Turn Text Only Off
RSS Feeds
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after a person has been through a traumatic event.
Dr. Wendy Law Takes a Detailed Case History of a Marine Corporal
Taking a detailed case history is crucial for tailoring a recovery plan for service members or vets with TBI.
Binding the 'Invisible Wounds'
Ten years of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have created an epidemic of PTSD and TBI in service members, sailors, and airmen. Treatments run the gamut from yoga to drugs. Learn more.
A Flashlight Out of the Dark
Army vet Timm Lovitt finds that reaching out to help other vets is his own best medicine.
Post-Deployment Syndrome: The Illness of War
"Maybe the ultimate wound is the one that makes you miss the war you got it in."
Re-establishing Normalcy
Trauma is a fact of life, but it doesn't have to be a life sentence. Learn to heal your body and mind after post-deployment syndrome.
Sgt. Josh Hopper
A real hero knows when to ask for help. Sgt. Josh Hopper, who sustained a TBI in Iraq, is one such hero.
Brain Injury, PTSD, and Behavior
Symptoms of TBI and PTSD overlap; treating the whole person is crucial.
PTSD and MTBI: Teasing Out the Differences for Treatment
Symptoms of PTSD and post-concussive syndrome can overlap significantly. Should they be treated the same way?
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A History and a Critique
The term's name may have changed, but PTSD has been around as long as war.
Women During Their Child-Bearing Years May Recover More Slowly from a Mild TBI Than Men
A disruption in hormone production in women may delay recovery from TBI.
DSM-IV-TR Criteria for PTSD
Learn exactly what post-traumatic stress,or PTSD, is and what can trigger it.
Battlemind: Traumatic Brain Injury & PTSD
Learn more about how the military addresses mild TBI and PTSD in their soldiers.
Trastorno de estrés postraumático
Este folleto explica que es el trastorno de estrés postraumático, cuando comienza, cuánto tiempo dura, y cómo conseguir ayuda.
Problemas para dormir después de sufrir una lesión cerebral traumática
Aprende cómo programar el descanso después de una lesión cerebral.
Sleep Issues After TBI
Fatigue can be an issue after TBI. Learn about the importance of scheduling rest.
Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome
This video features guests who share their stories and experts who talk about diagnosis and the latest in treatment in PTSD.
The Brain Injured Soldier, Part 1
Listen to part one or two on a series about brain injuries in servicemembers, from the ongoing Gray Matters radio series.
Head Injury Increase in Military Highlights Limited Treatment Options: New Research Seeks Answers
War and trauma have always gone hand in hand.
Disentangling Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Reactions
Are symptoms of mild TBI being mixed up with those of PTDS?
PTSD Fact Sheet: Treatment for PTSD
Learn about treatments for PTSD.
PTSD Fact Sheet: Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about this complex and sometimes debilitating mental state.
PTSD Fact Sheet: Finding a Therapist
Tips for finding a therapist.
Footer
BrainLine.org is a WETA website funded by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center through a contract with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Government funding support is not an endorsement of WETA or any of its products, including this website.
