The connection between trauma and the brain is a topic that’s important to acknowledge in June during Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. According to the National Center for PTSD, ...

In "Beloved," Toni Morrison uses allegory and narrative structure to show the ways trauma can disrupt a life. For many ...

Trauma leaves more than visible scars—it creates hidden patterns in the mind that influence thoughts, behaviors, and emotions in unexpected ways. While trauma begins as an emotional response to ...

Dysregulated stress systems may help explain why childhood trauma has such a dramatic and enduring psychiatric impact, new research suggests. "We already knew childhood trauma is associated with the ...

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 ...

After the shooting of professor Thomas Meixner on Oct. 5, 2022, finding ways for students to support their mental well-being and what options are available to them became even more of a necessity on ...

Trauma-informed leadership is essential, promoting psychological safety and boosting engagement, productivity and innovation within organizations. Effective support for teams coping with collective ...

Trauma exposure was associated with greater OCD severity and comorbidity in 9 of 10 studies. Traumatic life events predicted higher Y-BOCS scores, obsessions, and compulsions (β=0.19, 0.17, and 0.27, ...

Playing the classic video game Tetris could offer a novel approach to reducing distressing memories following trauma, a new ...

Happiness is something many of us desire, yet it often feels elusive. We often chase it through external accomplishments, relationships, or material possessions, but the true key to happiness lies not ...

One of the immediate casualties of trauma within a marriage is often effective communication. The weight of grief or the stress of financial instability can strain the lines of communication, leading ...