Category Archives: PTSD

PTSD and the DSM-5 | Mind the Brain – PLOS Blogs Network

More than thirty-five years after the 1980 recognition of PTSD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the data are unequivocal: Today there can be no doubt about the validity of PTSD as a …

Human Memory Manipulation Technology for PTSD – A Step Too …

What if scientists were able to implant or erase memories for someone like those suffering from PTSD, this could be life changing, or do you think this is scientific innovation gone too far? Living in Greece during the refugee …

'Medical ecstasy' helping war veterans with PTSD – WMBF News

After seeing a snippet on the news, Hardin's girlfriend pushed him to reach out about an experimental treatment being studied for PTSD, one that involved MDMA – the pure form of a party drug known as ecstasy or 'molly' that …

UW neuroscientists describe brain chemicals that create PTSD …

A new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroscientists shows how stress chemicals reshape the brains of rodents, research that could lead to better treatments for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

New paper: Error Monitoring is intact in PTSD | CNE Lab

Less is known about the error monitoring system in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is characterized by impairments in the regulation of fear and other emotional responses, as well as deficits in maintaining …