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Sunday, February 17, 2013

PTSD, in both military and civilian populations co-occur with chronic pain (60% to 80%) resulting in increased opioid use and "abnormal pain perception". Screening for PTSD with chronic pain prevents escalating opioid use and appropriately addresses PTSD and chronic pain with cognitive behavioral modalities for anxiety and pain management. See PAIN Clinical Updates, December, 2012.

Posted at 12:37 PM

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Friday, February 15, 2013

Researchers report insomnia by itself leads to a specific hopelessness, which in turn predicts suicidality. See Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Feb.

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Israeli researcher have concluded that an emotion related gene together with preoccupation with threat when enlisting and pre-deployment threat vigilance and avoidance together account for more than a third of PTSD symptoms in soldiers. See JAMA Psychiatry February 13, 2013.

Posted at 08:23 AM

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

The Mayo Clinic has conducted research on whether blood clotting factors in post menopausal women increase the risk of dementia and stroke. Women with higher levels of of thrombogenic microvesicles were likelier to have white matter hyperintensities in the brain and likelier to develop "brain damage". See Neurology, Feb 13, 2013.

Posted at 08:22 AM

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

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Posted at 10:06 PM