PTSD News

Refugees from the Congolese civil war who practiced Transcendental Meditation experienced significant reductions in posttraumatic stress symptoms, according to new study results published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress. The reduction in symptom severity continued for an extended period of time.

Women living under constant threat of military attacks were significantly more likely to experience spontaneous abortions compared with women living under normal conditions, researchers from Ben Gurion University reported.

Approximately one in four women who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer reported symptoms consistent with posttraumatic stress disorder shortly after diagnosis, according to recent study results.

Approximately one in four women who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer reported symptoms consistent with posttraumatic stress disorder shortly after diagnosis, according to recent study results.

Some leading experts on posttraumatic stress disorder are advocating the use of virtual reality as an effective treatment option for the disorder. Their findings appear in Psychiatric Annals, part three of a 6-month series on complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of PTSD.

The proportion of military service members from the United Kingdom aged 30 years or younger with a conviction for violent offenses was much higher than among men of similar age in the general population, according to new study results published in The Lancet.

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to develop insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome compared with those that are not diagnosed with the disorder, increasing their risk for developing cardiovascular disease or diabetes.

The long-term persistence of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in combat veterans depends as much on prewar vulnerabilities as it does combat-related trauma, according to recent study results.

Researchers are focusing on an innovative technique to treat refractory posttraumatic stress disorder by influencing the sympathetic nervous system, according to an article published in Psychiatric Annals. The article is part of a 6-month series examining the use of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of PTSD.

When combat exposure interacted with threat-related attention bias, soldiers were at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder, according to researchers who studied combat veterans who served in the Israeli Defense Forces. The findings may have implications for more effective interventions for returning service members.