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The Cincinnati VA's focus on evidence-based treatments and cutting edge research makes it a leader in treating veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. One of its current studies into the biological differences of people with PTSD is the largest in the world and could streamline diagnosis and treatment.  --  For information on treatments for PTSD please visit The Treatment Hub.

When we talk about the pandemic, we talk about stress. Burnout. Uncertainty. Isolation. We don't talk as much about trauma. But a growing number of mental health professionals say that's what people are experiencing as the pandemic drags on — and we may need a new way to talk about what they're going through.

The very real psychiatric term has become so omnipresent in pop culture that some experts worry it’s losing its meaning.

Chad Garcia, a 39-year-old army veteran, is using his social media platform to show just how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from service can impact even the simplest tasks in life.

Stress, burnout. Uncertainty. Isolation... all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.

Oronde McClain understands the pain of surviving gun violence. He was shot in the head at age 10 in Philadelphia, and it took him 12 years to recover from his injuries. Two decades later, he’s no longer a victim. Instead, he has transformed into a survivor and activist. The married father of five is also an author of the book, “PTSD Won’t Define Me.”

It may feel like you're on edge. You may start to sweat. Your heart may race, your fists may clench. Trauma isn't only a person's emotional and psychological reaction to an intense or overwhelming event, it can lead to physical manifestations that are felt in the body too.

"When you think about domestic violence and brain injury, almost everyone I talked to was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that totally makes sense. How had we not thought about that before?’ But we really have not made that connection," licensed social worker Rachel Ramirez says. Millions of survivors have been living with the impacts of these brain injuries, sometimes for decades.

After nearly two years of caring for Covid patients, many providers are leaving the field amid hospital staffing shortages.

Traumatic stressors could change the brain’s logic, mood, and memory areas.

Beyond PTSD - interpersonal trauma can lead to depression, anxiety, problems regulating emotions, substance use disorders, eating disorders, problems with attention, relationships, sexuality, violence in intimate relationships, suicidality and many stress-mediated physical illnesses.

A woman has told how she woke up in hospital after brain surgery with no memory of the previous seven months.