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Caring for a loved one with cancer can be traumatic, leading to PTSD symptoms like hypervigilance and intrusive thoughts.

Prolonged exposure therapy is a form of psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. After a traumatic event, some people experience unwanted thoughts, disturbing nightmares, feelings ...

The severity of symptoms in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varies greatly across individuals in the first year after trauma and it remains difficult to predict whether someone might worsen, ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A new study has proven that veterans with PTSD and Type 2 Diabetes can improve diabetes outcomes by successfully treating PTSD. The study focused on the outcomes of ...

The next 5 years promises both developments and also continuing disappointments in the field of PTSD pharmacotherapy research and treatment. There will probably be further published research that ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is often thought of as a condition that exclusively affects soldiers returning from war zones. However, anyone can develop PTSD after experiencing or ...

The use of antipsychotic drugs to treat conditions not approved by the Food and Drug Administration has increased significantly in the last decade in children and adults. Conditions include ...

Generational trauma—also known as intergenerational or transgenerational trauma—is a cycle of trauma that passes through families. Causes include the lasting impact of traumatic experiences ...

The findings also highlight how much change occurs over time with PTSD. The brain networks and symptom types strongest at one month post-trauma were different than those most pronounced at 14 months.