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PTSD and Your Relationship: What You Can Do
Post-traumatic stress disorder affects not only those suffering, but also partners and family.
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Is Trauma Reenactment Healing or Harmful?
By Hannah Shewan Stevens
Reliving trauma can be a messy minefield where you could end up retraumatizing yourself.
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Sexual Assault and Consent
Harnessing the Healing Potential of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies
By Ally Sweeten
Dealing with sexual trauma may involve going on a trip—but we're not talking about a vacation.
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What Are the Best Ways to Treat PTSD?
By David Hopper
An array of treatment options can help people living with the condition manage their symptoms.
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New Intensive Therapies Available to Treat Combat PTSD
By Helen Massy
Prolonged exposure therapy shows promise for mental trauma caused by combat.

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This method of treating PTSD optimizes brain processing using memories and eye movements.
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A Good Workout Can Be a Good Treatment for PTSD
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Exercise can reduce the symptoms of PTSD and improve sufferers' quality of life.
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These tools and techniques may help alleviate the devastating effects of PTSD symptoms.
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Reducing anxiety is critical in PTSD treatment, and there are countless ways to get started.