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Past and present find their place as a couple wades through what their future holds. And it’s all OK.

Regardless, of where one might find themselves on a continuum of support for the 43-year-old rapper, it seems as though the public has been given front row access to West’s manic breakdown and have consequently formulated an opinion that could very well be based on the actions of a person who is in the depths of a severe mental health crisis. 

Childhood abuse will often have reverberating effects later in adulthood, leading to therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

However, there is some debate over what form of therapy is most effective in this patient population.

A team in the US and Germany compared the efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy for PTSD (DBT-PTSD) with cognitive processing therapy (CPT).

In the days, weeks and months before the sky fell, Lindsay Simpson felt everything was finally coming together. She had just gotten married. She and her new husband were closing on their first home together. At 32, she was a vice president for D.C. United. Then, just before that first game, a long aluminum railing cover fell from the seating area overhead and came crashing down. Nothing was the same after that.

They worked for my depression. Could they be the future of psychiatry?

Head injuries and concussion can have devastating, lifelong consequences, so can we afford to not keep searching for ways to keep our brains safe?

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced last week that during national Post-traumatic Stress Awareness (PTSD) month, the VA’s National Center for PTSD will fund more research about PTSD.

This is thanks to the proceeds from the Healing PTSD semipostal stamp, which was issued in December 2019 by the U.S. Postal Service.

Picture this: You're sound asleep in bed next to your spouse, when you are startled awake by a yell for help, or hyperventilating or a simple cry out. You know deep down, there is nothing you can do to make it better for them.

Tears sting your eyes and you wrap your arms around them and pray you will both be able to find sleep again, and crossing your fingers it's the only nightmare that rips them from their slumber that night.

This is a reality for many who live with someone with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Experiencing a traumatic event, like a natural disaster or an accident, can create unexpected ripples through life for years afterwards. In some people, that trauma can go on to cause post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, a condition that has symptoms like distressing flashbacks and high levels of anxiety. Science shows that PTSD affects the brain and memory, changing the way it process information, and that can create a lot of issues when it comes to retaining new knowledge and recalling it on command.

Athletes who play contact sports may develop subtle brain changes — even if they don't suffer a concussion, researchers say.

MDMA shows promise healing mental trauma in FDA-approved clinical trials