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This decision aid from the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder helps you learn about effective PTSD treatment options. You can read about the treatments or watch videos explaining how they work. You can even build a chart to compare the treatments you like most. At the end, you will get a personalized summary.

BrainLine sat down with Dr. Barbara Rothbaum, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory University School of Medicine and part of the Wounded Warrior Project’s® Warrior Care Network®. Dr. Rothbaum spoke about treating PTSD and her pioneering work in virtual reality exposure therapy.

Sleep problems and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) share a complicated relationship, so for those experiencing or at risk for this double whammy, as well as for those treating patients, it’s important to understand how they can influence each other in a cycle. Learn the connection between PTSD and sleep, the different ways to approach treatment, the therapies available, and explore the connection between trauma and nightmares.

Generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and anxiety related to PTSD are common. An estimated 31 percent of U.S. adults experience anxiety at some point in their lives. Learn more.

You made an appointment to see a therapist. Now what?

Acupuncture can be highly effective in treating a wide range symptoms associated with traumatic brain injuries, such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, and headaches.

Aprenda cuáles son los cuatro medicamentos más efectivos para tratar el TEPT.

La DRMO le ayuda a procesar y dar sentido a su trauma mientras que presta atención a un movimiento oscilatorio o sonido (como un dedo moviendo lado a lado, una luz, o un tono).

You may notice that things are not right for your loved one who served in combat, Do you know what to say?

Your child was seen today for a concussion. Use this article to help you watch for changes in how your child is feeling or acting, and to help your child feel better.

If your survivor is not yet ready for rehabilitation but no longer requires the special care of an acute hospital, your health insurer will no longer pay the hospital bill. In this situation, you have three options: pay the bill yourself if a bed is available, care for your patient at home or place your loved one in a long-term care facility, such as a nursing home, until they are ready for rehabilitation. Given that some nursing homes provide substandard care and most have little expertise in brain injury, this can be a chilling prospect.