Right now, treatments for PTSD range from virtual reality to electronic brain stimulation to hallucinogens and ecstasy. But while these can lessen symptoms, they don’t offer a direct cure.

Dr. Brennan Spiegel on a VR PTSD therapy VR can even help manage the extreme pain burn victims experience during recovery when bandages are replaced, an excruciating process that involves ...

By 2004, the first FDA-approved trial of the medicinal use of a psychedelic drug, in this case a trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD involving 24 subjects, was underway. Now such studies are ...

When Shauna Springer told me that a simple shot in the neck could bring resolution of chronic post-traumatic stress symptoms, it sounded too good to be true. Current therapies help a lot of people ...

"I'm not perfect," Huston said. "But I know this: If there is a silver bullet for curing PTSD, then this could be it." "Club drug" turned therapeutic tool? Mithoefer's research shows that the same ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder, which can also affect civilians ... "We're talking about a cure," said Sewell, who noted that after treatment, no drugs -- not cannabis and not antidepressants ...

They're there to follow Rick Doblin, who has become something of a folk hero for those who believe MDMA—Ecstasy—could be a viable clinical treatment for things like PTSD. But to help push an ...

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have dramatically increased the number of troops who are now suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The UK Ministry of Defence has recently run a ...

The largest study to date on curing PTSD was published Wednesday in The Journal of American Medicine. The entire study was done on Fort Hood. More than 250 patients in the study were active duty.

Right now, treatments for PTSD range from virtual reality to electronic brain stimulation to hallucinogens and ecstasy. But while these can lessen symptoms, they don’t offer a direct cure.