PTSD is a testament to the adaptability of the brain and its drive to protect us. It can empower survivors to seek help while creating a compassionate support network around them. Time, resources ...

PTSD may affect up to 30% of trauma survivors and military combat veterans, and is associated with disabling comorbidities such as depression, substance use and suicidality, the authors noted.

For many, the body and brain remain locked in survival mode, long after the traumatic event has passed. This is the painful reality of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition marked by the ...

PTSD affects a person’s ability to function in everyday life, and it can persist for years. Researchers have been working to better understand what’s happening in the brains of people with PTSD.

Study participants reported their PTSD symptoms with the self-report tool again at three months and six months after they begin the study. Harnett and his colleagues are trying to find a “signature of ...

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 ...

Posttraumatic brain activity predicts resilience to PTSD Date: September 21, 2023 Source: Elsevier Summary: After a traumatic experience, most people recover without incident, but some people ...

Traumatic memories had their own neural mechanism, brain scans showed, which may help explain their vivid and intrusive nature. By Ellen Barry At the root of post-traumatic stress disorder, or ...

Brain damage that veterans suffered from flying shrapnel has provided a major clue that could lead to better treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study says.

'Believe the patient' The study followed 30 male special forces veterans from November 2021 to November 2022. All had a history of traumatic brain injury and had been exposed to repeated blasts ...