Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects approximately 10% of road accident participants and as many as half of people who have experienced war, and victims of rape or violence.

Estimating the exact cost of trauma and its personal and societal economic effects is complex. It involves direct costs ...

Anthropologists, social scientists and veterans are analyze the relationship between the hormones cortisol and testosterone and PTSD in a non-industrialized society. According to the World Health ...

PTSD's effects on hormone levels may vary by culture, as shown in a study of Turkana warriors. Unlike Western populations, Turkana men with PTSD did not exhibit altered cortisol patterns but had ...

While most transition successfully, some struggle with mental health and substance use disorders, the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, homelessness and criminality. Need a break?

During one study, physicians at Walter Reed plan to give the psychedelic drug MDMA to active-duty soldiers with mild to ...

Trauma can have profound effects on a person’s mental and emotional well-being. Traditional talk therapy has been a reliable ...

According to the World Health Organization, about 3.9% of the world's population has had post-traumatic stress disorder at some point during their lives. That number is higher in the United States ...