The 2019 study also examined a connection between autoimmune diseases and PTSD, one of the most common post-9/11 mental health diagnoses, which has been associated with autoimmunity problems in several studies. Community members with PTSD were nearly three times as likely to develop autoimmune diseases, researchers found.

In the years after the terror attacks, thousands put their lives on the line to make sure our country was safe. But once their duty was over they faced another war.

Ibogaine is currently undergoing clinical trials abroad for its viability as a treatment for addiction, which can often occur simultaneously with traumatic brain injuries and PTSD.

Army veteran Brad Schwarz uses a service dog to help him cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to his 2008 tour in Iraq. He also has memory loss related to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and he must walk with a cane because of vertebrae and nerve damage in his back and legs.

A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology examines five forms of treatment for PTSD and offers insight into the types of patients that prefer each one.

As the NFL gets set to kick off another season, former players are still fighting for payments from the league after a 2017 settlement over concussions.

VetStrong is growing, and has launched chapters in cities across Texas, Hawaii and Kansas City.

PBS NewsHour spoke to first responders and medical workers who have lived and worked through both the Sept. 11 attacks and have also more recently seen the mass trauma from COVID-19 in the city that was the epicenter of both: New York.

Dr. Ray Love, who leads the post-deployment clinic for Afghanistan and Iraq War veterans at Houston’s Michael E. DeBakey VA Hospital, expects the anniversary to be potentially triggering for his patients.

After 20 years of war, veterans will now fight the mental health war. -- For more information on treatments for PTSD please visit The Treatment Hub.