Mental Health

PTSD

The Basics
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Living with PTSD

Living with PTSD

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A Healing Approach to Living With PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder can be a challenge to cope with, but healing is possible.

by Anna Herod

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When Both Partners Have Trauma, Relationships Can Be a Lot More Work

Learn new tools to take care of your partner while also taking care of your own trauma.

by Xenia E.

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Can Trauma or Abuse Cause Someone to Lie?

Honesty is not straightforward for some people. Empathy could help them break the lying habit.

by Bonnie Azoulay Elmann

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How Ketamine Therapy Offers Hope For Treatment-Resistant Mental Illness

From dance clubs to the therapist's couch, Special K leads the psychedelic therapy revolution.

by Tim Lalonde

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The Basics

A woman with PTSD stands with her hands against her head, pictures surrounding her.

How Do You Date Someone with PTSD or CPTSD?

If you're considering dating someone with PTSD or CPTSD, here's what you should know.

by Hannah Shewan Stevens

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How Workplace Stress Becomes Trauma

A horrible boss can quickly turn into a horrible nightmare, even causing PTSD symptoms.

by Holly Ellis

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PTSD in Older Adults and the Challenges of Treatment

Seeking treatment for PTSD may help prevent premature dementia and hypertension in older adults.

by Holly Ellis

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PTSD and Women: What the Studies Say

Post-traumatic stress is a life-altering anxiety disorder affecting millions of females

by Holly Ellis

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Symptoms and Diagnosis

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Complex PTSD Requires Complex Solutions

When trauma is prolonged and repetitive, complex post-traumatic stress disorder can develop.

by Khadeeja Arham

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Foreshortened Future: How COVID-19 Might Worsen This Trauma Response

When trust in the world is broken, we may no longer trust our own paths forward.

by Xenia E.

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Coping With the Hyperarousal Symptoms of PTSD

Your fight-or-flight response is always on, you're irritable, paranoid and you can't sleep.

by Taayoo Murray

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Get to Know the Mental Health Impacts of Food Trauma

Yes, trauma in regard to food is real and often stems from childhood experiences.

by Rachel Crowe

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Treatment

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Somatic Body Work May Heal Your Trauma

There are multiple techniques you can use to self-regulate as you process intense emotions.

by Shannon Jordan

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Could Your Family Benefit From Sex Therapy?

A sex educator discusses why therapy can be good for you and your loved ones.

by Rachel Crowe

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MDMA Could Change the Way We Treat PTSD

Ecstasy-based studies enter Phase 3 trials with promising data.

by Kurtis Bright

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EMDR Therapy is Helping Trauma Survivors Heal

Could reliving past trauma be the secret to recovering from it?

by Shayna Murphy

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