August 9, 2020

PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study

MONDAY, July 27, 2020 -- Talk therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) doesn't appear to increase addiction treatment patients' risk of relapse, a small new study says.

Roughly a quarter of people with drug or alcohol use disorders also have PTSD, typically caused by a traumatic or stressful life event such as combat or rape.

August 9, 2020

COVID-19 Causing More Stress in America Than Other Nations: Survey

THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2020 -- Americans are faring much worse mentally and financially during the COVID-19 pandemic than citizens of other high-income countries around the world, according to an international analysis.

One-third of U.S. adults say they've experienced unbearable stress, anxiety and sadness during the pandemic and more than 30% have faced economic hardships, the Commonwealth Fund report revealed.

July 9, 2020

New Leash on Life: How Dog-Walking Is Helping Veterans Battered by PTSD

WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 -- Many soldiers experience traumas on the battlefield that leave them emotionally wounded, but something as simple as walking a dog might bring these veterans desperately needed psychic relief.

So suggests a new study where researchers compared how four weeks of walking with a shelter dog or with another person affected three biomarkers of stress in male and female veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).