post-traumatic stress disorder

A study finds that PTSD nearly doubled among college students, from 3.4% to 7.5%, from 2017 to 2022. The researchers called the increase "shocking."

A panel of outside experts voted against the potential use of MDMA for treating PTSD, citing that available evidence fails to show that the psychedelic is effective or that benefits outweigh risks.

FDA scientists said patients who received MDMA and talk therapy showed “rapid, clinically meaningful, durable improvements in PTSD symptoms.” But they also called the research “challenging to interpret.”

Mounting evidence suggests psychoactive drugs including LSD, ketamine, mushrooms and MDMA can be powerful treatments for severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced.

One project aims to identify early life stress triggers among those who experience extreme adversity like abandonment, abuse and poverty.

Researchers have found that the psychedelic drug MDMA, combined with talk therapy, can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

A state appeals court upheld the firing of the former officer - who is approved to use medical marijuana to treat PTSD - pointing to a federal law and a job requirement that he be able to use guns.

The center in Temple Terrace will serve as a one-stop shop for veterans experiencing mental and behavioral health issues. The VA is also starting to build a health clinic in Lakeland.

SOF Missions provides free health care options for post-combat veterans seeking trauma care, with an overall mission to combat the veteran suicide crisis.

With new research released last year, Congress mandated a pilot program that will pay to train service dogs and place them in veterans' homes.