PTSD News

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 ...

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 ...