Category: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

J Am Coll Health. 2026 Sep 8:1-10. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2026.2727948. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTObjective: When college students return to campus housing following psychiatric hospitalization, institutional policies...

Mol Psychiatry. 2026 Sep 8. doi: 10.1038/s41380-026-03883-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExposure to a traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases risk of developing psychiatric symptoms including depression,...

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2026 Oct;73(5):985-996. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2026.04.008. Epub 2026 Jul 28.ABSTRACTLarge scale catastrophic events have profound impact on the health and wellness of children....

Nurs Crit Care. 2026 Sep;31(5):e70675. doi: 10.1111/nicc.70675.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) is common among intensive care unit (ICU) survivors and is frequently accompanied by post-traumatic...

Acta Psychol (Amst). 2026 Sep 8;270:107721. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107721. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: We examined racial/ethnic differences in endorsement of masculinity norms, intimate partner violence (IPV)...

Front Psychol. 2026 Aug 24;17:1853837. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1853837. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Autonomic dysregulation is increasingly recognized as a central mechanism complicating psychotherapeutic work across anxiety, trauma-related, and...

Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2026 Dec;17(1):2717835. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2026.2717835. Epub 2026 Sep 8.ABSTRACTBackground: Persistent armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has resulted in large-scale...

Genes Brain Behav. 2026 Oct;25(5):e70067. doi: 10.1111/gbb.70067.ABSTRACTGlucocorticoid signalling plays a central role in the processing of traumatic memories and contributes to adaptive and pathological responses...

Zool Res. 2026 Sep 18;47(5):1645-1660. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2025.541.ABSTRACTIndividuals recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often relapse due to context-induced fear memory retrieval when exposed to the...

J Affect Disord. 2026 Sep 7:122476. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.122476. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Anxiety and depressive disorders are known risk factors for suicide. However, limited prospective...

J Pain. 2026 Sep 7:106435. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106435. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs), internalizing (INT) disorders, and opioid use disorder (OUD) are common,...

Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2026 Dec;17(1):2715185. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2026.2715185. Epub 2026 Sep 7.ABSTRACTBackground: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a multifactorial condition shaped by numerous biopsychosocial risk and...

Cureus. 2026 Sep 5;18(9):e115806. doi: 10.7759/cureus.115806. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTPoor mental health has been shown to negatively impact surgical outcomes; however, the impact of surgery on...

J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2025 Nov 3;19(3):961-977. doi: 10.1007/s40653-025-00783-1. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTA complex trauma history is progressively detrimental and interferes with education in emerging adults....

J Multidiscip Healthc. 2026 Sep 1;19:619534. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S619534. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The World Health Organization estimates that more than 720,000 people die by suicide each year...

Midwifery. 2026 Sep 2;163:104977. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2026.104977. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Psychological birth trauma (PBT) has been proposed as a broader construct encompassing childbirth-related psychological distress,...

J Forensic Leg Med. 2026 Sep 3;123:103243. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2026.103243. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Dog attacks represent a significant public health and medico-legal problem that may...

J Immigr Minor Health. 2026 Sep 5. doi: 10.1007/s10903-026-01986-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMigrant children and adolescents face diverse compounding challenges. Though migration experiences are varied,...

Medicine (Baltimore). 2026 Sep 4;105(36):e50156. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000050156.ABSTRACTPatients with cirrhosis frequently exhibit post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), which may further aggravate serious psychological and psychiatric conditions. However,...

S Afr J Psychiatr. 2026 Aug 10;32:2678. doi: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v32i0.2678. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Childbirth has been associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women, affecting mother-child bonding,...

Front Psychol. 2026 Aug 20;17:1875411. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1875411. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTFirst responders are trained civilian professionals, including firefighters, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and frontline medical workers,...

Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2026 Jul 31;9(2):342-355. doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v9i2.7. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Trauma affected youth in northwest Nigeria's humanitarian crisis face trauma exposure and...

Front Hum Neurosci. 2026 Aug 21;20:1840131. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1840131. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTExposure to violence is a major social determinant that can influence aging trajectories and brain health....

J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2026 Sep 5. doi: 10.1111/jpm.70200. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42698381 | DOI:10.1111/jpm.70200

J Appl Gerontol. 2026 Sep 4:7334648261481220. doi: 10.1177/07334648261481220. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBackgroundOlder U.S. veterans (≥65) experience disproportionately high rates of social isolation and loneliness, yet...

