#ptsd

#ptsd

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill to fast-track the study of psychedelic drugs, which a coalition of veterans say hold enormous potential to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. More veterans die from suicide in America on a daily basis than average daily combat deaths in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined, according to data collected by the Department of Veterans Affairs. A growing number of former service members are now turning to psychedelics to treat the mental health conditions caused by wartime trauma and traumatic brain injury.

They're known as 'man's best friend', but dogs may be especially beneficial company for women. A new study reveals how pooches have an extraordinary anti-ageing effect on ladies. According to the authors, spending just one hour per week with a dog slows a key indicator of cellular ageing known as 'telomere length'. For women, dogs may be a cheap and effective form of treatment to help reduce the physical toll of stress and improve cellular health, say the experts.

Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new insights into the synaptic connections of subgroups of interneurons, findings that may improve the understanding of fear responses and could inform new targeted therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a recent study published in Cell Reports. Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, the chair and the Lizzie Gilman Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was senior author of the study.

In the preamble to the definition of PTSD, we write, these people have been exposed to an extraordinary event that's outside of normal human experience. So it turned out that this is not an unusual experience at all. One of the largest mitigating factors against getting traumatized is who is there for you at that particular time. I did the first study on Prozac for PTSD, the first study for Zoloft for PTSD.

"The excruciating pain that I endured for over a decade was gone,"

I love exercise. I run every day, regularly work out, and go to spin classes. It's the only way I've found to keep my mental health in check (I've struggled with severe PTSD symptoms from a childhood accident), and it's great for my physical health. I like the way I look and how strong I feel. My fiancé also likes the way I look, but he wants me to spend less time at the gym.

The latest VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines for PTSD were published in 2023; the American Psychological Association Clinical Practice Guidelines for PTSD were published in 2025. In these guidelines, experts rate treatments based on the strength of evidence (strong, weak, or indeterminate) using criteria like study quality, consistency of results, and effect size (how much PTSD symptoms changed from pre to post treatment).

include avatars and [non-player characters] for things like peer support, for things like in-vivo exposure therapy.

Erica Ortegas has been at the center of one of this season's ongoing storylines, and, frankly, it's been pretty rough on her. It's less that more horrible things have happened to Erica than other members of the Enterprise crew, and more that Erica has been batted around pretty badly by memories of one particular awful experience: her encounter with the Gorn.

A concussion is a form of traumatic brain injury that can occur when a blow to the head or force that shakes your body is strong enough to cause your brain to hit the side of your skull. Myriad symptoms can occur, including headaches, decreases in cognitive function such as confusion or amnesia, sleep difficulties such as prolonged feelings of drowsiness, and emotional dysregulation such as irritability and mood swings.

Dogs see the world in patterns. That's how we're able to train them, said Langan, who advises clients who lost their homes to establish new routines for their pets.

Elon Musk's father claimed that his son is suffering from PTSD after his brief time in the Trump administration, reflecting on the psychological toll of the experience.

The results of our trial are very promising, as all participants saw their PTSD symptoms resolve completely, a rarity in such studies with small sample sizes.

Soto argues that the CRSC statute itself, which specifically pertains to benefits for combat-related disabilities, should override the general six-year limit imposed by the Barring Act.

I consider myself just a regular guy. However, it is alleged that I had sex in the United States Senate, and that is what I am allegedly known for.

Sexual trauma can profoundly alter self-perception, leading to disordered eating as individuals attempt to regain control over their bodies.