When we hear the words "PTSD" or "trauma," we may assume that a person was sexually victimized, and because of a traumatic event, has emotionally shut down. While this is a very real situation for ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Post-traumatic stress disorder has followed many veterans home after combat. “Joining the military is there to defend our country and its principals, and that’s going to put you in ...

For many military veterans, what they endure while serving their country is just half of the battle. The toll of ...

Mindfulness treatment that includes meditation, stretching, and emotional acceptance can help lower symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research suggests. A small pilot study of ...

Traumatic events and experiences can affect individuals for a long time. Though it’s often associated with combat veterans, post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affects people from all walks of ...

Suffering from PTSD may take a toll on your sex life if you're a woman, new research reveals. About 10% of women have PTSD symptoms because of combat exposure, childhood abuse and sexual violence.

If a tornado were to approach his home in northeast Arkansas, Shaun Slater had a plan: He would take shelter in his neighbor's storm cellar. In 2020, when his area was under a tornado warning, his ...

A recent study links anxiety behavior in rats, as well as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans, to increased myelin — a substance that expedites communication between neurons — ...

(CBS4) - June is National PTSD Awareness Month. Nearly 10% of people experience post-traumatic stress disorder in their lives and it's not always a dangerous event that can be the cause. "Witnessing ...

—Family members/caregivers of patients who die after being hospitalized in the intensive care unit are at risk for developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Having neuroticism increases ...