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Passengers who survived terrifying flight help psychologists uncover new clues about post-traumatic stress vulnerability
August 13, 2014 by NewsBot
An extraordinary opportunity to study memory and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a group of Air Transat passengers who experienced 30 minutes of unimaginable terror over the Atlantic Ocean in 2001 has resulted in the discovery of a potential risk factor that may help predict who is most vulnerable to PTSD.