There is relatively little empirical research into the flashback phenomenon. Nevertheless, flashbacks are a common distressing symptom people experience in the aftermath of surviving a traumatic event ...

Healthcare professionals diagnose PTSD using a combination of screening tools, interviews, and questionnaires. Mental health professionals use the DSM-5 criteria to diagnose PTSD. It includes eight ...

Currently, the first-choice treatment for PTSD is exposure-based psychotherapy, where therapists help rewire the emotions associated with the traumatic memory in the patient's brain, shifting from ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after a person experiences a traumatic event or perceived threat, such as an accident, war, or crime. PTSD nightmares often incorporate similar ...

A new study finds PTSD is linked to measurable changes in routine blood tests, revealing how trauma affects the body beyond ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Black and neurodivergent identity in the workplace. Having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is far from easy.

Screenshot of an experimental 'treatment' Can Tetris prevent PTSD? This sounds like a ridiculous question—but research suggests that it might! A 2009 study by Emily Holmes and her colleagues at Oxford ...

Leaving the Marine Corps after two deployments, Greg Bias thought he was fine until an accident triggered PTSD flashbacks. Finding a new artistic passion helped ease his mental health woes. Life after ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect teenagers in ways that are easy to overlook. After experiencing trauma, some may struggle with nightmares, flashbacks, irritability, or withdrawal from ...

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) may relieve symptoms of PTSD by tapping into your brain’s memory processes to “unstick” traumatic memories. EMDR is a type of psychotherapy that ...

Veteran war reporter Fergal Keane is to step down from his role as the BBC's Africa correspondent after revealing he has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, ...