PTSD can manifest differently in each individual, but common symptoms include intrusive memories, nightmares, flashbacks, and avoidance of triggers. Negative thoughts, self-isolation, anger, ...

Genetic risk for PTSD appears to interact differently with different traumatic experiences, with some of the strongest patterns linked to childhood trauma.

Intrusive memories in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are a part of re-experiencing trauma. They can take the form of flashbacks, nightmares, and other types of involuntary emotional recall.

Stony Brook University-led researchers tracked post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in more than 12,000 World Trade Center responders for 20 years and found that recovery was often delayed, ...

Primary care clinicians can effectively use antidepressants to treat patients with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study found. The trial, published in JAMA Psychiatry, ...

The severity of symptoms in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varies greatly across individuals in the first year after trauma and it remains difficult to predict whether someone might worsen, ...