Jump to navigation

  • WETA
  • Donate
  • About Us
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • RSS Feed
Button: Find what you need. Get targeted resources quick >

Find What You Need
Get targeted resources quickly!

Menu
  • Home
  • TBI Basics
    • Interactive Brain
    • What Is a TBI?
    • Do I Have a Concussion?
    • Diagnosed. Now What?
    • You Are Not Alone
    • The Treatment Hub
  • Topics
    • About Brain Injury
    • PTSD
    • Concussion
    • Coma / Vegetative State
    • Emotional Symptoms
    • Anger
    • Diagnosis & Treatment
    • Living with TBI
    • Rehabilitation
    • Symptoms
    • Sports Injuries
    • See All Topics
  • Personal Stories & Blogs
  • Expert Q&A
  • Resource Directory
  • People with TBI
    • The Treatment Hub
    • Managing Symptoms
    • Treatment & Recovery
    • Legal & Finances
    • Community & Support
    • Personal Stories & Blogs
    • Resource Directory
  • Caregivers
    • Caregiver Basics
    • Family Concerns
    • Caregiver Emotions
    • Staying Positive
    • Health & Self-Care
    • Legal & Finances
    • Military Caregiving
    • Personal Stories & Blogs
  • Professionals
    • Online Courses
    • Research Updates
  • Military & Veterans
    • Military TBI
    • PTSD
    • Symptom Management
    • Returning to School
    • Veteran Voices
    • Returning to Work
    • Military Caregiving
    • Personal Stories & Blogs
    • Military Resource Directory
  • Children with TBI
    • Concussion in Kids
    • Moderate to Severe TBI
    • Raising a Child with TBI
    • School & Education
    • Teens with TBI
    • Sports Concussions
Share this page Facebook Twitter Email Print Comment

PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after a person has been through a traumatic event.

Top Articles

Treatment Options for PTSD

PTSD Treatment Options
  • Add new comment

DSM-5 Criteria for PTSD

DSM-IV-TR Criteria for PTSD
  • Add new comment

Infographic: The Co-Occurring Symptoms of PTSD & TBI

Infographic: The Co-Occurring Symptoms of PTSD & TBI
  • Add new comment
See all articles about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) >

Most Popular Video

TBI and PTSD Often Go Hand-in-Hand

Nadia Webb, PsyD: TBI and PTSD Often Go Hand-in-Hand
  • Add new comment

What Parts of the Brain Are Impacted by PTSD?

What Parts of the Brain Are Impacted by PTSD?
  • Add new comment

Is PTSD Another Form of Brain Injury?

PTSD Is Another Form of Brain Injury
  • Add new comment
See all videos about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) >

Personal Stories

VA Caregiver Support Logo
What’s in a Name? That Which We Call a Caregiver Still Counts ...
A hand places coins in a swear jar
The Curse of an Attitude of Gratitude
Stacey wearing a pink hospital gown holding her baby bump
I Almost Died Giving Birth: How I Process My Maternal Trauma
See all Personal Stories about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) >

Expert Q&A

What Have We Learned About Blast Injury Since the Days of “Shell Shock”?

Blast Injury: What We Have Learned Since the Days of "Shell Shock"
  • Add new comment

What Are the Goals of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

What Are the Goals of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
  • Add new comment

Why do some people get PTSD from trauma and others do not?

Man holding tiles that spell PTSD in his palms
  • Add new comment
See all expert Q&A about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) >

Research Updates

How Trauma Changes the Brain
Reading Triggering Traumatic Material Does Not Increase Distress Over Time
Post-Traumatic Pain Expressed Physically from Generation to Generation
See all Research Updates about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) >

Advertisement

  • About Us
    • Project Overview
    • Awards
    • Our Experts
    • Partners
    • Supporters
    • Connect and Share
    • WETA
    • Newsletter Sign-Up
    • Privacy
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Brain Injury Topics A-Z
    • Audience
    • People with TBI
    • Caregivers
    • Professionals
    • Military & Veterans
    • Kids with TBI
  • Features
    • The Treatment Hub
    • En español
    • Expert Q & A
    • Personal Stories and Blogs
    • Resource Directory
    • Research Updates
    • Today's Headlines
  • Blogs
    • Getting Back on the Bike
    • Harmony Through Caregiving
    • A Navy SEAL’s Journey to Mindfulness
    • Headspace and Timing
    • Learning by Accident
    • Permission to Tell the Truth
    • Reinventing Our Family
    • Rolling with It
Twitter Facebook YouTube RSS Feed

BrainLine is a national service of WETA-TV, the flagship PBS station in Washington, D.C.

BrainLine, WETA Public Television
3939 Campbell Ave. Arlington, VA 22206
E-mail | Phone: 703.998.2020

© 2022 WETA All Rights Reserved | Contact Us