Stress. 2026 Dec 31;29(1):2726826. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2026.2726826. Epub 2026 Sep 4.ABSTRACTThe vagus nerve has branches that extend to the brain and a number of peripheral organs....

Mil Med. 2026 Sep 1;191(9-10):e2180-e2184. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usaf587.ABSTRACTPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is prevalent among both the civilian and military populace, causes significant burden to the healthcare...

J Trauma Stress. 2026 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/jts.70126. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) disrupts individual well-being and relationship health, particularly among veteran/military couples...

J Trauma Stress. 2026 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/jts.70123. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis scoping review examined the bidirectional longitudinal association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and...

J Trauma Stress. 2026 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/jts.70122. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care can be delivered in person or via telehealth as...

J Trauma Stress. 2026 Sep 3. doi: 10.1002/jts.70125. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTComplex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is recognized as a distinct diagnosis in the ICD-11....

J Transl Med. 2026 Aug 22;24(1):1134. doi: 10.1186/s12967-026-08874-9.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), Long COVID (LC19), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and multiple...

Mol Psychiatry. 2026 Sep 3. doi: 10.1038/s41380-026-03845-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPTSD is marked by atypical coupling between emotion and learning, yet it remains unclear how...

Sci Rep. 2026 Sep 3;16(1):27656. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-67919-7.ABSTRACTA great number of psychotherapists and psychiatrists experience at least one patient suicide during their career. This study aims...

Seizure. 2026 Aug 25;142:137-145. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2026.08.025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Functional/dissociative seizures (FDS) involve alterations in emotional processing, agency, self-monitoring, and motor control. Post-traumatic stress...

J Anxiety Disord. 2026 Aug 29;123:103221. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2026.103221. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAsian Indians in the United States (US) experience a substantial number of traumas, especially...

Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2026 Sep 3. doi: 10.1037/ort0000956. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this study we test how sexual assault survivors on a college campus engage...

Psychol Trauma. 2026 Sep 3. doi: 10.1037/tra0002253. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Individuals displaced due to war face many potentially traumatic experiences (PTE). Trauma-related guilt mediates...

Psychol Trauma. 2026 Sep 3. doi: 10.1037/tra0002287. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Continuous traumatic stress response (CTSR), characterized by exhaustion, anger, and fear or helplessness, emerges...

J Dual Diagn. 2026 Sep 3:1-11. doi: 10.1080/15504263.2026.2720397. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIntroduction: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly comorbid with opioid use disorder (OUD) and...

Nurs Crit Care. 2026 Sep;31(5):e70666. doi: 10.1111/nicc.70666.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Alarm fatigue is a critical concern in intensive care units (ICUs), affecting nurse well-being and patient safety. It...

Trauma Violence Abuse. 2026 Sep 2:15248380261467491. doi: 10.1177/15248380261467491. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted across multiple databases, including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE,...

Clin Psychol Psychother. 2026 Sep-Oct;33(5):e70333. doi: 10.1002/cpp.70333.ABSTRACTAdverse childhood events and insecure attachment lead to difficulties in emotion regulation and social support, predisposing individuals to post-traumatic...

BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 1;16(9):e115780. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115780.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Childhood maltreatment is common and associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes, yet few large, well-designed longitudinal...

Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2026 Sep 1:111912. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2026.111912. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has emerged as a potential intervention for post-traumatic...

Complement Ther Med. 2026 Sep 1:103426. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2026.103426. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The global prevalence of mental health disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has...

BJPsych Open. 2026 Sep 1;12(5):e223. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2026.12055.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms can fluctuate substantially over short periods, yet routine screening typically relies on infrequent...

Am J Crit Care. 2026 Sep 1;35(5):384-388. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2026573.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Burnout among new nurses has been widely documented. Less is known about how years of professional...

CNS Neurosci Ther. 2026 Sep;32(9):e71122. doi: 10.1002/cns.71122.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Emotional disorders (EDs), including anxiety disorders, major depression (MDD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), show overlapping symptoms and...

J Behav Med. 2026 Aug 31. doi: 10.1007/s10865-026-00698-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough individual risk and protective factors have been identified, the extent to which these...

Sante Publique. 2026;38(HS1):225-228. doi: 10.3917/spub.hs1.2026.0225.ABSTRACTSuicide prevention is a major public health issue addressed by the French national VigilanS program, which focuses on maintaining contact after...

J Cogn Psychother. 2026 Aug 31:JCP-2025-0055.R1. doi: 10.1891/JCP-2025-0055. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, and alcohol use disorders commonly co-occur among veterans,...

