For many who serve in our military, trauma experienced during deployment doesn’t end when they return home. Post-traumatic stress disorder is disturbingly common among veterans, particularly those who ...

Could you be experiencing PTSD? The signs of PTSD include persistent fear and dread, intrusive memories, flashbacks, hypervigilance, avoidance, and insomnia, among others. Not everyone who experiences ...

August 22, 2011 — A new test that screens for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) takes about 5 minutes to administer, appears to outperform other screening methods, and can be easily incorporated ...

A DNA test could help match patients with psychiatric medications, potentially reducing the long and frustrating trial-and-error process.

Participants in an IFS PTSD-SUD (substance use disorder) intervention experienced reduced PTSD symptoms and cravings, making it a promising public health treatment option.

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With the rate of trauma-related anxiety disorders in college students more than doubling recently, colleges are ramping up an array of mental health services. Diagnoses of post-traumatic stress ...

Women undergoing medically indicated abortions in the second trimester may be at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder; no maternal or obstetric factors are linked to the condition.

Researchers discovered that PTSD may be driven by excess GABA from astrocytes, not neurons. This chemical imbalance disrupts the brain’s ability to forget fear. A new drug, KDS2010, reverses this ...