The severity of symptoms in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varies greatly across individuals in the first year after ...

(Shutterstock) BDNF helps brain cells grow, connect and adapt, which is essential for learning, memory and emotional resilience. Studies have shown that individuals with PTSD tend to have lower ...

Khloé Kardashian recalled unintentionally overhearing Kris and ex Caitlyn Jenner while they were trying to conceive.

Recent and ongoing events in the U.S. and throughout the world—unstable political leadership, natural disasters, armed ...

A judge granted a request from the Manhattan district attorney’s office to call Dawn Hughes, a psychologist with expertise in ...

Emory is poised to expand its research on how MDMA, a psychedelic drug commonly known as ecstasy, could help patients with PTSD when coupled with psychotherapy.

Discover how unresolved emotional trauma creates measurable physical damage, from sleep disruption and chronic inflammation ...

Trauma is, unfortunately, a part of life for many people. Studies show that over 70 percent of us will face at least one traumatic event in our lifetime. While some individuals emerge from trauma ...

First responders often witness some of the most horrific scenes in their line of duty, and sometimes these experiences become ...

Wherever it takes place, whoever’s life has ended, a funeral is a kind of collective memory bank. No two memories of the deceased, spoken or unspoken, work the same way. But a person’s life, and its ...

My Dead Friend Zoe,” starring Natalie Morales and Sonequa Martin-Green, confronts a dark reality of post-combat struggle with as much humor and playfulness as it does trauma and sorrow ...