Sentences with phrase «stress disorder because»

In a phone interview with TechCrunch on Tuesday, Erickson said she realized the need for a service like Bohdi while talking with veterans who were frequently not completing their treatments for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder because the exposure treatments they were receiving were too painful and difficult.

A lot of our work may be relevant to things like trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder because the neural circuitry of PTSD is built on the circuitry of fear learning and fear regulation.

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John Ratey, M.D., associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, prescribes exercise for kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (and everyone else) because it boosts moods, relieves stress, and improves learning and memory.

One company, Young Living, recently received a warning from the FDA because their paid consultants were promoting «Young Living Essential Oil Products for conditions such as, but not limited to, viral infections (including E bola), Parkinson's disease, autism, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, insomnia, heart disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dementia, and multiple sclerosis,» even though «there are no FDA - approved applications for these products.»

«We call postpartum anxiety the hidden disorder because so few moms recognize it and it goes undiagnosed,» says Jonathan Abramowitz, Ph.D., associate chairman of psychology and director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

An environmental testing company surveyed the air and water and found nothing amiss, and a local neurologist concluded upon examining the girls that they had «conversion disorder,» a catchall moniker for physical symptoms that originate in the mind because of stress, trauma or even mass hysteria.

Because dominance and aggressiveness have been linked to stress resistance, these findings may influence the development of more effective gender - specific treatment strategies for stress - related neuropsychiatric disorders.

Emotional memories are evolutionarily vital because they help avoid repeats of dangerous situations — «you want to remember where that tiger was,» he says — but if the memory of a traumatic event is too strong, it can begin to intrude into everyday life and cause problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

The disorder is most common in people with high foot arches or people with extremely flat feet because those two type of feet place the greatest stress on the fascia during any physical activity.

It can make people scared to death of food, and I really think we have sort of this pseudo-eating disorder sort of thing presenting itself with a lot of, I see this with a lot of my patients where they are scared to death to eat anything off plan, and that really does have some major health implications because it creates a lot of stress, and it creates a lot of social impairment, and those have been clinically shown to really be deleterious for your health.

Because of this, it is being investigated as a treatment for brain and nervous system disorders that involve oxidative stress.

The diet may also cause various psychological benefits, because these digestive disturbances are known to cause stress and are strongly linked to mental disorders like anxiety and depression (13).

I have found that eating a raw vegan diet has helped ease the mental stress of eating disorders because you become more connected with the food you eat and your body's functions.

Fibromyalgia has been referred to as a «stress - related disorder» because stress both precedes its onset and aggravates its symptoms.

It is a disorder that doctors don't know much of a cure for because various factors play a role including genetics, environment, toxic diet, vitamin deficiencies, metabolic issues, hormone imbalance, and emotional / mental stress.

Michele Rosenthal: And I think I love it, because personally it helped me so much, but I love it, too, because I speak a lot nationally about posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma and recovery, and I always — I love to do this exercise in the room where I ask everyone to rate their stress on a scale of 1 to 10 and then we do a group breathing exercise of square breathing.

In fact, the reason I very rarely wear them outside of the house is because for years I had trouble finding any that fit my small face and head and I think have some form of Post-High School Stress Disorder about looking ridiculous in photos while wearing my ridiculously huge glasses.

They can also help prevent cancer, aid eye health, combat obesity - related disorders, aid digestion and can help ease stress and anxiety because of their magnesium content!

He argues that «the distinction between internal disorders and external circumstances is increasingly untenable» because the severe stress from living in poverty «can cause learning problems in much the same way that a brain injury or lead poisoning — which are explicitly included as bases for special education eligibility — can cause learning problems.»

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When we speak of addiction as a chronic disorder of the brain, it thus includes an understanding that some individuals are more susceptible to drug use and addiction than others, not only because of genetic factors but also because of stress and a host of other environmental and social factors in their lives that have made them more vulnerable.

Nestled on acres of scenic land inside the Los Padres National Forest, LARC's Warriors & Wolves program offers combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder the chance to bond with wolves and wolfdogs that have been rescued from abusive situations or abandoned because their wild roots make them poor pets.

Teacup puppies are also prone to more stress disorders, such as hypoglycemia because they are too small for the world they live in.

