PTSD. Four letters we immediately associate with soldiers and horrific wartime tragedies. But unfortunately, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect anyone who has experienced a traumatic ...

Diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder in children can be notoriously difficult. Many, especially those with limited communication skills or emotional awareness, struggle to explain what they're ...

Even in the chaos of war, parents can be a shield. A new study published in the International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice finds that parental emotional support helps ...

University of South Florida researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify signs of post-traumatic stress disorder in children. It's challenging to recognize signs of PTSD in children ...

A specialist form of therapy could offer hope for some of the most vulnerable young PTSD sufferers – according to a University of East Anglia study. Researchers investigated the effectiveness of ...

Five years ago, I wrote about parental trauma. Since then, through my own experience parenting a child with PANDAS/AE and sitting with hundreds of parents raising children with complex medical, ...

Films and documentaries often focus on soldiers, but PTSD is not confined to combatants. Civilians caught in bombardments, people who have survived displacement, journalists, humanitarian workers, and ...

Key points Parental PTSD involves a nervous system stuck in survival and a narrative shaped by loss and fear. Chronic stress rewires the body for danger, keeping parents on alert long after the crisis ...