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A&M study seeks PTSD symptoms that up suicide risk: (BLOOMBERG NEWS)
January 04, 2011
A Texas A&M University researcher is mining a unique database in hopes of helping clinicians identify the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder that increase the risk of suicide among combat veterans.
Edgar Villarreal , a doctoral student in counseling psychology, is aiming to determine which specific symptoms of PTSD — which include sleeplessness, nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance and feeling emotionally numb — might have a more direct link to suicide, in hopes of saving lives.
"If we are able to identify specific symptoms earlier in the process, we can integrate more specific interventions," Villarreal said. "With more education, more intervention, there's a chance you can minimize the risk for suicide."click here to view
