Thursday, June 27 is National Post Traumatic Stress Awareness Day. The Department of Veterans Affairs also makes it PTSD Screening Day to let veterans know treatments are available. There is no time ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun a trial of the PTSD Coach app to test whether the app is more successful with clinical support. The app is not new—it launched in April 2011. It offers a ...

PTSD in veterans is often a result of exposure to combat, traumatic events, or military sexual trauma. Symptoms can include flashbacks, anxiety, depression, and difficulties in social and occupational ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is funding a psychedelic-assisted therapy study for veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder. Researchers from Yale University and Brown University will ...

For many who serve in our military, trauma experienced during deployment doesn’t end when they return home. Post-traumatic stress disorder is disturbingly common among veterans, particularly those who ...

After a traumatic event, most people feel shock, anger, nervousness, fear, and even guilt. Although these feelings may be intense for a while, they usually lessen with time and eventually go away.

Long Island veterans suffering with traumatic brain injuries, along with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression, may have new hope in the form of a psychedelic drug, ...

When you hear the phrase “wounds of war,” you might think of physical ones, such as third-degree burns, the loss of a limb or broken bones. However, many of those who selflessly served our country ...

An ecological momentary assessment study of U.S. veterans found that days when participants reported a greater number of PTSD symptoms were followed by days when they experienced higher levels of ...