Nearly one in five of the 2.5 million veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan sustained at least one traumatic brain ...

The ovarian hormone estradiol plays a key role in shaping how the brain responds to perceived threats after trauma in women ...

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging finds that childhood trauma can lead to disruptions in two main regions of the brain, the default mode ...

Of the most well-regarded treatments for trauma, cognitive processing therapy equips clients with tools to thrive beyond mere survival. Learn the facts that debunk many CPT myths.

Researchers find that communication between key brain regions shortly after injury may predict long-term functional recovery ...

FOR DECADES, Martin Teicher, M.D., Ph.D., has investigated the impact of trauma on the developing brain. He is currently an ...

Trauma doesn’t always end when the danger is over. For many, the body and brain remain locked in survival mode, long after the traumatic event has passed. This is the painful reality of post-traumatic ...

A study published in Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience observed the efficacy of donepezil for addressing persistent verbal memory impairments among individuals with predominantly ...

Many sexual assault victims also suffer a form of brain damage, reveals new research. Previous studies have shown that around ...