You may have PTSD if you experienced trauma and have severe reactions when reminded of the event. People with PTSD have high levels of stress hormones long after the traumatic event is over. PTSD is ...

A simple, short mental health test already used for pediatric patients has been found effective at predicting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk among preschoolers seriously injured by such ...

For many who serve in our military, trauma experienced during deployment doesn’t end when they return home. Post-traumatic stress disorder is disturbingly common among veterans, particularly those who ...

Could you be experiencing PTSD? The signs of PTSD include persistent fear and dread, intrusive memories, flashbacks, hypervigilance, avoidance, and insomnia, among others. Not everyone who experiences ...

Current methods of medical diagnosis all rely on people reporting themselves, after a stressful, frightening or distressing event, but experts say that many (particularly military veterans) are ...

A potentially groundbreaking study is underway at Barrow Neurological Institute, aiming to identify an elusive prize: a clinical biomarker for PTSD.

Ecstasy tablets made to look like children’s vitamins. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the “breakthrough therapy” designation to MDMA — the main chemical in the club drug Ecstasy — for ...

Aims. The dramatic increase in the number of refugees in Europe presents a major public health challenge. The limited existing evidence indicates that the mental health needs of refugees are ...

A medication commonly used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans may not be effective in reducing overall PTSD severity, a new study shows. The six-month randomized, controlled ...