Archive for October, 2008
Thanks to advances in critical care medicine, patients admitted to the intensive care unit today are more likely than ever to survive their stay.
Yet outliving the physical trauma or illness that required ICU treatment often leaves long-lasting psychological scars, a new CIHR-supported review finds.
"The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in patients following ICU Read the rest of this entry »
"The increasing number of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) raises the risk of domestic violence and its consequences on families and children in communities across the United States," says Monica Matthieu, Ph.D., an expert on veteran mental health and an assistant professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis.
"Treatments for domestic violence are very different Read the rest of this entry »
As uncertainty swirls around Hurricane Gustav and where its path will lead, the American Red Cross encourages those in the potentially affected areas to make preparations now instead of waiting to see where the storm will hit.
Even if a hurricane doesn’t make landfall where you live, it is normal for approaching storms to stir up difficult feelings and thoughts, especially for residents in the Gulf Coast Region Read the rest of this entry »