Research shows that emotional numbing, a core PTSD symptom, may drive emotional instability. Learning emotional awareness may be crucial to recovery from PTSD and, more broadly, to well-being ...

In previous studies, Yale researchers found that in people diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the amygdala—an area of the brain associated with emotional processing—reacts ...

Patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can experience symptoms that include under-expression of emotions, such as numbness, as well as over-expression, such as rage ...

About The Study: The findings of this study support that individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) undergo rapid transitions between neutral and negative emotional states, a ...

People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms often have trouble communicating and resolving relationship difficulties with their romantic partners, according to previous research by ...

Behavior triggered by PTSD symptoms such as aggression, avoidance, withdrawal and numbing may strain relationships, and relationship discord can maintain PTSD symptoms. This cycle continues unless ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder being left untreated or mistreated adds to the problem. PTSD leads to overwhelming feelings of hopelessness, emotional numbness and isolation. These are directly ...

Participants included 30 trauma-exposed adults, nine of whom had received PTSD diagnoses. “We found that the more cannabinoid receptor 1 availability was in the amygdala, the less reactive the ...