A drug prescribed to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder nightmares has been recalled for high traces of a chemical that could be cancerous. Food and Drug Administration recalled ...

CHICAGO, Ill. — Following years of research and clinical trials, a new treatment is becoming available to disrupt nightmares triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder. But it’s not a medicine. It’s ...

A standard part of any psychiatric evaluation involves inquiring about a patient’s sleep. Hidden in the answer to the question, “How are you sleeping?” are the necessary clues for diagnosing a patient ...

As a sophomore in high school, Greta had survived a school shooting in which three of her classmates died. She had trouble sleeping and focusing during the 3 months after the event and saw a therapist ...

Therapy and medication can help people recover from trauma, but many struggle to access the care they need. By Dani Blum Post-traumatic stress disorder closes people off. They withdraw — often ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder, known as PTSD, is a mental health disorder that may develop following a traumatic event in which a person is exposed to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or ...

Minipress is used to help people with PTSD have fewer nightmares. Prazosin blocks the "fight or flight" response in the body by affecting norepinephrine. Common side effects of Minipress include ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs will launch its first clinical study since the 1960s into the effectiveness of psychedelic drugs as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder is the most common condition treated at veterans hospitals across the country, but for some returning soldiers standard drugs don't work. New research shows the second ...

When the last American combat troops left Vietnam in January 1973, over 700,000 veterans needed psychological treatment for what no one knew how to diagnose. The VA couldn't help them because ...