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, ...

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, ...

• 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 ...

A new study using advanced deep-learning brain age estimation shows that World Trade Center responders with PTSD exhibit signs of accelerated brain aging.

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 ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first patient was enrolled in a trial of an investigational drug containing cannabidiol for the treatment of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . If approved, midomafetamine would be the first MDMA- and psychedelic-assisted therapy. The decision was based on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...