It is estimated that about eight million people in the U.S. (2.5 percent of the total population) suffer from it. This rate jumps to about 11 to 20 percent among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who ...
Welcome! My name is Cynthia Parson. As someone who grew up with undiagnosed PTSD that I discovered in my 20's, I empower adults through art therapy to create inner calm and a regulated nervous system ...
Jo Kelly, 40, assumed she had general anxiety after she survived being given months to live and then her son fell ill ...
Police officers are more than twice as likely to have traumatic brain injuries compared to the general population. Officers who incur these injuries while on duty face more than double the risk of ...
More first responders die from suicide because of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than physical injuries while on the line of duty, according to the Institutes of Health. Dr. Tomer Anbar, ...
Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Dale Bailey served in the military for 20 years, 16 of which were spent in security forces. Unlike many familiar stories of those living with post-traumatic stress ...
For most women, expecting a baby brings intense joy --and a fair amount of worry. But what about women who have lived through something awful enough to cause post-traumatic stress disorder? Contrary ...
Written by guest co-author Justin Murray, MSW and Erlanger A. Turner, Ph.D. Source: Milkos/123rf According to the National Center for PTSD or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, in the U.S. population, 6 ...