An advanced version of a procedure using magnetic fields to stimulate brain nerve cells in treating depression was significantly effective for 85% of active military and veterans suffering from combat ...

Powerful brain imaging has helped uncover why people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who engage in negative self-talk may be struggling with the first line of treatment. The discovery, ...

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays a critical role in fear learning and maintenance and may, therefore, be implicated in the pathophysiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The exact role ...

"No other institution works on PTSD, like the VA is," said Dr. Amin Zand Vakili, one of the many mental health researchers at the Providence VA. "We have a very good understanding of what diabetes is, ...

Traumatic stress is a precursor to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Emergent research suggests visual processing regions may be relevant to PTSD development; however, no ...