These are symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Why do two people who experience the same event have widely different responses? UAB doctoral student Nathaniel Harnett believes the ...

Trauma resulting from combat, car accidents, natural disasters, domestic violence, sexual assault or child abuse can leave a deep imprint on both the brain and body. The effects of these ...

Eating disorders often mask deeper struggles. One essential question can transform how clinicians treat eating disorder ...

Study shows a brain region that acts as the off-switch. Anxiety and PTSD are challenging mental disorders that can hamper day-to-day functioning. Scientific communities are continuously looking ...

Recovery from PTSD comes with key changes in the brain’s memory system, a new study finds. These differences were found in the brains of 19 people who developed post-traumatic stress disorder ...

This occurs because severe or prolonged trauma can interfere with the brain’s ability to function normally, disrupting normal important activities such as chemical reactions, communication ...