PTSD

An introduction to Ana do Valle I was fortunate enough to meet Ana shortly after she discovered iLs. Over the years, and more so recently, my colleague, Karen Onderko, and I have had the [...]

  In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs adopted a policy of using evidence-based therapy to treat PTSD. One such therapy they sponsored was prolonged exposure, although at the time, [...]

Understanding how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) impacts the brain is an important step to developing effective treatments for the many armed forces veterans who return from deployment [...]

When military personnel return home from deployment, they often struggle to adjust to civilian life. Exposure to traumatic incidents, like those troops witness in combat, is known to increase the [...]

People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face sleep problems, hyper-vigilance, and intrusive memories. Playing video games may help people with PTSD recover, finds a study from the [...]

Exercise has many benefits. It not only improves physical health, but benefits mental health too. A new study finds that exercise can reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [...]

As many as one in five veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M) finds that [...]

About 20 percent of veterans have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but many are reluctant to seek treatments. A new study from Stanford University finds that breathing-based meditation may [...]

Activation of the amygdala, part of the brain that affects emotional reactions and decision-making, can indicate which individuals are at-risk for developing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress [...]