Understanding the difference between fear and emotional pain in PTSD could potentially inform new treatment approaches ...

New research is challenging the long-held view of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a fear-based disorder. In a new ...

A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University introduces an innovative approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generating particular interest in light of the sharp rise in the ...

Almost everyone has experienced a toxic relationship at some point in their life — whether with a romantic partner, a family member or even a friend. Trauma-bonded relationships fall under ...

In their day-to-day work, first responders – including police, firefighters, paramedics and lifesavers – often witness ...

After experiencing a traumatic event, the last thing most people want to do is revisit the circumstances that remind them of what happened. But for those who develop mental health conditions from ...

Wendy always struggled with completing tasks, but it was so much more than that. She would start a project, then start doing something else, only to become distracted and never finish the project.

Symptoms included "avoidance," a clinical term used to describe how someone deliberately stays away from whatever is causing them trauma, and "intrusion," a clinical term meaning the inability to keep ...

NEW YORK -- One month after Bob Saget was found dead, his family and the Florida medical examiner's office handling the case announced that the comedian and "Full House" star "passed from head trauma.

The next doctor insisted a breast exam was necessary after I described the weakness that turned my legs into Jell-O.