We know that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is very real. A good working definition of PTSD is as follows: “an anxiety disorder initiated by an exposure to a discrete traumatic event that has ...

What’s it called when you feel sad or hopeless for weeks, months, or even years? If you’re thinking depression, yes, that’s true. But it could also be persistent depressive disorder (PDD), also known ...

Flashbacks are intense memories accompanied by images and emotions that make you feel like you’re re-experiencing a traumatic event. They are common symptoms of PTSD and other trauma-related ...

What is a flashback? A Viet Nam veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was driving on the New Jersey Turnpike near Newark Airport when a helicopter flew directly overhead. Suddenly, he slammed on ...

Disbelief. Judgment. Gaslighting. Dismissal. These are among the responses that patients with chronic, complex disorders, including long COVID, have received from many health care providers. These ...

Mood disorders include depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. These types of psychiatric disorders affect a person’s emotions and may cause severe lows, called depression, and highs, called mania ...