Experts highlight key risk factors for traumatic stress after childbirth and outline practical steps that clinicians can take ...

Only one-third of patients with PTSD receive specialty mental health care,” said John Fortney, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry ...

Within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, (DSM-5-TR), several criteria are listed for each mental health condition recognized in America. Posttraumatic stress ...

A web of altered neurochemical pathways and physical brain changes result in post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. The interplay between cortisol dysregulation, heightened norepinephrine levels, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a natural disaster like the Los Angeles wildfires, teachers are often a first line of support for children processing trauma ...

When I think of psychosis, an image of a gold-framed painting with colors all flown together emerges in my mind. The experience of psychosis is complex yet almost always ignites some perceptual ...

PTSD can affect people who experienced a traumatic event in any way. For people suffering distress after experiencing a serious trauma, it can be hard to find any relief. Post-traumatic stress ...

The unique symptoms of PTSD in youth, and treatments specific to children after trauma. Exploring how PTSD looks different in children than in adults, what factors contribute to trauma’s long-term ...

Meta-analysis of 13 studies found school-based interventions reduced PTSD, depression and anxiety after natural disasters, ...

Short for post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD is defined as a mental health diagnosis “that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening or traumatic event,” according to ...