Explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line have killed at least two and injured at least 23.
The results are the first to suggest a trans-generational contributor to the developmental disorder.
How does public exposure affect recovery from a very private, traumatic experience?
Do children become more kind and empathetic after a disaster— or does the experience make them more focus more on self-preservation?
Painful experiences early in life can alter the brain in lasting ways.
War is often the trigger for mental illness, but the latest research reveals some unexpected effects of combat on post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
If psychiatric facilities can eliminate the traumatic punishment techniques of isolation and restraint, why can’t public schools?
The vast majority of people with addiction have suffered significant previous trauma, and many people who struggle with addiction suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) simultaneously. But the treatment of these …
The distress of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) hurts not only the victims of trauma, but their loved ones as well, particularly their spouses or partners. Now a study suggests that a new type of couples therapy may help.
Psychological abuse — including demeaning, bullying and humiliating — may be the most prevalent form of child maltreatment. Yet it’s among the hardest to identify or to treat