Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is under the spotlight following the announcement by the UK’s youngest MP that she was taking “several weeks off” after being diagnosed with the mental health ...

Many patients suffering from severe depression “test positive” for post-traumatic stress disorder, regardless of whether or not they have actually experienced trauma, a new study reveals. Based on ...

New research has called into question the accuracy of new diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as outlined in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are so common that depressed people who have never faced trauma usually qualify for the condition, according to a new study that raises questions about ...

Trauma has become an overused word that can be confusing. You may hear some people say, “I was so traumatized because I couldn’t find the wedding flowers I wanted.” On the other hand, some people ...

A new head-to-head comparison of screening questionnaires for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, shows a worrying discordance between the previous ...