New research shows that Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) peaks in men between the ages of 41-45 and in women between the ages 51-55.
Some villages in Liberia have much higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, than others.
A woman with bilateral damage relatively restricted to the amygdala is the subject of a case study reported today. SM, as she will be known to the public, seems able to experience emotions such as happiness and sadness normally, but shows no signs of fear.
A new study suggests, on average, people with greater hippocampal volume are better able to recover from post traumatic stress disorder than those with reduced hippocampal volume.
Could veterans of war, rape victims and other people who have seen horrific crimes someday have the traumatic memories that...
PTSD impairs ability to recognize emotions from facial expressions. Facial expressions convey strong cues for someone’s emotional state and the...
Researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain...
Traumatized people who take a class of common blood pressure medications tend to have less severe post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers...
Study Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat. Even when brain injury is so subtle that it can...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) doubles risk of future cardiac event and death. One in eight people who suffer a heart...
New research suggests that it is possible to suppress emotional autobiographical memories. The study published this month by psychologists at...
Scientists discovered a mechanism which stops the process of forgetting anxiety after a stress event. They showed that feelings of anxiety don’t subside if too little dynorphin is released into the brain. The results can help open up new paths in the treatment of trauma patients.
