Does stress damage the brain?

Ask The Mayo Clinic: PTSD, high blood pressure and heart disease...
Medical Edge: Post-traumatic stress disorder, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease can be related.

D-cycloserine may improve behavioral therapy treatment for anxie...
(Elsevier) Anxiety is a normal human response to stress, but in some, it can develop into a disabling disorder of excessive and irrational fears,...

1 in 8 Lower Manhattan residents had signs of PTSD 2 to 3 years ...
(New York City Health Department) Lower Manhattan residents developed post-traumatic stress disorder at three times the usual rate in the years...

VA doctor in hot water over stance on stress disorder
WASHINGTON -- A Department of Veterans Affairs psychologist told senators Wednesday that cost cutting was not the reason she urged fellow clinicians...

Military Diagnosing More Post-Traumatic Stress
The number of U.S. troops diagnosed by the military with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) jumped nearly 50 percent in 2007 over the previous...