Can traumatic stress from COVID lead to PTSD?

"The experience of COVID-19 is a traumatic stress. It isn't just triggering earlier trauma, it's a traumatic experience in and of itself."

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
Jan. 31, 2022 ~6 min

Which US veterans are most at risk of food insecurity?

Food insecurity is estimated to affect up to 24% of US military veterans, but risks are significantly higher for people of color and women.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Nov. 11, 2021 ~8 min


30,177 military members have committed suicide since 9/11. Why?

In the past 20 years, 30,177 active military and veterans of post-9/11 wars have committed suicide. That's four times as many deaths as those killed in action.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Sept. 15, 2021 ~10 min

Dance and movement therapy holds promise for treating anxiety and depression, as well as deeper psychological wounds

The COVID-19 pandemic and a growing global refugee crisis have shone a light on the ever-increasing need for new approaches to mental health treatment.

Lana Ruvolo Grasser, Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Fellow, Wayne State University • conversation
Sept. 3, 2021 ~10 min

COVID survivors report more post-traumatic stress symptoms

Although COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory disease, some surivors also experience long-term mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
Sept. 1, 2021 ~5 min

Peek at your own brain activity may curb mental illness symptoms

A technique called real-time fMRI neurofeedback that lets people see their own brain activity could help curb symptoms of depression, anxiety, and more.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 25, 2021 ~9 min

Sleep may be how the brain ties emotions to memory

Research in mice suggests that during sleep, neurons are busy connecting emotions like fear to memory. The finding may shed light on PTSD and anxiety.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 23, 2021 ~6 min

PTSD psychotherapy changes the brain’s ‘traffic’

Trauma-focused psychotherapy is one of the best PTSD treatments. New research clarifies how it actually works to change the brain.

UT Austin • futurity
Jan. 27, 2021 ~5 min


How the brain sorts between old and new fears

New research on how mice brains handle fear have implications for PTSD and memory disorders that make discerning past and present threats harder.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Oct. 12, 2020 ~6 min

Team pins down brain circuits behind dissociation

Researchers have uncovered the brain dynamics behind the experience of dissociation, in which people can feel disconnected from their bodies and reality.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
Sept. 29, 2020 ~7 min

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