Note: This article discusses serious topics pertaining to trauma. Although some psychological wounds heal into scars on their own, others require careful tending. Each individual’s needs and ...
Should primary care physicians screen for PTSD: 4 things to know With some studies suggesting that 6 to 10 percent of primary care patients are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, ...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a now well-recognized condition, unfortunately largely thanks to the activism of veteran groups as well as increasing gender-based sexual violence awareness ...
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, ...
Some of the lowest-paid essential workers during the pandemic also suffered the most trauma. Nursing aides have had trouble getting healthcare officials to pay attention to their plight. At the start ...
An estimated 64% of adults in Canada report experiencing at least one potentially psychologically traumatic event during ...
Credit: Getty Images. This study, centered on the US military population, sought to identify barriers to treatment for veterans and the effects of untreated PTSD. In patients with known trauma or ...
One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He picked her ...