Living with post-traumatic stress disorder can be isolating and unpredictable. Around 13 million adults in the United States — 5% of the population — experience PTSD each year, according to the ...

ABILENE, Texas — While fireworks are entertaining for many, 4th of July fireworks can be nerve wracking for veterans suffering from PTSD. Bryan Lovett served in the army for 30 years and said ...

Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania – June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day, a part of PTSD Awareness Month, which is observed throughout June. PTSD is often associated with combat due to the nature of ...

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Tonya Oxendine, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for nine hard years before she began her path to recovery. Her pain ...

The Fourth of July should be a day for all Americans to celebrate our nation's birthday. But for some, especially America’s heroes, celebratory traditions like setting off fireworks can be mentally ...

After surviving the Nazis in her childhood, Goldie Jacoby has sought strategies to manage post-traumatic stress disorder, such as studying psychology and speaking about her experiences. When Hamas ...

Researchers have categorized divorce as the second most stressful event in adult life. Although divorce does not inherently fit the American Psychological Association’s (APA) trauma criteria for ...

Applause reverberated on the Georgia House of Representatives floor Thursday afternoon as the Ashley Wilson Act, intended to treat traumatized first responders, passed unanimously with a vote of 174-0 ...

EMDR therapy is not new, but every few years it resurfaces as a way to process trauma. For example, in Prince Harry’s docuseries with Oprah Winfrey, The Me You Can't See (which came out in 2021), ...

“A lot of these fears were still there under the surface, and now they’re coming back up,” said the director of Blue Card, a NYC-based nonprofit that helps survivors. After surviving the Nazis in her ...