Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

After three years, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivered its recommendations, but for those of us affected, it’s seeing real change that matters

Characters like Succession’s Logan Roy can teach us a lot about anger and trauma, and why we need to understand more about the link

Australia’s largest ever treatment trial of PTSD in military personnel and veterans is delivering game-changing results

Treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder usually involves patients focusing on their traumatic experience, but world-first research may offer another treatment pathway

A ten year study into the aftermath of the Black Saturday bushfires highlights the importance of community and connection in what is a lesson for current and future disaster recovery efforts

Victoria’s healthcare workers need a comprehensive program of support to help them avoid moral injury and its impacts through the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus isn’t only taking a physical toll, it’s playing with our minds, too. But there are steps we should all be taking to keep ourselves mentally well

Research into the effectiveness of “rescripting” dreams suggests that posttraumatic nightmares are actually a range of different phenomena, opening up the possibility of targeted treatments

A new study of nearly 25,000 school kids finds that those exposed to the traumatic 2009 Black Saturday Australian bushfires are more likely to fall behind in their learning years

Talking or exposure therapies may not work for everyone with post-traumatic stress disorder, but do the alternatives work?