NODE SMITH, ND Among individuals who survive a trauma that resulted in the loss of a close friend or loved one, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can predict complicated grief — a [...]

NODE SMITH, ND Trauma-focused psychotherapy is widely considered the best available treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the ways in which this method affects the brain to [...]

Node Smith, ND A medication that boosts the body’s own cannabis-like substances, endocannabinoids, shows promise to help the brain unlearn fear memories when these are no longer meaningful. [...]

Node Smith, ND, The first time Lori Tipton tried MDMA, she was skeptical it would make a difference. “I really was, at the beginning, very nervous,” Tipton said. MDMA for PTSD MDMA is the main [...]

Node Smith, ND Recent research into MDMA (ecstasy) showed that the drug can induce a neural response that allows the brain to become more sensitive to the reward and value learning process of [...]

Biomarkers for the Possibility of the Susceptibility to PTSD A recent research study has begun to look at biomarkers which may indicate whether someone is more or less susceptible to PTSD after [...]