PTSD

A simple video game task eased trauma-related symptoms in healthcare workers, offering a potential tool for frontline mental health support.

New research finds nearly half of surveyed wildfire survivors in Alberta and Nova Scotia suffered from PTSD symptoms or low resilience.

Brain scans of police recruits reveal that amygdala activity before trauma exposure predicts PTSD risk, offering new insights into why some individuals develop symptoms while others remain resilient.

Ketamine therapy, when combined with psychedelic-inspired support, shows strong potential for reducing PTSD symptoms in those who haven’t responded to conventional treatments, new research suggests.

New research suggests that content warnings may unintentionally diminish appreciation of visual art while amplifying negative emotions.

Adolescents who experience high loneliness are more likely to develop PTSD, depression, and stress-related conditions in adulthood.

Personality traits, particularly vulnerable narcissism, may be linked to PTSD symptoms in veterans, according to new research.

High-intensity exercise briefly boosted BDNF in PTSD patients, unlike low-intensity exercise. However, neither exercise type caused sustained BDNF increases over 12 days.

Researchers observed that reward system activation differed in individuals with PTSD, with variations linked to depressive symptoms, resilience, and trauma exposure.

Torture survivors show reduced brain connectivity in areas controlling attention, response inhibition, and motor functions, likely linked to PTSD symptoms. These changes highlight how torture deeply impacts cognitive processes and mental health.

In a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, researchers discovered a bidirectional relationship between loneliness and posttraumatic stress among U.S. adolescents.

Disturbances of self-organization in complex PTSD predict paranoid thoughts and hallucinations within 90 minutes, suggesting these symptoms may exacerbate psychosis and impact daily functioning more than core PTSD symptoms.

Researchers found that increasing hippocampal neurogenesis through interventions like exercise weakened trauma memories and reduced PTSD-like symptoms in mice, suggesting a potential mechanism for alleviating PTSD in humans, though further research is needed.

A recent study found a link between secure attachment and lower PTSD symptoms, while insecure attachment correlated with higher symptoms. These findings emphasize the potential importance of attachment styles in understanding responses to childhood trauma.

A meta-analysis found that yoga interventions, particularly trauma-sensitive, Kundalini, Satyananda, and Holistic Yoga, reduce self-reported PTSD and depression symptoms.