Study: In Veterans with PTSD, Brain in Constant State of Fear, Anxiety

Findings presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatry Association report that trauma can have long-lasting effects on the areas of the brain associated with fear and anxiety. In studying the brains of combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers discovered that trauma’s effects remain in certain regions of the brain even when vets are not involved in cognitive or emotional tasks. Study results could lead to an understanding of PTSD triggers as well as better diagnostics and treatments for the condition. Click here to read the full story.