BACKGROUND The exposure to war scenes via screens, despite offering a degree of detachment, can be stressful for the operator. The aim of the current study is to examine the existence of anxiety, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Israeli operators. METHODS Participants comprised 41 UAV operators (87.2% male), aged 22-38 (Mage = ...

INTRODUCTION Common anxiety disorders include panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and social phobias. The brain circuitry associated with anxiety remains to be fully elucidated. Investigators have used a number of imaging modalities including positron emission tomography for imaging the brain during induced anxiety states. We report here the first fMR1...

A volunteer movement has emerged in Ukraine during the Revolution of Dignity and events that followed it. Experts consider this event as an important component civil society main driving force country’s reform. The clinical structure post-stress disorders among examined volunteers was represented by following nosologic forms: F 43.2 adjustment (32.7% men 28.1% women), 43.1 - post-traumatic stre...

Post-traumatic stress disorder is characterized by exaggerated threat response, and theoretical accounts to date have focused on impaired threat processing and dysregulated prefrontal-cortex-amygdala circuitry. Nevertheless, evidence is accruing for broad, threat-neutral sensory hyperactivity in post-traumatic stress disorder. As low-level, sensory processing impacts higher-order operations, su...

Background: Treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) is both stressful and psychologically traumatic for patients. Many mental disorders can arise following traumatic and stressful events, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Studies have investigated nurses’ and patients’ views on the stressors to be found in a typical intensive care unit. However, there have bee...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: ANOVA: Analysis of Variance; CBT: Cognitive Behavior Therapy; GABA: Gamma Amino Butyric Acid; GAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder; OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; SAD: Social Anxiety Disorder; PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; SNRI: Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors; SPSS: Statistical Package for Social Sciences; SSRI...