Trauma is a deeply disturbing event that infringes upon an individual’s sense of control and may reduce their capacity to integrate the situation or circumstances into their current reality. When most ...

Pop psychology may have us believe that something can only be labeled as “trauma” if it was extreme such as physical abuse or witnessing a horrific event. But the true definition of the word trauma is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Childhood trauma was associated with adulthood anger. Greater trauma was associated with greater odds of anger ...

Psychological trauma is a response to an event that a person finds highly stressful. Examples include being in a war zone, a natural disaster, or an accident. Trauma can cause a wide range of physical ...

A recent study examines long-term effects of childhood trauma, specifically focusing on how various types of trauma, categorized by the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) framework, influence mental ...

Although she didn’t witness the event herself, Heidi Horsley, PsyD, found herself replaying the last moments of her brother’s life again and again in her mind. He died in a car accident after ...

New research shows people with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) have higher rates of childhood trauma of all types compared with people with epilepsy. The study adds depth to scientists’ ...

Stephanie Lewis is currently funded by a Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship. She previously received funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) ...

While you might be familiar with talk therapy, otherwise known as cognitive behavioral therapy, there is another form of therapy that's focused on healing from past wounds caused by trauma. Pete ...

Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event that can manifest in a range of emotional and physical symptoms, with the potential to develop into a mental health condition like PTSD if symptoms ...