Trauma may be even more complex than previously thought. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often portrayed in popular ...

One of the most common misunderstandings I see is the assumption that behavioral recovery and relational repair are the same ...

Unprocessed trauma can have a negative impact on a person’s psychological, emotional, and physical well-being. Many who have histories of adverse experiences in their life may not be consciously aware ...

As a nonprofit that provides mental health care for children ages 3 to 17, Clarity Child Guidance Center has noticed for more than a decade that 90% of our patients have experienced trauma of some ...

Children who experience traumatic events may show subtle but measurable differences in how their brains process attention and control impulses, according to a new study published in Neuropsychologia.

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

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...

When Marissa first came to me, she was going through her second divorce. Both partners had been physically and emotionally abusive during the relationship, and the divorce was nothing short of ...

A new study suggests that women whose most distressing traumatic experiences occurred during childhood respond differently to biological stress than men or women traumatized later in life. The ...

Teacher preparation programs must evolve to reflect the emotional realities of today’s classrooms--including student mental ...