HARRISBURG, Ark. (KAIT) - June is PTSD Awareness Month, and post-traumatic stress affects many individuals, from military veterans and law enforcement officers to those who have experienced personal ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder is one that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary or dangerous event. PTSD is not limited to veterans who have been in a war zone. It is natural ...

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 ...

As a psychotherapist, I've met people brushed by an array of agonies in their lives and minds. Anxiety has proven to be a unique source of distress. While only a subset of conditions in the DSM-V-TR ...

Exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor involving direct personal experience of an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury or threat to one’s physical integrity is included ...

It has been 24 years since a pharmaceutical was last approved for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The condition is notoriously difficult to treat, with up to 40% patients finding no relief from ...

When people think of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they’re apt to picture combat veterans or the victims of violence and sexual assault. But new research suggests post-traumatic stress is ...

Post-traumatic stress symptoms are common among caregivers for people with cancer, affecting more than 1 in 8, researchers say. Caregivers have a higher risk of experiencing hypervigilance and ...

Stress disorders include acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. They originate from major stress or traumatic events. Stress is a natural response to life’s ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only characterized by strongly encoded traumatic memories, but also by disrupted coordination across brain networks. New research shows that treatment with ...