Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD. Now, scientists have shown that many of these women show a ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder may be linked to ...

Elizabeth Lucas A UAB assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology has received a $3.5 ...

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.

Traumatic experiences reorganize the brain, essentially rewiring it in an effect known as neuroplasticity. Early intervention ...

The severity of symptoms in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varies greatly across individuals in the first year after trauma and it remains difficult to predict whether someone might worsen, ...

Xi Zhu studies PTSD, depression, OCD and brain development to uncover markers that could lead to more precise care ...

The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has undergone much more than a minor tweaking or superficial facelift in the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5. This guidebook to ...

PTSD is a widespread injury that affects millions across the globe – none more so than those who are living in war zones, ...

A novel therapy involving electrical pulses to the vagus nerve might unlock the brain’s hidden potential to rewire itself, and heal where words and pills fall short. Initially described as early as ...

RTI International launched a randomized, controlled trial of SGB in 2014 and concluded in 2019 that the treatment "is indeed ...

The goal isn’t to replace pain with positivity but to hold both the shadow and the light, with equal compassion. That’s when ...