A majority of PTSD sufferers—70 percent to almost 90 percent—develop sleep disturbances because they relive traumatic ...

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced ...

Fear is a survival mechanism that can keep you from harm. But it can be maladapted for the modern world and make you feel ...

Primary care clinicians effectively treat PTSD symptoms with SSRI, which outperform written exposure therapy in reducing ...

Researchers said severe injuries likely cause high levels of inflammation in the brain, increasing the risk of epilepsy.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) offers a new approach. Its 50–60% early success rates are remarkably high. This is a ...

Traumatic brain injury affects more than 230,000 people in the U.S. A traumatic brain injury is a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head, ...

Educators and parents gathered Tuesday to discuss the importance of mental health and the lasting effects of trauma on ...

How one doctor's fight for his adopted daughter revealed the hidden flaws in modern healthcare—and what it means for all of ...

The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies banned Bessel van der Kolk, the author of “The Body Keeps the Score,” after an event ...

People with CTE suffer from memory loss, problems with attention and concentration, violent mood swings, impulsive or erratic ...