PTSD: MEDLINE Plus - National Library of Medicine

From the National Institutes of Health

PTSD, A Real Illness (NIMH) Also available in: Spanish

Reliving Trauma: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health)

 

General/Overviews

• Let's Talk Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (American Psychiatric Association)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

 

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic (National Institutes of Health)

 

Coping

• Managing Stress and Recovering from Trauma: Facts and Resources for Veterans and Families (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)
• Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering from Disasters and Other Traumatic Events (American Psychological Association)
• Survivors of Human-Caused and Natural Disasters (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)

 

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Warning Signs of Trauma Related Stress (American Psychological Association)

 

Research

• Anxiety Disorders Research at the National Institute of Mental Health (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy May Counteract Psychological Symptoms Caused by Exposure to Violence (Nemours Foundation)
• Depression, PTSD, Substance Abuse Increase in Wake of September 11 Attacks (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

 

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Disaster Rescue and Response Workers (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)
• Dissociative Disorders (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
• Help for Veterans with PTSD and Their Families (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)
• How Do People Respond during Traumatic Exposure? (.pdf file) (American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress)
• Mass Disasters, Trauma, and Loss (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
• Post-Traumatic Stress after a Traffic Accident (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• PTSD and Physical Health (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)
• PTSD and the Family (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)
• Remembering 9/11 with Your Family (Nemours Foundation)
• Sudden Traumatic Loss (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
• Trauma and Relationships (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
• Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Problems (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
• What Is Psychological Trauma? (Sidran Institute)

 

Treatment

• Medications (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress and Dissociative Conditions: What to Look for and How to Choose a Therapist (Sidran Institute)
• Treatment of PTSD (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)

 

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• PsychTrauma Glossary (Sidran Institute)

 

Directories

• Finding a Professional (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)

 

Organizations

• Center for Mental Health Services (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• National Center for PTSD (Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
• National Institute of Mental Health

 

Children

• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters (National Institute of Mental Health)
• PTSD in Children (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)
• Terrorist Attacks and Children (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)

 

Seniors

• PTSD and Older Veterans (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD)

 

Teenagers

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Nemours Foundation)

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