PTSD
Original Research
PTSD Disability Examination Reports: A Comparison of Veterans Health Administration and Contract Examiners
This study provides the first systematic evidence of significant variation of symptom/impairment reporting and overall quality in a comparison of...
Commentary
COVID-19 and coping with superimposed traumas
Empathy burnout is also a real and important facet in the equation, said Dr. Cassondra Feldman.
News
‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD
News
Lithium’s antisuicidal effects questioned
The researchers note that the study did not reach its original recruitment goal.
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What to do about pandemic PTSD
More than three-quarters of the health care workers reported symptoms that fell within the clinical range for depression (76%) and anxiety (78...
News
Spiders, dogs, and PTSD: A virtual treatment for phobias and fear
“We’d put Tony (the tarantula) at the end of a long hallway before the treatment and see how close the patients could get to him,” said Dr. Arash...
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The trauma and healing of 9/11 echo in COVID-19
“To me, 9/11 placed psychological first aid on the map,” said Dr. Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, who was involved in early interventions for Sept. 11...
Opinion
Four police suicides in the aftermath of the Capitol siege: What can we learn?
“Officers are doers and fixers, and it is seen as being more honorable to take yourself out of the equation than it is to ask for help.”
News
Pups for veterans with PTSD: Biden signs PAWS act into law
H.R. 1448 orders the VA to begin a pilot program that will examine the utility and effectiveness of service dogs for improving the mental health...
News
Healing Haiti: The emotional trauma of repeat crises
"When I say resilient, I mean they will survive," said Betty Jean, a trauma consultant. "But we are talking about a traumatized people."