There are so many gaps in my memory I can’t say for sure but I do not think I was ever hugged as a child.The first hugs I can remember... Sunday at 12:22 AM enoughreplied to the postWhat could’ve brought you comfort with the trauma?. ...
FKBP5- genotype status and trauma exposure history maybe also lead to increased inflammation, as exposure to childhood trauma is associated with epigenetic de-methylation near the rs1360780 FKBP5-SNP that is associated with GR dysregula- tion and increased expression of mRNA transcripts involved in...
(PTSD) following a traumatic experience when compared with men.1 Studies suggest that this increased risk among women is not due to higher rates of trauma or to differences in the types of trauma commonly experienced by women.2–4 Further, the higher rates of PTSD among women cannot be ...
Take today for example. I stopped at Lowe’s to get some of my walking steps in and felt proud to have parked in the spot designated with a sign that said “Veterans Parking.” I figured I might as well get some bird seed to feed my fine feathered friends who accumulate near the sta...
(PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), each delivered in their standard protocols. Many veterans have been greatly helped by this approach. Yet limiting trauma-focused therapy to these two options leaves the VA unable to fully address the needs of a variety of veterans. This limitation, ...
In addition, PTSD may lead to cognitive impairment with concentration problems which might hamper the effect of the conventional therapies, and in some of the individuals, the cognitive focus could reactivate the trauma. Therefore, a therapy where the focus is not directly on thinking and ...