SPOTLIGHT -
August 13th 2025
Hurricane Katrina's legacy highlights the urgent need for trauma-informed mental health care in disaster recovery, addressing PTSD and long-term emotional impacts.
July 23rd 2025
Stay informed on PTSD treatment insights, including complex PTSD recognition, diagnostic nuances, and the link between migraines and trauma.
July 18th 2025
The FDA advisory committee votes against brexpiprazole plus sertraline for PTSD, citing insufficient efficacy despite some positive trial results.
July 17th 2025
FDA reviewers raise concerns over Rexulti's efficacy for PTSD, highlighting discordant study results ahead of the advisory committee meeting.
July 16th 2025
The FDA advisory committee will review brexpiprazole for PTSD treatment, which could offer new hope after years without new options.
Why Men and Women May Respond Differently to Psychological Trauma
PTSD is more prevalent in women than in men. What are the biological, psychosocial, and cultural factors that may explain why?
Read More
Building a Connection: Telehealth for PTSD and Bipolar Disorder Treatment
Two forms of telehealth can improve quality of life and care for patients with PTSD and bipolar disorder who live in more rural communities.
Supporting Patients With Serious Mental Illness and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
30% to 60% of individuals seeking treatment for SUD also meet criteria for PTSD.
Psychedelics and the Future of Psychiatry
Welcome to the psychedelic renaissance.
Weeds, Wildflowers, and Wordsworth
What do these have to do with CBT, creative visualization, and contemporary psychiatry?
Exploring the Link Between Migraine and PTSD
Are common genes and signaling pathways involved in PTSD and migraine?
PTSD in Late Life: An Update on Clinical Issues
Trauma-related psychiatric disorders such as PTSD and grief often go undetected and untreated in older adults. Here's how to help.
Psychedelics Providing Hope for Veterans and Others
Psychedelics: returning hope to veterans with PTSD.
PTSD’s Long Reach
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan stirs memories of trauma among veterans.
When PTSD Walks Down the Hall
Here’s how to catch a PTSD chameleon using DSM-5 criteria.
A Generation in Crisis?
A former resident's reflection on burnout, physician PTSD, and their consequences for patient care.
Treatment of Military Populations
What psychiatric illnesses are most prevalent among veterans? And how can clinicians help them overcome obstacles to care?
Afghanistan Veterans Struggling With Mental Health
A recent survey found 70% of Afghanistan veterans have struggled with their mental health since serving.
The Long Shadow of the Towers
Statistical findings from longitudinal studies of mental health among 9/11 witnesses and first responders.
Comparing COVID Doctors and 9/11 First Responders
Decades after September 11, 2001, many first responders still live with PTSD. Will the same be true of physicians who saw the worst of the pandemic?
Watch
The Anniversary Effect of 9/11
What can be done to help patients turn painful memories into opportunities for posttraumatic growth?
In the Wake of 9/11: Mental Health Statistics of First Responders
What toll does trauma take on police officers, firefighters, and EMT workers?
Treating Psychiatric Combat Casualties
A working model for eliminating stigma and transforming mental healthcare within the military.
Reentry Anxiety
Why does the prospect of getting back to normal after the pandemic disturb some patients? And what can be done to overcome these fears?
Resiliency and Posttraumatic Growth: Cultural Implications for Psychiatrists
Acknowledging a patient's ability to grow and recover may help them feel more understood despite ongoing suffering.
What Is Resilience?
Resilience is a relatively neglected topic of research, but it has the power to dramatically improve patients' lives.
Trauma and the Politics of Diagnosis: Janice Haaken, PhD
How should the sociopolitical nature of PTSD as a diagnosis inform our understanding of trauma?
What Can Be Done About Anxious and Violent Men?
During National Men’s Health Month, take time to consider the unique mental health needs of male patients.
The Global Burden of Trauma
Is unresolved trauma the number one problem on planet earth? An economist with expertise in disaster-related distress makes the case.
Are Migraines and PTSD Linked?
Genes may hold the answer to the puzzling comorbidity of migraines and posttraumatic stress disorder.
What Does the Future Hold for Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy?
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that mind-altering drugs, combined with psychotherapy, are effective treatments for some of the most stubborn psychiatric disorders.
Poetry for PTSD and Preventing Suicide
This renowned psychiatrist is donating a portion of the proceeds from his book sales to help stop US military veteran suicides.
PTSD by the Numbers
June is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month!
New Hope for PTSD Treatment?
The latest trial results for MDMA-assisted therapy are in—and they are eye-catching.
Celebrating Veterans
Veterans deserve our attention.