PTSD. Four letters we immediately associate with soldiers and horrific wartime tragedies. But unfortunately, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect anyone who has experienced a traumatic ...

Jun. 6—June is post-traumatic stress disorder awareness month. The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation answers five frequently asked questions. 1 What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...

Work is a high-stress environment in many fields, whether meeting deadlines, handling sensitive information or trying to save someone’s life. It’s such an integral part of everyday life that it can ...

About a quarter of U.S. service members and veterans who start psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) quit before they finish treatment, according to a recent study, with experts ...

Women are more likely than men to develop PTSD. Social factors and trauma type play important roles. But researchers have long wondered about the role of biology.

Single-cell analyses revealed molecular profiles that can distinguish PTSD from depression, potentially leading to better drugs for this psychiatric disorder. To test this hypothesis, Girgenti and his ...

An Army veteran with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder spent three years trying different treatments offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medications helped some. Traditional ...

K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Image (LAS VEGAS) — Six years before packing a rental truck with firework mortars and gas cannisters before shooting himself in the ...