PTSD News

Even Without Stress, PTSD Effects Persist in Brain Regions

May 20th, 2013
Even Without Stress, PTSD Effects Persist in Brain RegionsEmerging research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) finds that specific areas of the brain may show effects of trauma even in non-stressful ...

Heavy Drinking and Smoking Linked to Early Brain Aging

May 20th, 2013
Heavy Drinking and Smoking Linked to Early Brain Aging New research suggests chronic smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and increasing age are all associated with increased oxidative damage to brain tissue. Experts say ...

Repeated Brain Injuries Up Soldiers’ Suicide Risk

May 19th, 2013
Repeated Brain Injuries Ups Soldiers' Suicide Risk Soldiers who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to a new study. Researchers from the ...

Anxiety Symptoms Often Accompany Chronic Pain

May 11th, 2013
Anxiety Disorders Often Accompany Chronic PainIndividuals suffering from chronic pain should be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to a new study published in General Hospital Psychiatry. "I think [health care] providers are more aware of the ...

Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic Signature

May 2nd, 2013
Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic SignatureAn international team of researchers has determined that child abuse leaves a distinct change in biological pathways. Such discoveries have the ...

Mindfulness Therapy Can Aid Vets with PTSD

April 18th, 2013
Mindfulness Therapy Can Aid Vets with PTSDRecent military conflicts have resulted in a dramatic increase in post-traumatic stress disorder among returning soldiers. Now, new research suggests a mindfulness-based ...

Lab Research Finds Some Stress is Healthy

April 18th, 2013
Lab Research Finds Some Stress is Healthy Stress is a tight-wire act. Not enough stress can lead to boredom, depression and inactivity while too much stress ...

Effective Therapies for PTSD Underutilized

April 15th, 2013
Effective Therapies for PTSD UnderutilizedNew clinical research suggests most people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) fail to receive evidence-based psychotherapy interventions. Experts report that PTSD affects nearly ...

Past Trauma Can Increase Parents’ Stress at Child’s Cancer Diagnosis

April 14th, 2013
Past Trauma Can Increase Parents' Stress at Child's Cancer DiagnosisWhen the parent of a child with cancer has already experienced a traumatic life event prior to hearing of the child’s cancer diagnosis, he ...

Conquering ‘Mental Defeat’ of Chronic Pain to Improve Quality of Life

April 4th, 2013
Conquering 'Mental Defeat' of Chronic Pain to Improve Quality of Life Overcoming what some researchers are calling "mental defeat" is viewed as a means to help someone with chronic pain regain control ...