If you experience chronic pain and PTSD, you might find yourself stuck in a loop of unhelpful thinking and avoidance behaviors that backfire over time. Research shows that people with both chronic ...

New research among World Trade Center (WTC) responders with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has uncovered measurable physical changes in their brain structure, consistent with changes in ...

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Children who experience malevolent wartime living conditions, and wartime violence in particular, are more likely than ...

February 3, 2025 – Two major new studies from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reveal that veterans of the Vietnam War continue to face significant psychological and physical ...

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) invites the public to a free webinar, “Developing a Potential New Treatment for Chronic PTSD: Ketamine Combined with Written Exposure Therapy” on ...

A Louisiana House committee voted Thursday (April 5) in favor of a proposal to expand the use of medical marijuana to treat people with chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and glaucoma. The ...

Living with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) means managing more than physical symptoms. Learn how to handle ‘relapse anxiety’ and differentiate between normal nerve sensations ...

They fight for our freedoms but often struggle to live their own lives freely due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Roughly 7% of all US service veterans have PTSD, with symptoms such as ...

This last visit got me thinking deeply about something that has been on my mind a lot lately, the true dichotomy of my mental and chronic illnesses. The extremes I experience are due to all that I am ...

This story is sponsored by Sterling Orthopedic Pain & Spine. Many people lightheartedly joke about "having PTSD" (posttraumatic stress disorder) after unpleasant life experiences. But those who live ...