Understanding PTSD, encouraging treatment and fostering a calm, compassionate home environment can make a lasting difference ...

“For Veterans, fireworks may cue memories of combat or explosions, and certain military-related celebrations may also raise distress. For others, fireworks may be reminders of intense fires or gun ...

Nowadays, the term trigger seems to apply to nearly anything that causes discomfort. It appears frequently in conversation and online, likely due to social media popularization of it. Yet “being ...

The first day aboard his Navy hospital ship during the Vietnam War, then 19-year-old David Lyons was told to take items from a trough wrapped in butcher paper and throw them into the incinerator. “I ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Jeff Sirois’s flashbacks come on without warning. They are vivid memories of the worst traumas the Methuen fire lieutenant experienced over his more than two-decade long ...

University of Arizona researchers use brain imaging to explore how estrogen and aging influence fear learning, shedding light on why females are twice as likely as males to develop PTSD. Early ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — As the Fourth of July holiday approaches rapidly, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is reminding locals about the trauma that can be associated with fireworks for those who have ...