PTSD News

Little Evidence Supporting Most Treatments to Prevent PTSD

April 3rd, 2013
Little Evidence Supporting Most Treatments to Prevent PTSDExposure to trauma may cause an individual to experience some of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as flashbacks, emotional numbing and difficulty ...

Setting New Goals Can Aid Recovery from Painful Loss

March 19th, 2013
Setting New Goals Helps in Recovery from Painful LossThe death of a loved one can be the most painful and disruptive experience a person will ever face. For most, the grief subsides over time. ...

Female Partners Struggle with Vets’ PTSD

March 8th, 2013
Female Partners Struggle with Vets’ PTSD New research suggests the female partners of military veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), face mental and physical health risks. Researchers from the ...

Nerve Cells Associated with Sleep Targeted in Anxiety Disorders

March 7th, 2013
Nerve Cells Associated with Sleep Targeted in Anxiety Disorders    New research suggests a group of cells activated during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is critical for the regulation of emotional ...

Military May Be Turning to Meditation for PTSD

March 3rd, 2013
Military May Be Turning to Meditation for PTSDWith its emphasis on developing tranquility, meditation may seem an odd fit for the military. But recent studies have ...

Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Can Bring On PTSD Symptoms

March 1st, 2013
PTSD after Diagnosis of Breast Cancer A new study finds that that nearly one in four women (23 percent) newly diagnosed with breast cancer reported symptoms consistent with post-traumatic ...

ICU Survivors May Develop PTSD Symptoms

February 27th, 2013
ICU Survivors May Develop PTSD SymptomsA new study suggests aggressive intervention in an intensive care unit (ICU) may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. A new Johns Hopkins University study ...

Pre-War Vulnerabilities Impact Veterans’ PTSD

February 22nd, 2013
Pre-War Vulnerabilities Impact Veterans' PTSD  Researchers are learning that pre-war psychological characteristics are as important as the actual combat-related trauma for predicting the course of post-traumatic stress disorder ...

Gene Linked to PTSD Risk in Soldiers

February 16th, 2013
Gene Linked to PTSD Risk in SoldiersA particular gene variation may play an important role in determining whether or not a soldier develops post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according ...

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Brain ‘Potholes’

February 10th, 2013
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to 'Potholes' in the Brain  A recent study has found that U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) have measurable abnormalities ...