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An adult psychiatrist who is now medical director of the World Trade Center Mental Health Program at Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr.

Fatih Ozbay specializes in helping patients manage trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and stress resilience.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Andrew White returned from a nine-month tour in Iraq beset with signs of post-traumatic stress disorder: insomnia, nightmares, constant restlessness.

Doctors tried to ease his symptoms using three psychiatric drugs, including a potent anti-pyschotic called Seroquel....

Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder.

(University of Minnesota) Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center have identified a biological marker in the brains of those exhibiting post-traumatic stress disorder.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries - signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars....

(University of Missouri-Columbia) University of Missouri researchers have started using computational models of the brain, making it easier to study the brain's connections.

Guoshi Li, an electrical and computer engineering doctoral student, has discovered new evidence on how the brain reacts to fear, including important findings that could help victims of post-traumatic stress disorder.

A study found that the parents often develop symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder â€" more commonly considered an after-war diagnosis.

Intense or prolonged exposure to the dust clouds that followed the 2001 terrorist attack in New York City is associated with increased rates of asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), researchers said.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Reaching for a cigarette to cope with a flashback is all too common among sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder.

The nicotine hit may feel good but scientists say its brain action probably makes their PTSD worse in the long run....