A steroid injection given shortly after a traumatic event could reduce the risk that the victim will later develop post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study suggests. In the study, which involved 17 ...

The U.S. Army has commissioned a study to determine whether an anesthetic injection to the neck alleviates symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder—a treatment that, if proven effective, could be a ...

A nearly century-old anesthesia technique is showing promise as treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, relieving symptoms in 70 percent of combat veterans who received it once or more, ...

A new study will test an unusual approach to treating symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder: injecting a local anesthetic into nerve tissue in the neck. The study is being being led by scientists ...

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO - With anesthesiologist Eugene Lipov, first comes the unbridled enthusiasm for a novel treatment he thinks could be the answer to post-traumatic stress disorder, one ...

It may look all attempts by this Chicago-area anesthesiologist, who believes he may have found a way to cure post-traumatic stress disorder with a shot, are in vain. Wired reports that Dr. Eugene ...

A quick injection that blocks the stellate ganglion relieves symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and may represent a new and urgently needed treatment option. Results of a randomized, ...

Doctors now say a simple injection may soon help treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's a local anesthetic, like the Novocain a dentist gives you, before a filling. It’s a quick and relatively ...

The United States Navy will soon launch a full-scale study of a potential cure for posttraumatic stress disorder. Dr. Eugene Lipov of Advanced Pain Specialists in suburban Chicago developed the ...

The U.S. army is experimenting with an anesthetic injection to the neck that doctors believe alleviates symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder — and has commissioned a study to determine its ...

The US Army has invested $2 million in research to test a promising one-shot injection to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The injection - known as stellate ganglion blocks - was invented in 2006 ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Injecting a local anesthetic next to a bundle of nerves in the neck can significantly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in service members, based on the results ...