INTRODUCTION Psychologists have been dreaming about the idea of a cure for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for ages. ... People who suffer from this disorder react when they are reminded of the event as if it was happening again. ... Rachel Yehuda, director of the Traumatic Stress Studies division at Mount Sinai School of Medicine states, " if nature is giving us adrenaline at a time like this, there's a reason for it. ... If we could use this drug to alter a chemical imbalance that causes PTSD, could we also use it for other disorders caused by imbalanced chemicals or hormones?...

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It took one hundred years, from the time it was first recognized as a syndrome among hysterical women in the late 1800s to its inclusion in 1980 as a diagnosis in the manual of the American Psychiatric Association, for posttraumatic stress disorder to be recognized as a legitimate illness. ... (The Century) Thus soldiers broke down into a mental disease which was then known as "shell shock" but is now categorized in the much broader disease called "posttraumatic stress disorder." Shell shock, also known as battle fatigue, operational exhaustion, and combat neurosis, results from prolonge...

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The victim is faced with a variety of stress if they choose to persecute their offender. ... The perpetrator's lawyers often ask degrading questions which add to the stress and shame, such as "what were you doing in the parking lot at night and what were you doing wearing that dress?... They may also develop eating disorder for example, if the victim is thin, she will want to become fact, and if the victim is fact, she wants to be thin. ...

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder usually develops after a person has been exposed to a traumatic event in which the fear for his physical well being and well being of others as well as helplessness and horror were present. ... PTSD is associated with an increased likelihood of developing some psychiatric disorders such as conduct disorders, major depressive episodes, alcohol and drug abuse and dependence. ... Group Therapy for Partners of Combat Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. ... Structured Group Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Incarcerated Male Juveniles. ... Aff...

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Directed Forgetting of Trauma Cues in Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Children that are in sexual abuse situations are smaller and not as powerful as their predator. ...

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The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1963 by Abraham Lincoln. Many enslaved Americans were thought to be freed. slavery still exist today all over the world. This form of modern day slavery is called human trafficking. The United Nations defines human trafficking as "The recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring of persons, by means of the threat or use of excessive force. Strong-arming a person against their will is abduction then to receive payments for the purpose of exploitation."...

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