How does PTSD differ in the short term versus the long term? Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental health condition that develops following exposure to a life-threatening event such as ...

Acute stress disorder is a condition wherein you develop distressing symptoms (like flashbacks, nightmares, and intrusive thoughts) immediately after a traumatic event. In some cases, it is a ...

Experiencing a traumatic event can bring on intense mental health symptoms like acute stress and anxiety, but it may not necessarily mean you have post-traumatic stress disorder. Here’s how to tell ...

America's college students seem to be more stressed than ever, with a new report finding a sharp rise in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD) on campuses ...

With the rate of trauma-related anxiety disorders in college students more than doubling recently, colleges are ramping up an array of mental health services. Diagnoses of post-traumatic stress ...

When survivors of the October 7th attacks returned to what was left of their homes, many carried with them more than grief or post-traumatic stress. A new study shows that the trauma also fueled an ...

The thousands of firefighters and other first responders on the front lines of the fires that are raging in the Los Angeles ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ian H. Stanley, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) The ...