In an effort to help soldiers returning home from active combat duty, we've recently begun a support group for people who're dealing with combat PTSD. Read on and join us.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized as an anxiety problem that people sometimes experience after witnessing or being involved with a traumatic event, such as a fire, a war, an accident or the like. Often, people with PTSD have persistent frightening thoughts and memories of their ordeal and feel emotionally numb, especially with people they were once close to.

PTSD occurs after experiencing or witnessing an extremely traumatic, terrifying or tragic event. The key to recovery in PTSD is to seek treatment, even if the person is uncertain it will work for them. Read on.

Family members may experience post-traumatic stress as many as six months after a loved one's stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). Researchers found that symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members of ICU patients diminished over time, but high rates of post-traumatic stress and complicated grief remained.

Narcissism, in lay terms, basically means that a person is totally absorbed in self. The extreme narcissist is the center of his own universe. To an extreme narcissist, people are things to be used. It usually starts with a significant emotional wound or a series of them culminating in a major trauma of separation/attachment.

For many Americans it is the damage after the storm that people often don't talk about--mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder–that strike in the wake of a catastrophic experience. Post-trauma mental conditions are one of many mental disorders that affect some 57.7 million Americans in any given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Read and find out more.

new study finds that nearly one out of five delinquent youths suffer from traumatic brain injury which can contribute to wide ranging mental illnesses. Read and find out more.

PTSD is a condition that affects people who undergo extremely stressful experiences, such as earthquakes, violent crimes and military combat. They may suffer long-lasting psychological difficulties as a result. Read on to get some information of prevention programs for PTSD.

Psychotherapy is an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and survivors of trauma. There are a variety of psychotherapies available, but they all share a number of common attributes. Please read on for more detailed information in the following article.

Children often are exposed to trauma as a result of the following kinds of events: physical or sexual assault or abuse family and community violence.

Community violence can take many forms: riots, sniper attacks, gang wars and drive-by shootings, and workplace assaults. On a larger scale, terrorist attacks, torture , bombings, war, ethnic cleansing, and widespread sexual, physical and emotional abuse can affect entire populations. Natural disasters can be traumatic, but community violence has several unique features that can lead to a lingering and devastating traumatic impact.

Trauma survivors with PTSD often experience problems in their intimate and family relationships or close friendships. PTSD involves symptoms that interfere with trust, emotional closeness, communication, responsible assertiveness, and effective problem solving.

Investigators have discovered that suffering a traumatic injury can have serious and long-lasting implications for a patient's mental health. The study is the largest-ever U.S. effort for evaluating the impact of traumatic injury.

Most people who experience post-traumatic stress disorder undergo some type of psychotherapy (most commonly either cognitive-behavioral therapy or group psychotherapy, or combination of the two). You can learn more about psychotherapy for PTSD now.

There are five main types of post-traumatic stress disorder: normal stress response, acute stress disorder, uncomplicated PTSD, comorbid PTSD and complex PTSD.

It’s well established that talking about traumatic incidents with a therapist, supportive family or friends can be therapeutic, producing improvements in psychological and physical health.