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What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Nov 06, 2007, 6:11 pm PST
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety that can develop after a person has either been exposed to a terrifying event or has watched other people go through such an ordeal. PSTD first gained…Read More
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Enron Example: Stress and Cardiac Death
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jul 14, 2006, 4:48 pm PDT
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Were we really surprised to read that Kenneth Lay died suddenly of what the newspapers called "a massive coronary" July 5 at age 64? We do tend to think that severe stress can cause a heart attack. And it's…Read More
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