Archive for February, 2018
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Propranolol may interfere with the reconsolidation of traumatic memories brought forth during the reactivation session, thus making them less potent and fear-inducing.
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It would be a tremendous breakthrough in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if patients were able to rid themselves of unwanted traumatic memories. Researchers and clinicians once believed that weakening memories might be an impossible task; however, studies over the past decade have found that when stored memories are retrieved, or reactivated, they temporarily enter a malleable state. Once a person stops thinking about a memory, the memory returns to a stable form, a process known as reconsolidation.
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Adults with PTSD who actively recalled their traumatic event under the influence of propranolol once a week, for up to six weeks, reported a substantial decrease in PTSD symptoms compared with participants who took placebo. This decrease was evident from both the perspective of the patient and clinician.
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https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2018.pp2a2
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The findings from the Monitoring the Future survey show that nearly 1 in 3 high school seniors vaped in 2017—and not always using nicotine.
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About 13 percent of 8th graders, 24 percent of 10th graders, and nearly 28 percent of 12th graders at U.S. schools reported using a vaping device in the past year, according to data from the 2017 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey. The survey results, which were released in December 2017, found that while most of these students said they mostly vape flavoring liquids, 1 in 10 reported vaping nicotine, and 1 in 20 reported vaping marijuana.
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https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2018.1b2
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- *At the beginning of January, we released a statement opposing the introduction of work requirements for Medicaid.
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- *In March, we’ll be holding our annual Day of Mourning at sites around the country. You can sign up to be a Day of Mourning vigil coordinator here.
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- *Applications are now available for our 2018 Autism Campus Inclusion Summer Leadership Academy, a week-long advocacy training in Washington DC. If you know an autistic college student interested in developing their leadership and advocacy skills, let them know!
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- *We’re also pleased to announce the recipients of our 2018 Autistic Scholars Fellowship, a project that supports autistic college students who demonstrate a commitment to disability rights. We’re looking forward to supporting their advocacy work this year and in the future.
Executive Director
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
