PTSD News

The Engelstad Foundation has provided a $1.5 million grant to Wave Neuroscience in support of the company’s ongoing phase 2 clinical trial to develop and validate innovative treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

Military service could be a protective factor against suicide risk among people with functional disabilities, according to a study.

In a statement, the American Psychiatric Association condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Israel and offered support and mental health resources to those affected by these unfolding events.

Brain-based biomarkers of likely drug response were associated with a greater mean reduction in reported PTSD symptoms in a study of patients treated with ALTO-100.

The results highlight post-traumatic stress disorders as a modifiable risk factor for psychosis conversion. The researchers said future studies should probe what PTSD symptoms affect psychotic symptom severity. Complex PTSD was significantly associated with the severity of psychotic symptoms among people who experienced developmental trauma though symptom severity had no relationship with the broader diagnosis of ICD-11 PTSD, data show.

The impact of COVID-19 extends beyond those who get infected and evokes symptoms of anxiety, depression and PTSD in their families, according to two studies published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Rates of new-onset mental health conditions were higher in U.S. soldiers with a history of military-related traumatic brain injury, while increased risk for suicide was both directly and indirectly associated with TBI history.

Children born to placentas with fetal inflammatory syndrome are more likely to be diagnosed with neuropsychiatric disorders, according to a study published in Translational Psychiatry.

WASHINGTON — Veterans taking esketamine for PTSD had less improvement in symptoms when they had high obstructive sleep apnea severity at baseline, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN FRANCISCO — Immediate psych-based response to mass traumatic events like school shootings is crucial to fostering a sense of safety for those who experience them, according to a presenter at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.