PTSD is not a battlefield cliché or a character flaw, but a survivable injury of the nervous system that demands early recognition, competent treatment, and a culture willing to stop letting warriors ...

In my mid 60s, I found myself divorced and on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The thing that saved me—a trauma therapy so mysterious that even its trained practitioners don’t fully understand how it ...

You are working with a patient who struggles with intense emotions, unstable relationships, and a long history of difficult life experiences. You suspect that trauma may play a role, but they don’t ...

To recover from abuse or another traumatic experience, some people turn to a therapy called eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing, or EMDR. But this may present problems if these people pursue ...

It took years for Katie Bird to fully comprehend what happened to her as a teen, but just "weeks to months" for therapy to help her process her trauma. The junior doctor had gone to a psychologist for ...

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a fairly new, nontraditional type of psychotherapy. It's getting more popular, particularly for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter of the 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion silhouettes against the winter sun during individual ship aerial door gunnery qualification tables, Feb. 28, 2020, at ...

She’s taking it one day at a time. As she walked the streets of NYC this week, “Hot in Cleveland” actress Valerie Bertinelli reflected on the “mental, emotional beatdowns” she has suffered. “It’s ...

Traditional talk therapy isn't always effective, and alternative therapies like sound baths, art, and movement-based practices may be worth trying. Harmony Farms offers equine-assisted therapy to ...

Do you remember Darth Vader's famous Star Wars quote as, “Luke, I am your father”? Or perhaps you recall The Berenstein Bears books from your childhood? If either rings true, then you’re experiencing ...

Within six weeks of Samuel Paske learning his mother had been diagnosed with an aggressive and rare form of blood cancer, she was gone. The sudden loss of the Hobart ...