Life isn't always kind, leaving many of us carrying wounds that still ache when touched. Yet there's a profound difference between acknowledging pain and being defined by it. The following approaches ...

Psychologists know that childhood trauma, or the experience of harmful or adverse events, can have lasting repercussions on the health and well-being of people well into adulthood. But while the ...

Despite growing awareness, many clinicians remain reluctant to screen for trauma, according to Dr Melinyshyn. Concerns like ...

Most people experience a traumatic event some time during their lives — losing a loved one, being the victim of violence or surviving a natural disaster. But what happens when the impact of trauma is ...

The human visual system is a dominant part of the brain’s processes and navigation of the world. To better understand an aspect of this system, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Nursing ...

Adolescence has always been a sensitive developmental stage. Research and field experience point to alarming increases in ...

Schools should be ideal places for children who have faced trauma to process their experiences. Yet too often, school systems ...

Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed is a clinical psychologist and researcher specializing in trauma, somatic symptoms, and psychopathology ...

In my 13 years as a therapist, I’ve heard iterations of two questions hundreds of times: "What even is trauma?" and "How do I know if mine 'counts?'" I’ll never tire of answering these questions — ...

Childhood trauma is a concept that has traditionally been understood in the context of the abuse and neglect perpetrated by primary caregivers. However, this narrow definition, in my personal and ...