PTSD

Why does prazosin appear to be the safest and most effective medication for select patients with comorbid PTSD?

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health and gender inequalities around the world. Understanding the causes is the first step toward finding solutions.

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1 in 6 people with opioid use disorder experience a new traumatic event every month, but no evidence-based treatment for trauma.

Non-white veteran women of color may be at greater risk of developing heart disease, according to research.

Sexual minorities with alcohol and tobacco addictions are at a higher risk for comorbid psychiatric disorders, bisexual women in particular.

Pain may not often be considered within the realm of psychiatry; however, chronic pain's relationships with sleep disorders and PTSD make it an issue psychiatrists can—and should—address.

A new prescription smartwatch app may improve sleep quality for those with nightmare disorders.

What treatments are there to assist in the rehabilitation of veterans?

What are the 3 signs, or horsemen, of physicians struggling?

A recent study found riluzole may effectively combat hyperarousal symptoms in combat veterans with PTSD.

New research is being conducted on how psychedelic substances may change the future of mental health care. Dr Carlin explained more in her speech at the Annual Psychiatric Times® World CME Conference™.

Terrorism is a crime from which the families of the victims may never recover. A recent study examines the grieving process in depth.

Mental health providers who battle a pandemic may find that it unsettles their deepest sense of self.

The authors examine recent literature in order to assist psychiatrists in evaluating the findings and determining how to best put research findings into real-world practice.

His symptoms worsened throughout most of his hospitalization, leaving him to ponder a grim reality: “This is it. This is how your story ends.”

Sometimes, life’s lessons appear unexpectedly.

Psychiatry has changed, and we now have an acute awareness of the cost of sexual trauma to patients. When it comes to race, however, we still have a lot to learn.

Are patients with cancer also vulnerable to PTSD?

While only a minority of patients with cancer may have diagnosable PTSD, subthreshold symptoms in some patients may be debilitationg enough that clinicians should be aware of the phenomenon.

Frank A. Clark, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Greenville, SC, presents a timely slice of poetic history.

Dr Steve Moffic talks about about some of the psychological dangers clinicians are facing during the pandemic in this video.

We are seeing a rise in hatred and lack of empathy in the face of COVID-19.

The cure should not be worse than the disease; so must we be cautious about our response to COVID-19. More in this video with Harold J. Bursztajn, MD.

Local, state, and federal officials are rushing to implement massively life-altering measures in the current pandemic even as we enter a situation that is still poorly understood.

Here are 5 rape myths perpetuated in our culture, in law enforcement and the military, and in medicine and mental health.

Clinicians work with more male sexual abuse survivors than they may think.

An overview of the theoretical and empirical literature linking PTSD, substance use, and IPV, as well as risk factors for depression and other psychiatric disorders.

Most of us remember where we were when the terrorist bomb shattered our sense of peace in this usually quiet community. The shockwave travelled for miles and across time.