Institution

National Center for PTSD

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Recent research

  • Society & EconomicsOpen access

    Post‐traumatic Psychopathology and Cardiovascular Risk: A Danish Case–Control Study of Sex‐Specific Associations

    Background There is increasing recognition that trauma exposure and related psychiatric consequences predict cardiovascular disease risk. However, most research has specifically examined post‐traumatic stress disorder—despite evidence that a range of psychiatric disorders may fol...

    Journal of the American Heart Association2026-09-020 citationsDOI
  • Society & Economics

    Clinical Boundaries of Trauma

    AIM: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rarely occurs in isolation; over 80% of individuals present with comorbid conditions such as depression, anxiety, or substance use disorders. The polythetic DSM-5 structure creates substantial diagnostic heterogeneity, producing thousand...

    The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease2026-08-240 citationsDOI
  • Society & EconomicsOpen access

    Real-world use of large language models for mental health in 2024

    The extent to which people use general-purpose large language models (LLMs) for their mental health is unknown. Information about use patterns is important for clinicians, developers, and regulators. We surveyed U.S. adults ( n = 1871) between August and October 2024 using strati...

    npj Digital Medicine2026-08-010 citationsRead our summary →DOI