PTSD News

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 ...

Internal, External Fears May Involve Different Brain Regions

February 5th, 2013
Research Findings May Help to Explain Panic Attacks Investigators have found that fear may have its roots in several brain regions -- and not necessarily in the amygdala, a ...

Active Duty Military Prone to Sleep Disorders

February 3rd, 2013
Active Duty Military Prone to Sleep DisordersA new study has found a high prevalence of sleep disorders among active duty personnel, as well as a “startlingly” high ...

Stroke Survivors With PTSD More Likely to Avoid Treatment

January 20th, 2013
Stroke Survivors With PTSD More Likely to Avoid Treatment  Stroke survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are less likely to adhere to treatment regimens ...

Imaging Study Maps Brain Activity in Borderline Personality Disorder

January 16th, 2013
Imaging Study Maps Brain Activity in Borderline Personality DisorderEmerging studies have focused on the heightened emotional reactivity observed in people with borderline personality disorder, whose lives ...