"As technology improves, imaging research is increasingly providing insights into the brains of people with post-traumatic stress disorder, pointing to potential biological markers distinguishing the PTSD-affected brain," said Dolcos, a co-author of the study, performed at Duke University in Durham, USA. "The field is still in its infancy, but this...

World Psychiatric Association: World Psychiatric Association International Congress on Treatments in Psychiatry Florence, Italy, 1-4 April 2009; Research moves a step closer to possibility of brain scan-assisted diagnosis for PTSD