Comments for Identical Twin PET Scans Show Familial Risk for Combat PTSD at http://belleruthnaparstek.com , comment 1 to 10 out of 10 comments http://belleruthnaparstek.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:15:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1072 OK, so, what kind of childhood did the identical twins get brought up in? did they have prior trauma that then got exacerabated with one entering the service and suffering PTSD due to wartime violence exposure? and beyond all that once you have PTSD lets look at treatment preferably without drugs but if treatment is initiated, how long before changes are seen reversed in the brain? And does the person feel better and respond better if put into another stressful situation? Can the brain be reprogrammed/rewired in a healthier way by learning new responses to stresses? traumatic and otherwise like daily blips? For me that is the key, what the treatment is, how long will it take and can brain response be repaired and restored and rejuvenated so the person feels better about themself. - Kathleen Stuart Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:31:09 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1069 AND another piece from the Washington Post 12/31 ...The Seattle VA, the Madigan Army Medical Center, is easing the nightmare problems of Vets with prazosin, a blood pressure medicine. They believe it controls the adrenaline spike that is a corrolate of the nightmares and of the daytime flashbacks. A larger study is now in progress. Looks like another reason to look at the physical components of the flight/fight response for some aspect of the process that is broken and does not reset properly....a la the amazing CA stress researcher. - Jane Twitmyer Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:01:40 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1067 It took years to fully comprehend my father's PTSD behavior from WWII, when it was called Battle Fatigue. Personally I feel nature always wins out over nurture. That also means nature can heal as well. Thanks Belleruth, for using the sound, the brain and technology to help us heal ourselves. - sutprem Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:26:07 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1066 You're correct to say the conclusions are overstated - this was a small study and it raises as many questions as it "answers" - but it's one more piece of the picture. We do love our twin studies, don't we?? Endlessly fascinating!! I'll get the whole article and read it through to see if it answers or elucidates any of these excellent points. - Belleruth Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:48:09 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1064 WOW! and taking that further ... can that "enhanced resting metabolic activity" be lowered with visualization/meditation practice? - Jane Twitmyer Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:11:01 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1063 Uless these twins were separated at birth, they were raised in the same families and exposed to the same stressors and traumas. Did they acquire the tendency for PTSD within the family, rather than genetically? - SUSAN B LANDRY Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:56:47 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1062 A question: was the study designed to differentiate between twins raised in the same household/by the same parents, and those who had been raised or adopted separately? The brain changes as a result of developmental experiences. Similarities observed might not (I would think) be solely the result of purely genetic brain structure and function. A "predisposition" to PTSD has been shown in insecurely attached individuals -- it would be interesting to explore the similarities and differences in brain function in twins in that population. - Karen Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:52:12 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1059 Many years ago , I was actually peripherally involved in research that demonstrated psychic links between twins while dreaming (Part of the research at Maimonides Medical Center Sleep and Dream lab. THe lab was researching ESP and Dreaming and the study was run by Doctor Stanley Krippner - Mia Beale Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:53:11 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1058 PTSD may be an energy disorder resulting in the hypothalamus getting stuck on overdrive, overworking and affecting the entire body. - Ellen Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:35:07 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/hot-research/identical-twin-pet-scans-show-familial-risk-for-combat-ptsd.html#comment-1057 These are fascinating results, but I believe the conclusions are overstated. There is still a possibility that the characteristics in both twins' brains occurred after the combat and PTSD developed. As far as I know there is no scientific evidence that twins have telepathic links, or that their brains can be affected by each other's experience, but it still seems to me, from a strictly scientific viewpoint, that this possibility is not ruled out by the evidence. - River Malcolm Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:01:38 +0100