New Research Could Improve Treatments for PTSD

Sweeping new studies shed light on the underlying mechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorder

Michele DeMarco, PhD
Elemental
Published in
4 min readJun 11, 2021

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June is PTSD awareness month. Thanks to the arduous work of researchers, advocates, survivors, and psychological and medical professionals over the years, the acronym for posttraumatic stress disorder is now common parlance.

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Michele DeMarco, PhD
Elemental

Award-winning writer, therapist, clinical ethicist, and researcher specializing in moral injury. I talk about the stuff many won’t. micheledemarco.com