PTSD

Brain cells help us recall the past by taking on new roles as they age

The visual-spatial demands of playing Tetris disrupt the formation of the mental imagery involved in flashbacks

The brain uses a fundamentally different circuit for paying attention to the internal world, and this could have important implications for stress and mental illness.

Over the past 10 years, there have been hundreds of accidents involving chlorine nationwide, injuring thousands

Why it is time to end invasive biomedical research on chimpanzees

The new edition of a psychiatric manual called DSM-5 tackles what to do when mourning becomes complicated or leads to depression

Brain scans and other types of neurological evidence are rarely a factor in trials today. Someday, however, they could transform judicial views of personal credibility and responsibility

In a matter of hours, mind-altering substances may induce profound psychological realignments that can take decades to achieve on a therapist's couch

Despite much concern about diseases spreading through Haiti's earthquake-shattered areas, one epidemiologist explains that mental health issues will be more widespread

An emerging technique to help troubled teens combines role-play in computer-generated environments with talk therapy

About one in seven soldiers has suffered a mild brain injury, and a new study finds that the effects can linger