PTSD

Complex PTSD describes the existence of long-term trauma. An artist, a therapist, and a researcher seek to unravel the nuances of C-PTSD, while still pursuing joy and healing.

What happens when trauma occurs not as a single isolated event, but millions of smaller, ongoing incidents? Guest host Anisa Khalifa talks with an artist, psychotherapist and racial trauma expert about understanding complex post-traumatic stress disorder and the path to healing.

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Justin Constantine barely survived a 2006 sniper attack in Iraq. Yet it’s nearly impossible to list all the things he accomplished after being wounded.

A military working dog named Balto developed canine PTSD. Experts and the dog’s owner share their experiences on how to handle what’s still considered a new diagnosis.

Clinics in 10 U.S. cities — including one in Western North Carolina — have been approved by the FDA to expand patient access to MDMA. The recreational drug also known as Ecstasy, will be a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Around the country, groups are teaching wounded troops and veterans to fly fish. While there's not much research on the therapeutic benefits, some say the experience helps them heal.

Congress has mandated a pilot program that will pay to train service dogs and place them in veterans' homes.

Fewer than 20 percent of veterans suffer from PTSD, but most Americans think the disorder is far more common.

The Marine Corps established Wounded Warrior Battalions to aid troops with the worst mental and physical injuries. But Marines in the battalions who are...

When James Dantzler graduated high school in 1966, he found no one was hiring young men who were likely to be drafted for the Vietnam War. So he joined…