Researchers studied 40 women with PTSD as a result oft sexual assault trauma within the past year. The post New research ...

One potential underlying cause of symptoms in individuals with depression is an emotion- processing bias which causes them to have a stronger response to negative information more so than positive.

Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD; now scientists have shown that many of these women show a marked reduction in the usual communication between two important brain areas ...

Researchers have identified a specific structural change in the brain that appears to track with the relief of depressive symptoms following ketamine treatment. In a group of patients with ...

A University of Alabama at Birmingham expert unpacks the complexities of PTSD, its impact on the brain and sleep, and how individuals can navigate emotional and cognitive challenges through treatment.

This is Part 1 of a four-part series. Amy, 1 a 17-year-old patient of mine, is an intelligent young woman who is about to start an engineering program at a top Canadian university. But, frustratingly ...

Cartoon showing an example of how inferred emotions are learned. A child often watches wasps fly in and out of their nest in the woods near her house. One day she is stung by one of the wasps for the ...

While in a session, I asked the attending leaders, "How many of you have had empathy training?" Thirty-seven hands shot up across the leadership team. "Great. What's the first cornerstone of emotional ...

In today’s high-pressure workplaces, emotions are omnipresent—from quiet frustration over a missed deadline to visible tension during a difficult meeting. Often, these emotional undercurrents stem not ...