Female Stress—a Faster, Stronger Response
The male and female responses to stress are biologically different. What does that mean for treating PTSD, depression and other disorders?
Female Stress—a Faster, Stronger Response
The male and female responses to stress are biologically different. What does that mean for treating PTSD, depression and other disorders?
Damage to Pea-Size Gland May Cause PTSD-Like Symptoms
Soldiers’ with traumatic brain injury might suffer from undiagnosed but treatable hormonal disorders
How to Find Meaning in Suffering
Useful insights from research on “post-traumatic growth”
Europe's Migrant Crisis Necessitates Alternative Psychotherapies
Existing treatments for victims of single-event trauma are insufficient for migrants with mental health problems, experts say
How the Brain Purges Bad Memories
A brain circuit has been found that allows us to forget fear and anxiety
Who Benefits Most from PTSD Treatment?
Although several therapies have shown some success in helping people exposed to traumatic experiences, not everyone recovers equally well
Immunization Could Halt Post-Traumatic Stress
Experimental vaccine manipulates the immune system to alleviate the development of anxiety and fear in rodents
Go Ask Alice: The History of Toklas’ Legendary Hashish Fudge
Alice B. Toklas truly stirred the pot when she included a recipe for hashish fudge in her memoir-cum-cookbook. She published The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook in 1954, following the death of her lifelong partner, Gertrude Stein.
Foods On The High End: Exploring Haute Cuisine Cannabis
Inside and outside the kitchen, chefs have been known to get into the weeds–but the majority of culinary cannabis creations have been mainly limited to a few cakes, cookies, and of course, the archetypal pot brownie.
How to Help the Growing Female Prison Population
Orange Is the New Black, the popular Netflix show based on the memoir by Piper Kerman, brought female prisons into America's living room, highlighting several issues that are plaguing the correctional system.
Alcoholics Anonymous Ain’t Perfect, But At Least It’s Free
Alcoholics Anonymous, the 80-year-old self-help program, has always had critics, who fault it for being too religious and unscientific. Journalist Gabrielle Glaser revives both these charges in her April Atlantic article, “The False Gospel of Alcoholics Anonymous.” She claims that “researchers have debunked central tenets of A.A.
Memories May Not Live in Neurons’ Synapses
The finding could mean recollections are more enduring than expected and disrupt plans for PTSD treatments