PTSD
Commentary
How to help children process, overcome horrific traumas
Dr. Judith A. Cohen outlines evidence-based interventions aimed at helping children make sense of traumatic experiences.
From the Journals
Shortened PTSD therapy still effective in active duty military personnel
A 2-week version of prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD in active duty military personnel delivered similar results to an 8-week course of...
Latest News
Written exposure therapy rivals cognitive processing therapy for PTSD
Cognitive processing therapy might offer a greater benefit over time, but writing therapy offers a viable treatment in fewer sessions.
Conference Coverage
Pediatric seclusion and restraint increases with ADHD, decreases with PTSD
The researchers hope to identify the children most likely to end up in seclusion and restraints so steps can be taken to prevent it.
Commentary
Children and trauma: How Sesame Street can help
Watching Elmo or Big Bird talk about their emotions can provide comfort to children coping with big feelings of their own.
Commentary
When the waters recede: Hurricane Harvey and PTSD through indirect trauma
Dr. Jennifer Yen predicts that many survivors of Harvey will suffer the fear, nightmares, emotional distress, and sleep disturbances associated...
Commentary
More data show value of CBT for PTSD, anxiety, depression
An expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy calls on physicians who treat people with mental illness to learn how to use the modality.
From the Journals
Cannabis shows inconsistent benefits for pain, PTSD
What should physicians tell patients seeking medical cannabis for these conditions?
Conference Coverage
Depression, PTSD double risk of dementia for older female veterans
LONDON – The study is the first of its kind.
Savvy Psychopharmacology
Treating comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular disease
Mr. S, 64, has a history of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which has been well controlled for the past 15 years with cognitive-processing...
Pearls
FIGHT to remember PTSD
Certain clinical features of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear in other psychiatric diagnoses and therefore can confound accurate...