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Important update on risk factors contributing to PTSD onset!

29Jun by Dr. Michael Merzenich

In our last entry on this subject, we summarized risk factors for PTSD onset as follows: “You just DON’T want to be a) an ambidextrous b) Latino c) who has a history of cognitive or learning impairment and d) who suffers additional diffuse or localized brain trauma e) in parallel with an exposure to f) repeated disturbing experiences.” Today, we … Continue reading →

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Two additional risk factors for PTSD (one surprising; one mundane)

25Jun by Dr. Michael Merzenich

Being ambidextrous is pretty useful as a member of your Little League team, but it turns out to be not quite so positive if your brain is later faced with traumatic experiences. Rather surprisingly, a study of 2,490 individuals exposed to combat in Vietnam revealed that an ambidextrous individual is about twice as likely to develop PTSD than is an … Continue reading →

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