A study of U.S. veterans found that their episodic visual memory, motor learning, and sustained visual attention improved ...

Cameron Carter, MD, Editor of Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, said of the study, "These findings highlight the key role that the prefrontal cortex may play in ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry has found that post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with ...

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is a type of psychotherapy for children who have experienced a traumatic event or series of traumatic events. TF-CBT involves safe participation ...

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

Going through a traumatic experience is, by definition, horrific. As you try to make sense of what happened, your belief system may be impacted, which, in turn, can change your day-to-day thinking.

Estrogen is a hormone often known for its positive effects on memory and learning. But in this study, the scientists found ...

Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting health effects of such trauma, researchers are finding ways to guard ...

Most recently, DSM modifications for PTSD included a subtype group for children aged younger than 6 years. 18 Research has shown when diagnostic criteria that are sensitive to child developmental ...