J Affect Disord. 2026 Aug 31:122444. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.122444. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTHEORETICAL BACKGROUND: The PHQ-9 is a widely used international screening instrument for depressive disorders,...

Psychol Serv. 2026 Aug 31. doi: 10.1037/ser0001076. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMoral injury is a topic of rapidly increasing scholarly interest, and it presents unique challenges...

Psychol Trauma. 2026 Aug 31. doi: 10.1037/tra0002291. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Race-based traumatic stress (RBTS) is increasingly recognized as a significant source of psychological and...

Psychol Trauma. 2026 Aug 31. doi: 10.1037/tra0002256. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify distinct psychosocial adaptation profiles among adults from Ofakim, a...

J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2026 Aug 31. doi: 10.1007/s10880-026-10161-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the feasibility and proof of concept of a...

Mil Med. 2026 Aug 31:usag404. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usag404. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Long-term care for our nation's severely wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans...

J Nurs Manag. 2026;2026(1):e2656834. doi: 10.1155/jonm/2656834.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Compassion fatigue among midwives is prevalent and poses significant risks, adversely affecting both their personal well-being and the quality...

Dent Traumatol. 2026 Aug 31. doi: 10.1111/edt.70124. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND/AIM: Learning traumatic dental injury management is challenging for dental students. Although clinical guidelines provide...

Neurobiol Stress. 2026 Aug 21;44:100849. doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2026.100849. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTProtein kinase C alpha (PKCα), encoded by Prkca, has been implicated in neuronal signaling, plasticity, and...

Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Aug 28:S1043-2760(26)00206-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2026.08.002. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) system orchestrates stress adaptation, integrating neuroendocrine, autonomic, immune, and behavioural...

J Pediatr Nurs. 2026 Aug 28;91:504-512. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2026.08.047. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study assessed the effectiveness of trauma-informed care (TIC) in diminishing Post-Traumatic Stress...

Behav Res Ther. 2026 Aug 10;205:105118. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2026.105118. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by strong and persistent emotional responses to stimuli...

J Psychiatr Res. 2026 Aug 27;202:198-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.08.029. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Mount Sinai Resilience Scale (MSRS) assesses cognitive, behavioral, and emotional resilience processes, yet...

PLoS One. 2026 Aug 27;21(8):e0354919. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0354919. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTRefugees are often exposed to traumatic experiences before, during, and after migration, placing them at increased risk...

Psychother Psychosom. 2026 Aug 27:1. doi: 10.1159/pps/aemag010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: People with psychosis have high rates of post-traumatic stress-disorder (PTSD). The STAR (Study of...

Psychol Trauma. 2026 Aug 27. doi: 10.1037/tra0002257. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is implicated in fear inhibition processes critical for trauma...

Front Psychol. 2026 Aug 12;17:1905539. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1905539. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPersonality disorders (PDs) are prevalent and debilitating conditions characterised by enduring disturbances in self-functioning, affect regulation, impulse...

Front Neurol. 2026 Aug 12;17:1923368. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1923368. eCollection 2026.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42656215 | PMC:PMC13506303 | DOI:10.3389/fneur.2026.1923368

Medicina (Kaunas). 2026 Aug 12;62(8):1550. doi: 10.3390/medicina62081550.ABSTRACTBackground and Objectives: Forgetting has been a passive process of memory failure; an active and controlled neurocognitive process is...

Life (Basel). 2026 Aug 14;16(8):1338. doi: 10.3390/life16081338.ABSTRACTClinical trials and naturalistic studies describe psychedelics under markedly different exposure conditions. This narrative review searched PubMed/MEDLINE, the Cochrane...

J Clin Med. 2026 Aug 12;15(16):6228. doi: 10.3390/jcm15166228.ABSTRACTBackground/Objectives: Psilocybin-assisted therapy has progressed from early proof-of-concept work to a substantially expanded evidence base, with four pivotal...

Behav Sci (Basel). 2026 Aug 21;16(8):1453. doi: 10.3390/bs16081453.ABSTRACTPanic disorder is a highly prevalent and impairing diagnosis in veterans. Despite consistent efficacy findings in community samples,...

Healthcare (Basel). 2026 Aug 13;14(16):2539. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14162539.ABSTRACTBackground/Objectives: Nurses are frequently exposed to emotionally demanding situations, placing them at risk of adverse psychological outcomes such as...

Healthcare (Basel). 2026 Aug 13;14(16):2534. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14162534.ABSTRACTBackground: Emergency medical service (EMS) personnel and volunteers are frequently exposed to traumatic events, placing them at elevated risk...

