PTSD usually comes from one major trauma, C-PTSD comes from repeated trauma, and the symptoms hit much deeper. If your symptoms feel bigger than one event, you’re not imagining it, that’s what complex ...

A post-mortem analysis of brain tissue from people who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may help explain enduring mysteries about the disorder, such as why women are more ...

Among the many emerging trends on social media, one recent concerning fad is a casual and often inaccurate portrayal of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD—along with an array of ...

Negative social support from family or friends (for example, blaming the victim) was associated with experiencing a worsening in depression symptoms for individuals receiving medication or therapy for ...

In a first-of-its-kind study comparing younger and older biological females, researchers at the University of Arizona examine how shifts in estrogen levels can alter the brain’s fear-circuitry — ...

This article was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius, Lauren Rudolph, and Breanne Kearney What is actually happening in our brain that makes us react to traumatic memories as though there is still danger, ...

A drug made up of THC, the main psychoactive component of cannabis, reduced the severity and incidence of nightmares in ...