Child abuse scars not just the brain and body, but, according to the latest research, but may leave its mark on genes as well.
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How Terror Hijacks the Brain
Why War Helps, Rather than Harms, Some With PTSD
War is often the trigger for mental illness, but the latest research reveals some unexpected effects of combat on post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Q&A with Psychiatrists on How to Bounce Back After Severe Stress
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experts Dr. Steven Southwick and Dr. Dennis Charney investigate the power of resilience in their new book, Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges.
How PTSD and Addiction Can Be Safely Treated Together
The vast majority of people with addiction have suffered significant previous trauma, and many people who struggle with addiction suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) simultaneously. But the treatment of these …
Couples Therapy Can Help PTSD and Improve Relationships
The distress of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) hurts not only the victims of trauma, but their loved ones as well, particularly their spouses or partners. Now a study suggests that a new type of couples therapy may help.
Heart Attacks Can Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress
When people think of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they’re apt to picture combat veterans or the victims of violence and sexual assault. But new research suggests post-traumatic stress is also common following another …
Does a Better Memory Equal Greater PTSD Risk?
Strong recall may be genetically associated with heightened flashbacks of trauma and pain, according to new research.
Getting Past Your Past: Q&A with Therapist Francine Shapiro
In a new self-help book, Shapiro offers instruction for dealing with negative emotions by using a tried-and-true therapy for PTSD.
Scientists Identify Genetic Changes that May Increase Risk of PTSD
Natural disaster, violent crime and war are traumatic experiences for anyone to live through, yet some people recover quickly from these events while others struggle with the flashbacks and hypervigilance that characterize …
Study: 911 Dispatchers Experience PTSD Symptoms Too
It’s not just those on the front lines of disaster or war who are at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study finds.
Study Linking Abortion to Mental Health Problems Is Flawed
A psychiatry journal has distanced itself from a controversial and widely cited study it published in 2009 linking abortions with mental health problems in women.
The Conundrum of Risky Painkillers for Veterans with PTSD
War veterans with severe pain may need drugs like morphine and hydrocodone to manage it, but the medications are associated with higher rates of overdose and self-harm in those with post-traumatic stress.
