Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function after acute trauma may help predict whether a person will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study in Biological ...
PTSD is a relatively common mental health disorder that often requires multi-modal treatment. One adjunctive treatment is ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder is usually framed as a psychological wound, but a growing body of evidence suggests it can also speed up how quickly the brain itself appears to age. Instead of simply ...
Experiencing a traumatic event often results in an acute stress response and the lingering memory may lead to mental and physical changes that negatively impact one's health. This is often diagnosed ...
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center (WTC) responders ...
New research among World Trade Center (WTC) responders with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has uncovered measurable physical changes in their brain structure, consistent with changes in ...
A new study links childhood trauma type and timing to altered fear brain circuits and IL-8/IL-17 inflammation.
In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, began monitoring over 50,000 WTC responders using a comprehensive health ...
It has been known for some time that the human-animal bond is a mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship that positively influences the health and well-being of both. Lately, as the field of ...
A beam of sound, tuned to a frequency that passes harmlessly through the skull, can now quiet one of the brain’s most deeply buried fear centers without a single incision. In a double-blind, ...
Retired Army General Peter Chiarelli has endorsed the idea that post-traumatic stress disorder should be renamed post-traumatic stress injury to emphasize its putative organic basis. This proposal has ...
Traumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against ...