Trauma creates overwhelming feelings of vulnerability and helplessness that cannot be cognitively processed into a meaningful and integrated narrative (Horowitz, 1982; Bromberg, 1998).

The experiences of incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II have much to teach about intergenerational trauma and ...

Car crashes, sports injuries, bad falls, severe burns and other sources of trauma can leave lasting scars in the minds of children and teens. Nearly half of children who've experienced physical trauma ...

A recent study published in the journal Dreaming suggests that specific sleep patterns, such as the time it takes to fall asleep and the amount of interrupted sleep, can predict the likelihood of ...

Have you heard someone say online or in casual conversation, when responding to someone’s struggles, “well, the body keeps the score”? For many people, this phrase is a useful way to name the physical ...

The course explores the unique sources of trauma experienced by people with IDD, including abuse, bullying, institutionalization, neglect, and prenatal exposures. Learners will gain a clear ...

As Brazilian author Paulo Coelho writes, “You drown not by falling into a river but by staying submerged in it.” This is an apt metaphor for how trauma impacts people, individually and collectively.

Note: This article discusses serious topics pertaining to trauma. Although some psychological wounds heal into scars on their own, others require careful tending. Each individual’s needs and ...

A therapist has shared a list of things that parents should stop doing to their children to prevent leaving emotional wounds. Morgan Pommells, a childhood trauma therapist from Ontario, Canada, shared ...

In 1968, at the age of 42, psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton sat down to write Death in Life, a book about his experiences interviewing survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. "I was ...