PTSD Self-Defense Shooting Theory Adopted by Florida Justices

Defendants with post-traumatic stress disorder can use that diagnosis to win over juries in self-defense cases, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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Children with more autistic traits show increased vulnerability to PTSD in early adulthood

Childhood autistic traits may predict a future PTSD diagnosis, according to a long-term study in the Journal of Child ...
Firefighter Nation

AL Commission Looks for Ways to Address PTSD in First Responders

Anna Barrett - Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn. When Jason Smith was in the U.S. Marine Corps, a clinician waited for him ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB researcher awarded $3.5 million to study PTSD susceptibility in women

Elizabeth Lucas A UAB assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology has received a $3.5 ...

PTSD often overlooked in autistic people and needs better diagnosis, new analysis finds

Autistic children and adults may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms ...