A University of Alabama at Birmingham expert unpacks the complexities of PTSD, its impact on the brain and sleep, and how individuals can navigate emotional and cognitive challenges through treatment.

A promising new drug could help people living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) finally let go of trauma. This is the discovery of scientists at the Institute of Basic Science (IBS) and Ewha ...

When someone you care about has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it's natural to want to provide comfort. But sometimes, even if a remark is well-intentioned, it can actually be invalidating or ...

Researchers discovered that PTSD may be driven by excess GABA from astrocytes, not neurons. This chemical imbalance disrupts the brain’s ability to forget fear. A new drug, KDS2010, reverses this ...

Trauma may cause distinct and long-lasting effects even in people who do not develop PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), according to research by scientists working at the University of Oxford's ...

About a quarter of U.S. service members and veterans who start psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) quit before they finish treatment, according to a recent study, with experts ...

Are you or someone you live with struggling with PTSD and feeling overwhelmed about your treatment choices? Thousands of studies on the treatment of PTSD can offer conflicting information. Which ...

Trauma doesn’t always end when the danger is over. For many, the body and brain remain locked in survival mode, long after the traumatic event has passed. This is the painful reality of post-traumatic ...