The degree to which unwanted traumatic memories force their way into a person’s consciousness—and the intensity with which ...

How trauma changes the brain PTSD shares symptoms with depression and anxiety. Yet it is characterized by a response to a single trauma or set of traumatic events. Such experiences spark fear and ...

Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a global not-for-profit integrated network of mental health clinics for post-9/11 veterans, service members and their families, today announced the launch of its new ...

The human brain is made up of billions of interconnected cells that are constantly talking to each other. A new study published in Nature zooms in to the single-cell level to see how this cellular ...

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center (WTC) responders ...

It may feel like the body keeps the score, but the brain is running the show, mispredicting danger long after the threat is ...

After trauma, some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that can involve intrusive nightmares, flashbacks and physical reactions when reminded of the ...

Summary: Researchers uncovered a sex-specific molecular process that dictates how the female brain forms and consolidates fear memories. The study demonstrates that women are twice as likely as men to ...

PTSD is a relatively common mental health disorder that often requires multi-modal treatment. One adjunctive treatment is ...

Retired Army General Peter Chiarelli has endorsed the idea that post-traumatic stress disorder should be renamed post-traumatic stress injury to emphasize its putative organic basis. This proposal has ...