The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is funding a psychedelic-assisted therapy study for veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder. Researchers from Yale University and Brown University will ...

"No other institution works on PTSD, like the VA is," said Dr. Amin Zand Vakili, one of the many mental health researchers at the Providence VA. "We have a very good understanding of what diabetes is, ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun a trial of the PTSD Coach app to test whether the app is more successful with clinical support. The app is not new—it launched in April 2011. It offers a ...

This chapter provides an overview of the epidemiology of posttrau-matic stress disorder (PTSD). It begins with a brief history of the disorder in the American military, which is followed by a ...

A newly released educational resource provides a detailed, evidence-informed examination of “how intensive outpatient programs are used to support veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder“.

WASHINGTON -- A Veterans Affairs psychologist denies she was trying to save money when she suggested counselors make fewer diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder in injured soldiers. Norma Perez, ...

Initiating cognitive processing therapy or prolonged exposure (CPT/PE) sessions for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated with lower suicide risk in military veterans in an ...

For military veterans, many of the deepest wounds of war are invisible: Traumatic brain injuries resulting from head trauma or blast explosions are a leading cause of post-traumatic stress disorder, ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week authorized a long-delayed clinical trial to test whether smoking marijuana can be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans. The ...