Experiencing trauma can sometimes lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This serious mental health condition is marked by changes in mood, intrusive memories, avoidant behavior, and a ...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and insomnia might be sex specific, and it is important to screen patients diagnosed with chronic insomnia for PTSD symptoms. The relationship between ...

The severity of symptoms in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varies greatly across individuals in the first year after trauma and it remains difficult to predict whether someone might worsen, ...

In women who have experienced trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may vary over the course of the menstrual cycle, with more symptoms during the first few days of the cycle when the ...

When diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, doctors typically look for three or four key symptoms. Hyperarousal is one of those key symptoms. Hyperarousal is a pervasive mood- and ...

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Primary care clinicians can effectively use antidepressants to treat patients with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study found. The trial, published in JAMA Psychiatry, ...

A shared communication network called the “gut-brain axis” may partially explain the connection between PTSD, a mental health condition, and IBS, a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal system.