Living with post-traumatic stress disorder can be isolating and unpredictable. Around 13 million adults in the United States — 5% of the population — experience PTSD each year, according to the ...

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The catastrophic Camp Fire roared through Northern California’s Butte County in 2018, charring the landscape, taking 86 lives and destroying countless homes and habitats in the town of Paradise. The ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, develops after experiencing a traumatic event. According to data from the Institutes of Health, more than 80 percent of first responders experience traumatic ...

Trauma can look different for everyone. It can arise after being in an accident, losing a loved one, experiencing natural disasters, witnessing something traumatic happen to someone else, and many ...

Maayan Aviv, CEO, American Friends of NATAL, is a nonprofit leader with 15+ years of experience, driving impact in mental health treatment. When trauma hits, it impacts all parts of an individual’s ...

As winter advances and families travel for the holidays, trauma centers remain ready. The staff shows up for every emergency, ...

Among the many emerging trends on social media, one recent concerning fad is a casual and often inaccurate portrayal of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD – along with an array of ...

Co-authored by Nikita Baxi and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. The prevalence of military sexual trauma among female veterans is staggering. In Canada, 44.6 percent of female veterans reported experiencing ...

John Hitchcock graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film studies and previously wrote on his own blog. He also specializes in nature and virtual photography and does art in Source ...