New Blog Post- Learning to forget: Making the case for sex-specific approaches to the treatment of PTSD

Author: Dr. Luzia Troebinger, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University College London – Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit // 

What’s your worst memory? If I offered you a pill that could erase it, would you take it? Or let’s rephrase the question: How bad would your worst memory have to be to take that pill? What if you couldn’t leave your house without reliving this memory? You might think this scenario is exaggerated, but for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this might be a daily reality. For many people with PTSD, the impact on quality of life is so severe that they would not hesitate to take that pill.