Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear ...

A new study reveals that dopamine release along a specific brain circuit helps extinguish fear by activating reward-related ...

Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear. A new study in mice by ...

More information: Steffany J. Fredman et al, Associations among PTSD symptoms, fear of emotion, and couple communication difficulties: A between-person dyadic analysis, Behaviour Research and ...

PTSD is a mental health condition that can happen after a person experiences a terrifying or life-threatening event. It can ...

Results published in Behaviour Research and Therapy demonstrated that people with higher levels of PTSD symptoms experienced greater fear of their emotions, which was associated with less ...

For example, those who feel disgust especially intensely or have less experience managing this feeling may be more likely to develop a fear of contamination. The coexistence of PTSD and OCD is not ...

Trauma can also greatly affect our mental health and lead to diagnoses such as social anxiety, depression, acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Here's what PTSD is ...

Study participants who reported higher levels of PTSD symptoms were more likely to report fear of their emotions. Additionally, those who reported greater fear of their emotions were less likely ...

Fear of emotions among couples with PTSD is associated with unproductive communication, according to a new study. People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms often have trouble ...