During my dissertation research on combat veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTS), I realized that when discussing traumatic events that lead to PTS, the victim often has a hard time describing the ...

Currently, the first-choice treatment for PTSD is exposure-based psychotherapy, where therapists help rewire the emotions associated with the traumatic memory in the patient's brain, shifting from ...

The recall of traumatic memories is central to clinical and neurobiological models of PTSD, yet neurocircuitry mechanisms underlying traumatic memory recall remain elusive. Recent advances in natural ...

While many recover after life-threatening events, some develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition marked by disruptions in fear processing, memory and emotion regulation. Although post ...

A study published in Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience observed the efficacy of donepezil for addressing persistent verbal memory impairments among individuals with predominantly ...

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Its goal is to help people process traumatic events while challenging and changing ...

In an extraordinary leap for neuroscience, a team of Japanese researchers has found a way to selectively erase traumatic memories without inflicting damage to the brain. This pioneering approach has ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you’ve been to a therapist’s office in the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of eye movement desensitization and ...

Following a traumatic event, some individuals develop mental health conditions like posttraumatic stress disorder or clinical ...