Post-traumatic stress disorder - Latest research and news - Nature
WEBPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be an acute, chronic or delayed reaction to a traumatic event. Symptoms can include intrusive, disturbing flashbacks or nightmares of the...
PTSD Has Surged Among College Students - The New York Times
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses among college students more than doubled between 2017 and 2022, climbing most sharply as the coronavirus pandemic shut down...
PTSD News - ScienceDaily
WEBJun 26, 2024 · PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder. Read about the latest research findings regarding post-traumatic stress disorder including common causes and new treatments.
Brain Study Suggests Traumatic Memories Are Processed as …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · At the root of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a memory that cannot be controlled. It may intrude on everyday activity, thrusting a person into the middle of a horrifying event,...
Why Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Gets Overlooked - The New York Times
WEBApr 4, 2022 · Prolonged exposure — a cognitive intervention that involves patients describing a traumatic event in precise detail — has been shown to ease PTSD symptoms in nine to 12 sessions. And emerging ...
PTSD’s genetic component validated in new study | News
WEBApril 24, 2024 – A new genetic study of more than 1.2 million people has pinpointed 95 loci, or locations in the genome, linked with risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in which exposure to trauma can harm a person’s quality of life with symptoms such as intrusive thoughts and mood instability.
Scientists uncover 95 regions of the genome linked to PTSD
WEBApr 18, 2024 · Nov. 7, 2023 — Researchers show why only a subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research, centered on the body's stress hormone response...
PTSD symptoms can be reduced through treatment including a …
WEB1 day ago · A single treatment session, which includes the video game Tetris, can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This has been shown in a new study carried out with healthcare ...
Science News About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
WEBAug 8, 2018 · In an NIMH-funded study, a comprehensive collaborative care intervention significantly reduced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among trauma patients from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds.
Dozens of genes are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder
WEBApr 22, 2024 · A study of genetic data from more than one million people, the largest data set used so far to investigate the underpinnings of PTSD, reveals 80 new sites in the genome linked to the disorder and...