Studies exploring potential predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) following major trauma have resulted in varied conclusions. While a number of risk factors such as injury severity, demographic factors and compensation-related factors have been identified, none is strong enough to reliably predict which patient will develop the disorder. PTSD is characterized by flashbacks of the event, anxiety, and social withdrawal.
Researchers in England conduct a study to find out if fitness plays a role in the treatment of depression.
Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis congratulated the NHS on major improvements in key mental health services today. His message came as he cut the turf to mark the construction of a new mental health unit at Runwell Hospital in Wickford, Essex. Latest figures show that, for 2007-08: - Specialist crisis resolution home treatment teams provided 106,000 home treatments, supporting people who would otherwise have had to be admitted to hospital.
Grief is universal, and most of us will probably experience the pain grief brings at some point in our lives, usually with the death of a loved one. In time, we move on, accepting the loss. But for a substantial minority, it's impossible to let go, and even years later, any reminder of their loss - a picture, a memory - brings on a fresh wave of grief and yearning.