Researchers on Long Island say they've found physical evidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in World Trade Center first responders. The study could change how the disorder is understood and even ...

Why is the timing of trauma so important? New research shows that estrogen levels in the hippocampus at the moment of stress ...

In a first-of-its-kind study comparing younger and older biological females, researchers at the University of Arizona examine how shifts in estrogen levels can alter the brain’s fear-circuitry — ...

Women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following sexual assault experience “profound” disruptions of nerve connections in the brain, a new study revealed. The research presented at ...

Sarah was offered hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT. According to her case, published in 2024 by an Israeli medical team in Annals of Case Reports, her nightmares stopped during the course of ...

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 ...

New research challenges the assumption that long-term cannabis use improves symptoms or functioning in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). On the contrary, researchers found that abstaining from ...

Are you or someone you live with struggling with PTSD and feeling overwhelmed about your treatment choices? Thousands of studies on the treatment of PTSD can offer conflicting information. Which ...

About 11% of Australians will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their life. PTSD is a mental health disorder people may develop after experiencing or witnessing a ...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disabling illness. It follows exposure to significant traumas such as military violence, sexual abuse, child abuse, major traffic accidents, and other violent ...