“To be honest, I’ve not seen this level of advocacy from the scientific
community before,” said Paul Dufour, a fellow at the University of
Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society, and Policy. 坦白说，我以前在科学界从未见过如此级别的拥护，”渥太华大学科学、社会与政策研究所(University of Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society, and Policy)的研究员保罗·杜福尔说。
Cycling Is the Top Sport for Head Injuries
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
While football tends to dominate the discussion of sports related head injuries, research shows that bike accidents account for far more traumatic brain injuries each year.
U.S.
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Living in Limbo
A former combat videographer, Kathryn Robinson, describes trying to
get her life back on track after her return from Iraq left her with PTSD
and thoughts of suicide.
Same Genetic Basis Found in 5 Types of Mental Disorders
By GINA KOLATA
A large genetic study has identified common glitches involved in
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Chimps’ Days in Labs May Be Dwindling
By JAMES GORMAN
A major push by advocacy groups could bring a decision to stop lab experiments.
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Rate of Autism Diagnoses Doubled in Past 5 YearsThe CDC now says that the disorder affects about 1 in 88 American children and teens. |
Study Increases Prevalence of Autism
By BENEDICT CAREYNearly 1 in 100 American 8-year-olds struggle with autism, Asperger’s syndrome or a related developmental problem, according to a study that health officials released on Friday.
The estimate is the highest to date of so-called autism spectrum disorders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which tracks health trends. The spectrum includes a range of disorders, from severe autism to milder forms like Asperger’s to “pervasive developmental disorder,” a nonspecific diagnosis given to many children with social difficulties or some kinds of learning and sensory problems.
The finding is based on an analysis of medical and school records of some 400,000 children around the country; the researchers did not meet or interview the children.
Prevalence estimates for these disorders have increased so sharply in recent years — to 1 in 150 in 2007, from 1 in 300 in the early 2000s — that scientists have debated whether in fact the disorder is more common, or diagnosed more often as a result of higher awareness.
“A simple explanation is not apparent, and a true increase in risk cannot be ruled out,” Catherine Rice, lead author of the study and a behavioral health scientist at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, said in a conference call with reporters.
Advocacy groups said the new numbers confirmed that the disorder was increasing and called for increased financing for research and treatment.
There is no blood test for autism; doctors diagnose it and related disorders by observation and interviews with children and their families, and prevalence estimates vary depending on how studies are done.
The new estimate is about the same as one from a study published in October, which found a rate of slightly more than 1 in 100 children who received a diagnosis. Yet that study, based on a phone survey of 78,000 households, also found that almost 40 percent of the children who had received an autism spectrum diagnosis grew out of it or no longer had the diagnosis.
Even his red squeaky toy can't get U.S. Marine First Sgt. Gunner to fight
Out
of the 58 bomb-sniffing dogs the Marines have in Afghanistan, only
one—a yellow Lab named Gunner—is suffering from severe canine
post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mental Stress Training Is Planned for U.S. Soldiers
By BENEDICT CAREY
A new Army program teaching mental resilience techniques is intended to prevent problems like post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
trauma, disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder
noun [U] (ABBREVIATION PTSD) SPECIALIZED
a mental condition in which a person suffers severe anxiety and depression after a very frightening or shocking experience, such as an accident or a war
(簡寫 PTSD) 創傷後壓力症候群
A psychological disorder affecting individuals who have experienced
orwitnessed profoundly traumatic events, such as torture, murder, rape,
orwartime combat, characterized by recurrent flashbacks of the traumatic
event,nightmares, irritability, anxiety, fatigue, forgetfulness, and
socialwithdrawal.
China Is Wordless on Traumas of Communists’ Rise
By ANDREW JACOBS
China basked in its 60th anniversary, but there were no solemn pauses for the millions who died during the civil war or were eradicated during Mao’s drive to consolidate power.
noun [C or U]
1 severe emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsetting experience:《精神医学》精神的衝撃［外傷］，トラウマ（体験）；（一般に）ショック
the trauma of marriage breakdown
He had psychotherapy to help him deal with his childhood traumas.
2 SPECIALIZED a severe injury, usually caused by a violent attack or an accident
traumatic
adjective
1 If an experience is traumatic, it causes you severe emotional shock and upset:
Some of the most disturbed children had witnessed really traumatic things, such as rape and murder.
2 INFORMAL frightening and causing anxiety:
Don't you find exams traumatic?
traumatize, UK USUALLY traumatise
verb [T usually passive]
She was completely traumatized by the death of her mother.
traumatized, UK USUALLY traumatised Show phonetics
adjective
very shocked and upset for a long time:
The whole experience left him traumatized.
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數以百萬計的中國"自閉症"兒童之家庭掙扎中......
Definition
二十世紀初 auto+ism 意為自我中心
二戰後有現代意義的自閉症醫學
autism Show phonetics
noun [U]
a failure to develop social abilities, language and other communication skills to the usual level:
Autism is four times more common in boys than in girls.
autistic Show phonetics
adjective
One child in 5 000 is autistic.
Autism is a severe disorder of brain function marked by problems with social contact, intelligence and language, together with ritualistic or compulsive behavior and bizarre responses to the environment.
Wikipedia article "Autism"
advocacy[ad・vo・ca・cy]
- レベル：社会人必須
- 発音記号[ǽdvəkəsi]
[名][U]
1 （…の）（公然の）弁護, 支持, 擁護, 支援運動, 推薦, 唱道((of ...))
2 弁護士業（務）.
advocacy planning
一般市民参加の都市計画
一般市民参加の都市計画
the advocacy of peace
平和の擁護
平和の擁護
in advocacy of ...
…を弁護［支持］して
…を弁護［支持］して
advocacy advertising
主張広告.
主張広告.
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