PTSD News

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 ...

Chronic Worriers at Higher Risk for PTSD

December 18th, 2012
Chronic Worriers at Higher Risk for PTSD  People who worry constantly are at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new research. While many people experience traumatic events in their lives, only a small minority ...

Therapy Helps Kids Rebound from PTSD

December 13th, 2012
Therapy Helps Kids Rebound from PTSDWhile most attention regarding post-traumatic stress disorder has focused on adults, a new study reviews treatment approaches designed to aid children with PTSD. In a ...

Blocking Memories to Relieve PTSD, Drug Addiction

December 6th, 2012
Block Memories to Relieve PTSD, Drug Addiction Laboratory research suggests memories can potentially be blocked in the brain, reducing the recall of traumatic experiences associated with PTSD and the ...

In New Study, Time Is Of the Essence In Blocking PTSD

November 28th, 2012
In New Study, Time Is Of the Essence In Blocking PTSDOver the years, experts have learned that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be seen as a form of learning that begins upon ...

Bullying Can Lead to PTSD Symptoms

November 28th, 2012
Bullying Can Lead to PTSD SymptomsA new study has found a high incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among teenagers who have been bullied. The study of 963 ...

Embattled Childhood May Be Real Source of PTSD for Soldiers

November 20th, 2012
Embattled Childhood May Be Real Source of PTSD for Soldiers  Traumatic experiences in childhood -- not combat -- may predict which soldiers develop post-traumatic ...