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Brief Description
A class of traumatic stress disorders with symptoms that last more than one month. There are various forms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depending on the time of onset and the duration of these stress symptoms. In the acute form, the duration of the symptoms is between 1 to 3 months. In the chronic form, symptoms last more than 3 months. With delayed onset, symptoms develop more than 6 months after the traumatic event.1 |
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- Transcendental Meditation most effective at treating PTSD in largest review to date: A meta-analysis of 61 studies with over 3,400 participants compared four categories of meditation - Maharishi International University - 12/16/2024
- How stress is fundamentally changing our memories - The Hospital for Sick Children - 11/15/2024
- Study reveals how fear memories transform over time, offering new insights into PTSD - ATR Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group - 10/21/2024
- New research identifies key mental health risk factors for children after trauma - University of East Anglia - 10/10/2024
- Social media posts may provide early warning of PTSD problems - University of Birmingham - 9/23/2024
- PTSD symptoms can be reduced through treatment including a video game - Uppsala University - 9/20/2024
- Recognize the effects of serious assault on victims’ families, new study urges - City St George’s, University of London - 9/11/2024
- Study of 18 million people finds increased mental illnesses incidence following severe COVID-19, especially in unvaccinated people - University of Bristol - 8/21/2024
- Child-parent therapy has biological benefits for traumatized kids: UCSF study is the first to show Child-Parent Psychotherapy may slow down biological aging in children who have experienced trauma - University of California - San Francisco - 8/14/2024
- Processing traumatic memories during sleep leads to changes in the brain associated with improvement in PTSD symptoms - Cell Press - 8/7/2024
- In law enforcement, a link between head injuries and depression, PTSD: Study suggests 3 in 4 officers have experienced at least 1 concussion - Ohio State University - 8/5/2024
- Confronting trauma alleviates chronic pain among older veterans: Study finds newer psychotherapy provides greater pain reduction compared to cognitive behavioral therapy - University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences - 6/13/2024
- Do traumatic life experiences impact perception of distressing imagery? - Drexel University - 6/11/2024
- Veterans with service dogs have fewer PTSD symptoms, higher quality of life: Veterans who were paired with a service dog for just three months were 66% less likely to be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder - University of Arizona - 6/4/2024
- Pioneering new study uncovers insights into PTSD & major depressive disorder: Findings may help researchers identify new therapeutic targets and biomarkers - University of Texas at Austin - 5/23/2024
- Study shows heightened sensitivity to PTSD in autism - University of Queensland - 5/9/2024
- Scientists uncover 95 regions of the genome linked to PTSD: Findings from the largest genetic study of PTSD to date could help explain why only some people develop the condition after experiencing trauma - Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard - 4/18/2024
- How fear unfolds inside our brains: Neurobiologists uncover how stress turns into fear in the brain -- in conditions such as PTSD -- and a method to block it - University of California - San Diego - 3/14/2024
- Virtual reality exposure plus electric brain stimulation offers a promising treatment for PTSD - Brown University - 3/6/2024
- Psychotherapy effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder following multiple traumatic events: International meta-study - Team led by researchers from the University of Münster reports encouraging results for patients and therapists - University of Münster - 1/12/2024
- Memory, brain function, and behavior: exploring the intricate connection through fear memories - Boston University - 1/2/2024
- How stress activates neurons that disrupt sleep: Suppressing these neurons may be a promising target for therapies to treat stress-related sleep disorders, like insomnia and PTSD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - 12/13/2023
- Traumatic memories are represented differently than regular sad memories in the brains of people with PTSD, new research shows - The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine - 11/30/2023
- Why emotions stirred by music create such powerful memories: Study shows the dynamics of people’s emotions mold otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events - University of California - Los Angeles - 11/20/2023
- Why we don’t all develop posttraumatic stress disorder - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - 11/7/2023
- Caution: Content warnings do not reduce stress, study shows - Association for Psychological Science - 10/12/2023
- Largest ever study on light exposure proves its impact on mental health: Increased exposure to night-time light increases risk for psychiatric disorders eg anxiety, bipolar, PTSD and self-harm - Monash University - 10/9/2023
- Post-traumatic stress symptoms can cause problems in the bedroom for midlife women: New study suggests association between PTSD and poor sexual functioning - The Menopause Society - 9/27/2023
- Posttraumatic brain activity predicts resilience to PTSD - Elsevier - 9/21/2023
- Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all, study suggests - University of Cambridge - 9/20/2023
- LSU Health New Orleans study identifies a potential new approach to PTSD treatment - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - 9/13/2023
- Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) risk factor for serious mental health issues: Linked to major depression, post-traumatic stress, anorexia nervosa, suicide attempts; vigilance required for those affected to ward off psychiatric problems, say researchers - BMJ - 9/5/2023
- Unhappy family or trauma in youth leads to poor health in old age - University of California - San Francisco - 8/2/2023
- Brain single-cell study reveals genes that may be involved in post-traumatic stress and major depressive disorders - McLean Hospital - 7/26/2023
- Why some military veterans may be more at-risk of PTSD symptoms - Iowa State University - 6/7/2023
