trauma

Ever wonder why, in the face of tragedy, some people remain calm and collected and others fall apart? It’s called resilience and all of us have it, to varying degrees. ...

For most of his life, Isaiah Heller has oscillated between panic and prescriptions, alcohol, and marijuana to numb ...

Trauma survivors are learning that a simple pen and notebook can unlock healing, improve resiliency, and bring balance ...

Awareness of the effects of trauma in veterans, survivors of natural disasters, wars, terrorism, accidents, crimes, and child ...

Repressed by an undiagnosed learning difficulty, poor health, and trauma as a child, Dr. Stephen R. Phinney felt ...

Imagine if the sound of footsteps made you fear for your life. It’s a feeling that author Karen ...

This story was last updated in November 2020. Being in a car crash can be a shock to ...

Whatever the crisis and wherever it may strike, first responders will have to deal with it. These are ...

Dawn Barton has experienced unimaginable trauma in her life, but has fought to find joy in life. Now ...

Daggs was rescued physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and realized she was kept alive for a greater purpose.

An 18-year-old Florida woman said she suffered three days of "excruciating pain" after giving birth to her daughter ...

See full coverage of the Fort McMurray wildfires here While it may take weeks for the people of ...

It is now scientifically proven that intergenerational trauma is not only passed on through sociocultural environments, but also ...

Some stressful experiences—such as childhood abuse—are so overwhelming and traumatic that the memories hide in the brain.

I have been involved in collaborative research on the impact of trauma on children's mental health in the ...

Imagine this: A 17-year-old girl has been shot in an apparent mall robbery. Her parents rush to the ...

During World War I, severe post-traumatic reactions reached an epidemic scale that surpassed anything known from previous armed ...

Can children be made more psychologically ‘resilient’ to traumas like 9/11 – as well as the stress of ...

Some psychologists use lucid dreaming to treat trauma victims, including veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A lucid ...

Soldiers don't want to seem crazy by talking about having visited the afterlife, but openly discussing their near-death ...

Not long ago I encountered the exceptionally talented comedian and actor Robin Williams in a New York City ...

Last year Boston Marathon Attack left the delible scar on the city. Now many studies show that many ...

Dear Kathy,     I went to my grandmother's for Christmas. My aunt, "Carol," moved in with her a few months ago ...

A baby boy in southwest China is in intensive care after being assaulted by a 10-year-old girl, who ...

Coming home from the Vietnam War, at the age of 21, Master Sgt. Kevin Gill experienced the kind ...

Dear Kathy,      My husband is making me miserable. We get along fine as long as I don't ...