A UB clinical psychologist sifted fact from fiction June 13 regarding a serious disorder that often is in the nation's headlines but had no official name until more than 20 years ago. Gayle Beck, ...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that develops after someone experiences a life-threatening event, e.g., surviving a deadly natural disaster, a violent sexual assault, ...

• In any year, 5.2 million Americans have PTSD. - National Institutes of Health • An estimated 7.8 percent of Americans will experience PTSD at some point in their lives. - National Center for PTSD ...

June is PTSD Awareness Month, an excellent opportunity to acknowledge the roughly 5 percent of Americans who live with PTSD. Thanks to media depictions of PTSD and ongoing social media campaigns, more ...

Only 25-40 percent of soldiers with mental health problems get help because they report numerous stigmatizing beliefs regarding their unit members and leadership. - U.S. Army pamphlet About 30 percent ...

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, February 1, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Michael Levittan, a distinguished family therapy expert and psychotherapist, presents a ...

Humans aren’t the only species to endure harsh traumas and develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In fact, these symptoms can manifest similarly in certain animals. For example, if an animal ...

When Joe Moreno, a Navy veteran, panicked and took cover between two cars in a mall parking lot, suddenly transported back to his deployment during the 2003 invasion into Iraq, he knew he had to seek ...