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» Computational tool identifies 800 risk factors for PTSD
Researchers have developed a computational tool that can establish the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder developing in individuals within ten days of a traumatic event.

» Government of Canada announces new benefits and services for Veterans and families

Improvements respond to recommendations from Standing Committee, Veterans and stakeholders VANCOUVER, March 17, 2015 /CNW/ - The Honourable Erin O'Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today unveiled two new initiatives to improve benefits and services for Canada's Veterans and their...

» Virginia Tech Study Finds 89% of Children with Nighttime Fears Improved Significantly Following Use of Children's Book, Uncle Lightfoot, Flip That Switch

SENECA, S.C., March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the March 2015 issue of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, a Virginia Tech study found that Uncle Lightfoot, Flip That Switch significantly reduced fear of the dark in 89% of the subjects, ages 5 to 7.  The article, "Treating...

» Can intensive mindfulness training improve depression?
Depression affects about 350 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of disability. Mindfulness training is a promising approach to decreasing depressive symptoms.