During my dissertation research on combat veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTS), I realized that when discussing traumatic events that lead to PTS, the victim often has a hard time describing the ...

Currently, the first-choice treatment for PTSD is exposure-based psychotherapy, where therapists help rewire the emotions associated with the traumatic memory in the patient’s brain, shifting from ...

TL;DR• Targeted brain stimulation reduced intrusive traumatic memories in people with PTSD • Treatment was timed to memory ...

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A new analysis of the brain activity of people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the first to reveal that traumatic memories are represented in the brain in an entirely different way than ...

A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University introduces an innovative approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder ...

An Army veteran with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder spent three years trying different treatments offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medications helped some. Traditional ...

A local clinic serving survivors of trauma has moved to a new location in Urbana, allowing more space to treat clients and teach others about dealing with traumatic events. After moving in late ...