiers returning from deployment: post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, …
Brain regions of PTSD patients show differences during fear …
Regions of the brain function differently among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, causing them to generalize non-threatening events as if they were the original trauma, according to new research from Duke Medicine …
State lawmaker wants PTSD to be mitigating factor in veterans' crimes
State Rep. Richard Morrissette said he will research and file legislation that allows judges to consider the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor in veterans' crimes.