US Marine Andrew Tahmooressi Case Spotlights Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
As US Marine reservist Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi languishes in a Mexican jail on gun charges and attempts to obtain help from the US Government, his case shines a spotlight on the complicated issues...
View ArticlePost Traumatic Stress Disorder in Mass Shooting Survivors
While mass shooting victims may have died from physical wounds, survivors can also be wounded psychologically in the form of post traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is commonly associated with combat...
View ArticlePatients Are Responding to a New Virtual Therapist
The Defense Department’s Advanced Research Center (DARPA) has recently created Ellie, a new virtual therapist that is testing positively and patients are responding. One of the first patients Ellie...
View ArticlePost Traumatic Stress Disorder Broader Associations
Since the term post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first coined in 1980, doctors have learned that the disorder is much broader than its common association with combat victims, manifesting in...
View ArticlePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder Plague Veterans
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been known to plague a variety of individuals, but perhaps the most common and the most intense cases have been discovered among war veterans. Recent studies...
View ArticlePost Traumatic Stress Disorder Is Not Just for Soldiers
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was once called battle fatigue syndrome or shell shock. PTSD may occur after an extremely frightening event or after being threatened by one. Post Traumatic Stress...
View ArticleWomen Suffering From PTSD More Likely to Develop Food Addictions
A new research report proposes that women who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been found to possibly be more likely to develop addictions to food. The study was conducted...
View ArticlePTSD in Adults Caused by Trauma and Domestic Violence During Childhood
Research has shown that Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults can be caused due to a traumatic experience or witnessing domestic violence during their childhood. In the Federal Fiscal Year...
View ArticlePTSD May Lead to Accelerated Aging
Recent studies have shown that post-traumatic stress disorder, which is also known as PTSD, could have a link to accelerated aging. PTSD has been also linked with depression, sleep disorders, drug...
View ArticleMarijuana Could Be the Next Universal Medicine
Debates have been increasing about marijuana legalization since the drug was first abused for recreational and diversional purposes. When certain plants in the cannabis family were discovered to have...
View ArticlePTSD Study May Link Sleep Disorders to Veterans
A study published in July 2016, by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, examines U.S. Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is considered to be a mental health condition that develops...
View ArticlePost Traumatic Stress Disorder in Mass Shooting Survivors
While mass shooting victims may have died from physical wounds, survivors can also be wounded psychologically in the form of post traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is commonly associated with combat...
View ArticlePatients Are Responding to a New Virtual Therapist
The Defense Department’s Advanced Research Center (DARPA) has recently created Ellie, a new virtual therapist that is testing positively and patients are responding. One of the first patients Ellie...
View ArticlePost Traumatic Stress Disorder Broader Associations
Since the term post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first coined in 1980, doctors have learned that the disorder is much broader than its common association with combat victims, manifesting in...
View ArticlePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder Plague Veterans
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been known to plague a variety of individuals, but perhaps the most common and the most intense cases have been discovered among war veterans. Recent studies...
View ArticlePost Traumatic Stress Disorder Is Not Just for Soldiers
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was once called battle fatigue syndrome or shell shock. PTSD may occur after an extremely frightening event or after being threatened by one. Post Traumatic Stress...
View ArticleWomen Suffering From PTSD More Likely to Develop Food Addictions
A new research report proposes that women who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been found to possibly be more likely to develop addictions to food. The study was conducted...
View ArticlePTSD in Adults Caused by Trauma and Domestic Violence During Childhood
Research has shown that Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults can be caused due to a traumatic experience or witnessing domestic violence during their childhood. In the Federal Fiscal Year...
View ArticlePTSD May Lead to Accelerated Aging
Recent studies have shown that post-traumatic stress disorder, which is also known as PTSD, could have a link to accelerated aging. PTSD has been also linked with depression, sleep disorders, drug...
View ArticleMarijuana Could Be the Next Universal Medicine
Debates have been increasing about marijuana legalization since the drug was first abused for recreational and diversional purposes. When certain plants in the cannabis family were discovered to have...
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