Regions of the brain associated with stress and posttraumatic stress disorder. In a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian women were strongly associated with increased risk of developing lupus, an autoimmune disease. In the study of 54,763 women, investigators found a nearly three-fold elevated risk of...
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation aids PTSD in eating disorders
(HealthDay)—Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC) seems to be beneficial for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with eating disorders, according to research published online Aug. 16 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders. D. Blake Woodside, M.D., from the University Health Network in Toronto, and colleagues presented a...