PTSD News

Selective serotonin and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors were the most-prescribed medications among veterans who received treatment for PTSD.

COVID-19 infection correlated with cognitive and behavioral changes within 2 months of hospital discharge, according to findings from a small study presented during the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology.

Survey results supported prior research that found one-quarter to one-third of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases report posttraumatic stress symptoms linked to their disease experience.

Intern physicians commonly experienced work-related trauma exposure and PTSD, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers conducted an umbrella review of interventions for mental disorders among youths that provided evidence-based information for clinical decision making.

Frontline health care workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic may benefit from a transdiagnostic, symptom-based approach regarding links between their acute psychopathology and burnout and functional difficulties.

The National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder has designated June as PTSD Awareness Month.

Bereaved adults with prolonged grief disorder commonly experienced bereavement-related posttraumatic stress symptoms, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Psychiatric conditions were associated with a younger age at onset of Alzheimer’s disease, and age differences only grew with each additional psychiatric diagnosis, researchers reported.

Among young and middle-aged survivors of MI, psychological distress was associated with elevated risk for major adverse CV events at 5 years, according to a presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.