Complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), or "complex trauma," has become a popular psychiatric diagnosis. Despite the fact that the diagnosis is not recognized by the American Psychiatric ...

A new study has shed light on why some children and adolescents develop mental health disorders like PTSD, anxiety, or depression after experiencing a traumatic event. While most children recover well ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3- Good health and wellbeing. Trauma is often understood as an individual psychological event, yet its roots and repercussions are ...

Emotional trauma after an accident can lead to anxiety, PTSD, sleep problems, and long-term mental health struggles that may ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and published in The Lancet Psychiatry has found that people with psychosis experiencing Post ...

This is a post about trauma, and especially the impact of traumatic stress on young, developing minds, brains and bodies. But we first need to explore what is meant by this over-used, often ...

The rise of psychological discourse as one of our culture’s dominant approaches to self-understanding has yielded undeniable benefits. Our increased awareness of psychological suffering has provided ...

In the 30-plus years since I started working as a psychiatrist, there’s been a huge surge in therapists focusing on trauma. For the most part, this is a good thing. We know that trauma, defined as an ...

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A new study by a team of researchers from the UK and Brazil has revealed a strong connection between childhood trauma and the development of psychiatric disorders in adolescents living in low-and ...

You probably think your hair is just sitting there looking pretty (or not so pretty on bad hair days), but it’s actually functioning as a biological record keeper, documenting every major emotional ...

Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a complex issue that is often passed on through generations. Studies have shown that parents who were abused as children may perpetuate a similar pattern of mistreating ...