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27 Sep
PTSD Can Harm a Woman's Sex Life

PTSD Can Harm a Woman's Sex Life

Suffering from PTSD may take a toll on your sex life if you're a woman, new research reveals.

About 10% of women have PTSD symptoms because of combat exposure, childhood abuse and sexual violence. Little research has been done looking at how these symptoms might affect s...

14 Sep
MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD

MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD

A new study is adding to evidence that the party drug "ecstasy" can boost the benefits of talk therapy for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

In a clinical trial, researchers found that three months of talk therapy, assisted by carefully monitor...

05 Jun
Many Kids Wait Too Long for Mental Health Care After Gun Injury

Many Kids Wait Too Long for Mental Health Care After Gun Injury

U.S. gun deaths and injuries in children have risen at astronomical rates. Yet, among kids on Medicaid, only about two of every five children who get shot receive mental health care within six months of these traumatic incidents, researchers say.

The need is great,...

23 May
PTSD, Other Mental Health Ills Haunt Gunshot Survivors

PTSD, Other Mental Health Ills Haunt Gunshot Survivors

For people who survive gunshot wounds, the trauma may leave mental scars that worsen with time, a new study finds.

Among 87 adults treated for gun injuries at a Wisconsin trauma center, many had worsening symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression s...

04 Apr
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Symptoms & Treatment

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Symptoms & Treatment

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often develops following a traumatic event in someone's life, leaving the sufferer to struggle with vivid flashbacks, nightmares and panic attacks.

The

23 Jan
'Climate Trauma': Brain Changes Seen in Survivors of California's Deadliest Wildfire

'Climate Trauma': Brain Changes Seen in Survivors of California's Deadliest Wildfire

When the deadly Camp Fire swept through Northern California in 2018, it may have damaged more than the landscape.

University of California, San Diego researchers studying survivors' mental functioning in the wake of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the stat...

05 Jan
3-Week Program Effective in Helping to Ease Combat-Linked PTSD

3-Week Program Effective in Helping to Ease Combat-Linked PTSD

A short but intensive approach to "talk therapy" can help many combat veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new clinical trial has found.

The study tes...

22 Dec
In Some U.S. Urban Areas, Men Face Higher Gun Death Rate Than in Wartime

In Some U.S. Urban Areas, Men Face Higher Gun Death Rate Than in Wartime

In some parts of the United States, young men face a higher risk of dying from gun violence than if they'd gone to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, a new study reports.

Young men living in certain high-violence ZIP codes in Chicago and Philadelphia run a greater risk of fire...

05 Dec
For Kids, Mental Trauma From Gun Injury Far Exceeds That of Car Crashes

For Kids, Mental Trauma From Gun Injury Far Exceeds That of Car Crashes

Firearm injuries traumatize children, saddling them with mental health issues that include stress disorders and drug or alcohol use, according to a new study.

In all, 35% of kids injured by firearms receive a new mental health diagnosis in the following year, the

21 Sep
Depression, PTSD Plague Flint Residents 5 Years After Water Crisis

Depression, PTSD Plague Flint Residents 5 Years After Water Crisis

An unprecedented water crisis continues to take a heavy toll on the mental health of adults in Flint, Michigan, a large survey shows.

Five years after the crisis, an estimated one in five -- about 13,600 people -- remained clinically depressed,

01 Aug
How Service Dogs Help Vets with PTSD

How Service Dogs Help Vets with PTSD

A service dog can lower the severity of a U.S. military veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder, according to past research.

Hoping to learn more about this therapeutic bond, researchers worked with 82 vets and their trained

23 Jun
Pets Have Helped People With HIV Through Two Pandemics

Pets Have Helped People With HIV Through Two Pandemics

Pets have helped people weather both the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics, a survey of long-term HIV/AIDS survivors shows.

"The underlying question in our minds has always been: What role do pets play for people who are so isolated and suffering so much stigma?" said stud...

26 Apr
PTSD Often Haunts Family Members of Hospitalized COVID Patients

PTSD Often Haunts Family Members of Hospitalized COVID Patients

It remains one of the most painful images of the pandemic: Families who were not allowed to be by their loved ones' bedside as they waged a lonely battle against COVID in a hospital ICU, with some forced to say goodbye via a smartphone or tablet held by a compassionate nurse w...

22 Mar
Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?

Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?

The party drug "ecstasy" might be the key to helping people heal from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new clinical trial results indicate.

In a small study, PTSD patients treated with a powerful combination of the psychedelic drug, also known as

22 Feb
Sexual Harassment, Assault Tied to High Blood Pressure in Women

Sexual Harassment, Assault Tied to High Blood Pressure in Women

Sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment may increase women's long-term risk of high blood pressure and heart disease, a new study suggests.

High blood pressure is a major ris...

11 Feb
When Psychiatric Care Is Far Away, Telehealth Fills the Gap

When Psychiatric Care Is Far Away, Telehealth Fills the Gap

Telehealth took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new study shows even people with serious mental health conditions can benefit from online appointments.

The findings are good news for rural folks who live miles away from psychiatrists and psychologists.

"Thi...

18 Nov
Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD

Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD

Parents and children who were separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy have shown lasting psychological trauma -- even after being reunited, a new study finds.

Between 2017 and 2018, more than 5,000 children were separated from their...

10 Nov
Mindfulness Can Boost Your Mindset After Cardiac Arrest

Mindfulness Can Boost Your Mindset After Cardiac Arrest

Shining a light on the powerful link between the mind and body, a new study suggests that cardiac arrest survivors who learn to focus their thoughts on the here and now during recovery are less likely to become depressed or anxious.

The finding centers on a mental h...

28 Oct
PTSD Symptoms May Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle: Study

PTSD Symptoms May Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle: Study

Women's symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may vary with their menstrual cycle, which could have implications for diagnosis and treatment, researchers say.

Their study included 40 women between 18 and 33 years of age who had PTSD after experiencing or witn...

21 Sep
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

Living within a few blocks of a shooting increases the risk that a child will end up visiting the emergency department for mental health-related problems, researchers say.

The new study found significant increases in mental health-related ER visits in the two weeks after...

01 Sep
Equine Therapy: Horses Help Veterans Struggling With PTSD

Equine Therapy: Horses Help Veterans Struggling With PTSD

As a Marine Corps veteran who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Matthew Ryba understands what life in a combat zone can do to soldiers' minds, leaving many struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Now, new research shows that equine therapy might go a long way ...

16 Aug
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over

Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over

It can take years for a survivor of a traumatic event to recover from the loss of a loved one, new research shows, but treating the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) early may help prevent what's called complicated grief.

"Grief is a normal response to th...

16 Aug
Heading Back to the Workplace? Here's Some Tips to Help Re-Adjust

Heading Back to the Workplace? Here's Some Tips to Help Re-Adjust

Freaked out about trading Zoom meetings and the privacy of working at home for a return to the office?

You've got plenty of company. As more workplaces reopen, stress about health risks and new routines is front and center.

The Center for Workplace Mental Health kn...

11 Aug
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health

Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health

Roaring, fast-moving blazes. Choking smoke. Fiery tornados. Thunderstorms and lightning.

The Dixie Fire -- now the single largest wildfire in California history -- continues to spread, having burned through more than 750 square miles of forest land north of Sacramento.