Complex PTSD, or C-PTSD, refers to different things for different people. Among clinicians, C-PTSD is often used as a polite way to refer to someone with both Axis I and Axis II disorders—that is, ...

Today is PTSD Awareness Day. In a world where traumas are all too common — from natural disasters to combat and mass shootings as well as sexual assault and intimate partner violence — here are a few ...

PTSD can affect people who experienced a traumatic event in any way. For people suffering distress after experiencing a serious trauma, it can be hard to find any relief. Post-traumatic stress ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is deciding whether MDMA, a mind-altering compound better known as ecstasy, can be used as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. On Tuesday, an FDA ...

Last week, comedian Kathy Griffin took to social media to share her recent mental health struggles in a video. In it, Griffin reveals between deep breaths how she had an eight-hour panic attack the ...

It has been 24 years since a pharmaceutical was last approved for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The condition is notoriously difficult to treat, with up to 40% patients finding no relief from ...

What are usually seen as 14 different mental health or neurodiversity conditions could really be five clusters of closely ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Trinity University are developing an intranasal (IN) drug-device combination to treat ...

Psychiatric nurse practitioner Zach Backlin answers all your PTSD questions. 70 percent of adults experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime; one-fifth of those people will develop Post ...