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 ...

A new study reveals a connection between early life trauma and adult brain aging. Adults reporting severe childhood stress ...

A study published in Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience observed the efficacy of donepezil for addressing persistent verbal memory impairments among individuals with predominantly ...

Trauma healing shouldn't be a solo battle. Explore a three-level map: inner parts, relationships, and meaning, to know when ...

Expert tells ‘Post’ why brain remembers pain and why it must forget ...

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 developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

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 ...