Healthcare (Basel). 2026 Aug 13;14(16):2527. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14162527.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The recognition of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) as a distinct diagnosis in ICD-11 has intensified the need...

Brain Sci. 2026 Aug 6;16(8):836. doi: 10.3390/brainsci16080836.ABSTRACTBackground: Between 33% and 75% of women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) sustain an IPV-related traumatic brain injury...

Brain Sci. 2026 Aug 4;16(8):827. doi: 10.3390/brainsci16080827.ABSTRACTObjective: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been linked to reduced functional brain connectivity, but it is unclear if altered...

Brain Sci. 2026 Jul 30;16(8):810. doi: 10.3390/brainsci16080810.ABSTRACTBackground: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is associated with well-documented alterations in reactive brain processing of stimuli or events, whereas...

Biomolecules. 2026 Jul 24;16(8):1082. doi: 10.3390/biom16081082.ABSTRACTSubstance use disorders (SUDs) are increasingly associated with systemic inflammatory, neuroendocrine, and cardiometabolic dysregulation; however, the biological signatures underlying distinct...

Children (Basel). 2026 Aug 1;13(8):1028. doi: 10.3390/children13081028.ABSTRACTBackground/Objectives: Time perspective and resilience are both relevant to adolescent mental health, yet their association has rarely been examined...

J Craniofac Surg. 2026 Aug 26. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000013335. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLimited research has focused on parents' perspectives of their children's craniofacial treatment experiences, including...

Int J Psychiatry Med. 2026 Aug 25:912174261482023. doi: 10.1177/00912174261482023. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTObjectiveThe psychological rehabilitation of military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) gained critical...

Br J Clin Psychol. 2026 Aug 25. doi: 10.1111/bjc.70094. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: This study examined whether affective factors, emotion regulation strategies, cumulative trauma exposure,...

J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2026 Aug 25. doi: 10.1111/jpm.70195. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42642858 | DOI:10.1111/jpm.70195

Womens Health (Lond). 2026 Jan-Dec;22:17455057261474454. doi: 10.1177/17455057261474454. Epub 2026 Aug 25.ABSTRACTBackgroundSouth Africa has the largest HIV epidemic globally, and pregnant and postpartum individuals face high...

Surgery. 2026 Jul 29;199:110478. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110478. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients experiencing houselessness/housing insecurity have increased morbidity and mortality compared with stably housed (nonhouselessness/housing insecurity)...

Injury. 2026 Aug 19;57(10):113603. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2026.113603. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate antibiotic treatment patterns administered with prophylactic intent...

Mil Psychol. 2026;38(5):635-644. doi: 10.1080/08995605.2025.2596465. Epub 2025 Dec 9.ABSTRACTLittle is known about what factors contribute to posttraumatic stress disorder among military healthcare personnel during a...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 Aug 25:8862605261476697. doi: 10.1177/08862605261476697. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSurvivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) face an increased risk of suicidal ideation and...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 Aug 25:8862605261473542. doi: 10.1177/08862605261473542. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRace-based traumatic stress (RBTS) can develop after prolonged exposure to racial discrimination and shares...

Crit Care. 2026 Jul 24;30(1):444. doi: 10.1186/s13054-026-06186-4.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Survivors of critical illness frequently experience symptoms of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety,...

Clin Auton Res. 2026 Aug 25. doi: 10.1007/s10286-026-01234-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with autonomic dysregulation characterized by heightened sympathetic...

Resuscitation. 2026 Aug 24:111277. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111277. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIM: To assess cognitive function, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), reintegration into daily life, and psychological...

Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Aug 24;181:108293. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108293. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Despite comparable Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) rates in Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities...

Health Psychol Open. 2026 Aug 21;13:20551029261476115. doi: 10.1177/20551029261476115. eCollection 2026 Jan-Dec.ABSTRACTMental health research has increasingly moved beyond linear risk models that view adversity as having...

J Behav Med. 2026 Aug 22. doi: 10.1007/s10865-026-00707-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAccurate contextualization of trauma is critical for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in behavioral...

Front Psychol. 2026 Aug 6;17:1735716. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1735716. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Audiologists in South Africa operate within a complex, under-resourced healthcare system where high caseloads, limited institutional...

Mol Psychiatry. 2026 Aug 20. doi: 10.1038/s41380-026-03796-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) involves maladaptive aversion processing and anxiety disorders; however, the correlation between...