There may be simple changes you can make to your diet, your type of exercise, and the stretches you do that would make a big difference in how you feel.Also, other than rheumatoid arthritis (which is an autoimmune disorder), most arthritis is due to stress on the jntios because of improper posture, or injuries like falling or car accidents.

In addition, dogs can offer an emotional benefit to Veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because they help reduce stress and agitation.

Some specific evidence has been discovered: researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found that playing Tetris immediately after a traumatic event reduces the likelihood of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, probably because the game interrupts memory consolidation.

Because they felt as though their emails were being surveilled, they met in New York, where Bruguera came up with the idea to see Frank Ochberg, the psychiatrist who was on the committee that formalized the term «post-traumatic stress disorder.»

That is because bumblebees may not receive as much attention as bees, while they seem to be doing at least equally bad in today's ecologically stressed world, threatened by Colony Collapse Disorder and other factors that result from agricultural intensification and habitat degradation.

Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is a textbook example of modern environmental challenges — not because of the potential gravity of pollination declines or an intrinsic fascination we may have for our stingy honey - producing friends — but because it shows ecological stresses become actual disturbances when these start adding up.

The scale of natural disasters has also increased because of deforestation, environmental degradation, urbanization, and intensified climate variables.20 The distinctive health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of children subject them to unique risks from these events.21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder.24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive development.25

The court adopted Lord Hoffman's reasoning in Gray v Thames Trains [2009] UKHL 33, [2009] 4 All ER 81, which although not a joint enterprise case (Mr Gray sued for the consequences of a murder he had committed because of post-traumatic stress disorder arising from a train accident) nevertheless expounded policy rather than principles for cases of this type.

The employee had a history of outbursts in his relations with staff and had been sent to anger management training, but claimed he was fired because the Selectmen hated him and / or because he was handicapped because of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Because of Trish's expertise in couples therapy and clinical mental health disorders especially Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mood Disorder, Trish has been involved in the development and delivery of a number of couples programs for the Department of Veteran's Affairs, The Australian Defence Force and the Australian Veterans and Veteran's Families Counselling Service.

Metabolic functioning is a particularly important intermediate outcome between stress - related physiological compromise and health outcomes because it is prognostic for heart disease, hypertension, and Type II diabetes, among other chronic health disorders.

Parents were explained that their participation was needed for three reasons: (1) generalization of skills (homework monitoring, sharing of practice experiences, and role modeling), (2) to help bring calm in their families, as children with externalizing disorders enhance parenting and family stress, and (3) parents may have similar attention or impulsivity problems because of genetic similarities, and they might find the skills useful for their own life.

Nancy specializes in working with severe and chronic depression and other mood disorders, suicidal ideation and survivors of suicide, grief & loss, marriages in crisis due to an affair, women's issues, families under stress because of mental illness and / or substance abuse, parenting issues, military families, and sexual identity.

However, posttraumatic stress disorder should not be deleted from the DSM simply because it is sometimes misused.»

Posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive - compulsive disorder, drug abuse, and drug dependence were included in part II because they all required extensive introductory questions that precluded the quick skipout of noncases that we wanted in part I.

Parents of youth with internalizing and externalizing behaviors, substance use and abuse, delinquency, police arrests, out - of - home placements, and deviant peer association; parents who are depressed, highly stressed, living in poverty or high - crime neighborhoods, Spanish - speaking immigrants, parents returning from wars (e.g., Iraq / Afghanistan) who may be experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mothers living in shelters or supportive housing because of homelessness or domestic violence, birth parents whose children are in care because of abuse / neglect, and family with transitions such as divorce, single parenting, and step - families

Although well - validated psychotherapies have been developed for children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), these therapies have limited applicability in juvenile justice context because they have not been tested in this context and do not address the larger issue of making juvenile justice systems trauma - informed.

Thus, severe external threat may result in renewed clinging and neophobia in both children and adults.8, 41,111 Because the attachment system is so important, mobilization of social supports is an important element in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Whether because of post-traumatic stress disorder or the many adaptive behaviors that victims use instinctively in threatening situations, the traumatized brain is constantly on high - alert, particularly its lower regions, where survival instincts originate.

Objective: Recently, changes have been proposed to DSM - IV diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to refine the diagnosis because of concerns about its construct validity.

The reason is because it will allow the entire family to learn more about how post-traumatic stress disorder can impact a person, and help them to understand the constant sense of vulnerability.