- New research finds mechanism that regulates PTSD in the female brain - Virginia Tech - 5/19/2023
- Therapy sessions benefit mothers, children in homeless shelter: Pilot study shows reductions in stress symptoms - American Psychological Association - 5/11/2023
- Sleep phase can reduce anxiety in people with PTSD - University of California - San Francisco - 5/3/2023
- Study reveals insights on pandemic-related drinking and mental health: People who maintained their drinking habits had lower prevalence of mental health issues compared to those who abstained or whose drinking patterns changed - University at Buffalo - 4/3/2023
- Social workers experienced depression, PTSD, and anxiety at alarming rates during pandemic - University of Toronto - 3/1/2023
- Lending a paw for defense veterans: 'Clear evidence' that assistance dogs help improve mental health - University of South Australia - 3/1/2023
- Shining a light on the biological origins of PTSD: A Tufts-led team finds a brain marker that indicates vulnerability to developing post-traumatic stress disorder - Tufts University - 2/1/2023
- When chronic stress activates these neurons, behavioral problems like loss of pleasure, depression result - Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University - 1/24/2023
- New research shows pandemic's toll on frontline healthcare workers - Syracuse University - 1/17/2023
- Treatment for combat-related PTSD advances with method shown to be fast, effective - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - 1/5/2023
- Blood pressure drug holds promise for treating PTSD - Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University - 1/5/2023
- How the brain stores remote fear memory: Mouse study could lead to novel therapies for people living with PTSD - University of California - Riverside - 12/26/2022
- Researchers reveal how trauma changes the brain - University of Rochester Medical Center - 12/7/2022
- Fearlessness can be learned: The absence of a certain serotonin receptor supports the reduction of previously learned fear responses - Ruhr-University Bochum - 12/5/2022
- Immune system irregularities found in women with postpartum mood disorders: New study suggests inflammation may play a key role in maternal mental health - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - 12/5/2022
- Morning blue light treatment improves sleep in patients with PTSD - University of Arizona Health Sciences - 11/1/2022
- The major chord that cures nightmares - Université de Genève - 10/27/2022
- Unlocking the power of our emotional memory: Neuroscientists show that it's possible to turn the volume down on a negative memory by stimulating other, happier ones - Boston University - 10/3/2022
- Hepatitis C drugs may reduce PTSD symptoms - Boston University School of Public Health - 8/22/2022
- New sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder - University of Zurich - 7/1/2022
- Feelings of detachment predict worse mental health outcomes after trauma: Patients who experience this symptom may benefit from early interventions - McLean Hospital - 6/22/2022
- Study: Economic burden of PTSD `staggering’ -- U.S. civilian, military populations combine for more than $230 billion in annual costs - Veterans Affairs Research Communications - 4/25/2022
- Scientists discover mechanism behind chemically induced suppression of fearful memories - Tokyo University of Science - 4/25/2022
- Service dogs change lives of veterans with PTSD for the better - Utrecht University - 4/21/2022
- Firefighters With PTSD Likely to Have Relationship Problems: PTSD Interferes with Ability to Regulate Emotions, Causing Relationship Fallout - University of Houston - 4/4/2022
- Mindfulness alleviates post-gun violence trauma and depression: UC San Diego School of Medicine pilot study finds eight weeks of mindfulness training effective in reducing trauma, depression and stress in individuals grieving from gun violence - University of California - San Diego - 3/22/2022
- A psychedelic drug, combined with intense therapy, improves PTSD symptoms - American Chemical Society - 3/22/2022
- Study shows high prevalence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder after COVID-19 - Agência FAPESP - 2/15/2022
- Where mental health help is scarce, telehealth makes a big difference - Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan - 2/7/2022
- Virtually guided exposure therapy improves outcomes in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, preliminary study finds - Medical University of South Carolina - 12/15/2021
- Survivors of trauma struggle to move on from the loss of loved ones: Treating post-traumatic stress symptoms early could prevent persistent grief later, study finds - American Psychological Association - 8/16/2021
- 75% of sexual assault survivors have PTSD one month later: Researchers' meta-analysis yields timeline showing symptoms frequently diminish within three months, offering hope to survivors - University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine - 7/20/2021
- During COVID-19 pandemic, increased screen time correlates with mental distress - American Society for Microbiology - 6/20/2021
- Pregnant and postpartum women report elevated depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress during COVID-19 pandemic - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - 4/21/2021
- Frontline health workers across US faced unique stressors during COVID: Emergency staff report substantial anxiety, burnout and PTSD - University of California - San Francisco - 4/9/2021
- High rates of mental health disorder among all health and social care groups - University College London - 3/10/2021
- Large number of COVID-19 survivors will experience cognitive complications - Oxford Brookes University - 3/4/2021
- Youth exposed to natural disasters report low post-traumatic stress - Boston College - 2/17/2021
- Dual treatments help PTSD and depression - Flinders University - 2/4/2021
- Experiences of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) linked to nutritional health: Racialized immigrants, women and those living in poverty and chronic pain also had a higher prevalence of the disorder - University of Toronto - 2/3/2021
- PTSD link to pandemic panic: Global study measures responses from 1040 people - Flinders University - 1/21/2021
- More than half of COVID-19 health care workers at risk for mental health problems - University of Utah Health - 1/12/2021
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