Acute stress disorder can develop following a person’s exposure to one or more traumatic events. Symptoms may develop after an individual either experiences or witnesses a disturbing event involving a ...

America's college students seem to be more stressed than ever, with a new report finding a sharp rise in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD) on campuses ...

A synopsis of new clinical guidelines from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) details 34 recommendations for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...

Stress disorders include acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. They originate from major stress or traumatic events. Stress is a natural response to life’s ...

Mood fluctuations are common during normal daily life as a result of either stressful or pleasant events. However, severe and persistent mood swings that result in psychological distress and ...

Emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for eating disorders have increased significantly among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. In a repeated ...

NMOSD accounts for 1 to 2% of all cases of CNS inflammatory demyelinating disease in the United States and Europe, with multiple sclerosis being much more common, but NMOSD accounts for one third or ...

There is an urgent need for the research and clinical communities to understand medication-managed opioid use disorder (OUD) as a long-term, chronic condition, and to develop best practices to ...