PTSD Has Surged Among College Students - The New York Times
May 30, 2024 · Post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses among college students more than doubled between 2017 and 2022, climbing most sharply as the coronavirus pandemic shut down campuses and upended...
PTSD News - ScienceDaily
Oct 10, 2024 · PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder. Read about the latest research findings regarding post-traumatic stress disorder including common causes and new treatments.
Scientists uncover 95 regions of the genome linked to PTSD
Apr 18, 2024 · Nov. 7, 2023 — Researchers show why only a subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research, centered on the body's stress hormone response...
PTSD’s genetic component validated in new study | News
April 24, 2024 – A new genetic study of more than 1.2 million people has pinpointed 95 loci, or locations in the genome, linked with risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in which exposure to trauma can harm a person’s quality of life with symptoms such as intrusive thoughts and mood instability.
Brain Activity Patterns After Trauma May Predict Long-Term
Oct 14, 2021 · Study shows link between post-trauma brain activity and symptoms of anxiety, PTSD six months later. The way a person’s brain responds to stress following a traumatic event, such as a car accident, may help to predict their long-term mental health outcomes, according to research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part ...
PTSD Diagnoses More Than Double Among College Students - Inside Higher Ed
May 31, 2024 · Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder among college students more than doubled from 2017 to 2022, jumping from 3.4 percent to 7.5 percent, according to new research encompassing five years of data from the Healthy Minds Study. The increase was sharpest during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020.
Dozens of genes are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder
Apr 22, 2024 · A study of genetic data from more than one million people, the largest data set used so far to investigate the underpinnings of PTSD, reveals 80 new sites in the genome linked to the disorder and...
Post-traumatic stress disorder - Latest research and news - Nature
Oct 30, 2024 · Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be an acute, chronic or delayed reaction to a traumatic event. Symptoms can include intrusive, disturbing flashbacks or nightmares of the event,...
Scientists uncover 95 regions of the genome linked to PTSD
Apr 18, 2024 · Now, a new genetic study of more than 1.2 million people has pinpointed 95 loci, or locations in the genome, that are associated with risk of developing PTSD, including 80 that had not been previously identified.
Science News About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Aug 8, 2018 · Using brain imaging to track the effects of treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), scientists have identified a brain circuit on which a frequently used and effective psychotherapy (prolonged exposure) acts to quell symptoms.