Trauma significantly alters brain structure, leading to PTSD symptoms like hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, and memory issues, but targeted therapies can help survivors heal and regain control ...

Single-cell analyses revealed molecular profiles that can distinguish PTSD from depression, potentially leading to better ...

After training a machine learning model on the patients’ functional brain images and clinical assessments, the researchers found that the model was able to predict an individual’s PTSD symptom ...

In people with traumatic brain injury, administering the psychedelic drug ibogaine seems to slow down brainwaves, which may ...

The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has undergone much more than a minor tweaking or superficial facelift in the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5. This guidebook to ...

Before the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, approximately 6,000 IDF veterans had been recognized as PTSD sufferers, with many others, both soldiers and citizens, not yet acknowledged by the authorities.

The first study, which compared PTSD patients with nontraumatized healthy controls, was "the largest brain imaging study to date using PET for PTSD research, with almost 100 participants [58% male ...

When brain trauma takes place, research informs there is an instant inherent response (“by the brain” to this trauma) through a wide variety of means.

In the study, 22 per cent of respondents had sustained traumatic brain injuries during their policing duties and these officers were more than twice as likely to develop probable complex PTSD.

The concept of vagus nerve stimulation dates back to the late 19th century, when a stimulator to treat epileptic patients was developed. More than 100,000 people have now had vagus nerve stimulation, ...

Reasons to be Cheerful reports that veterans are turning to psychedelics like ibogaine for PTSD treatment, showing promising ...