IOM: More Analysis Needed on PTSD Treatments
Therapies are costing federal agencies millions, but it’s unclear which ones work best.
Therapies are costing federal agencies millions, but it’s unclear which ones work best.
Not all patients respond well to currently available psychotherapy approaches or medication, so ongoing research efforts are evaluating some unconventional approaches.
PTSD risk in pregnant women appears to be independent of antidepressant and benzodiazepine use.
Pregnant women with post-traumatic stress diosrders and major depressive disorder where four times more likely to deliver preterm.
Losartan enhanced the extinction of fear memory in an animal study, suggesting it may be a beneficial therapy for PTSD patients.
The military hopes to have a prototype completed within 5 years and then plans to seek FDA approval.
Kids affected not only by the attack itself but also by the subsequent manhunt.