Sandy Hook counselors explain how communities should respond and prepare. This is a MedPage Today story. Three days after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, social worker and child ...

Trauma can look different for everyone. It can arise after being in an accident, losing a loved one, experiencing natural disasters, witnessing something traumatic happen to someone else, and many ...

PTSD can affect people who experienced a traumatic event in any way. For people suffering distress after experiencing a serious trauma, it can be hard to find any relief. Post-traumatic stress ...

After a year that stretched you emotionally and mentally, healing doesn't mean erasing what happened. Here are seven ...

Trauma comes in many forms. Natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes can certainly be difficult life-altering events. Being diagnosed with a chronic condition or ...

Historically, individuals with emotional struggles were often blamed for their conditions. It’s easy to see the blame built into terms like "self-sabotage," "resistance," and "attention-seeking," ...

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

When I use the word "trauma," something different may come to mind for each of you, highlighting its subjective nature and how a traumatic event may impact each of us differently. However, in the ...

FORT JOHNSON, La. —First aid for the mind is a critical need in the wake of traumatic events. At the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, the behavioral health department from Bayne-Jones ...

Most people experience a traumatic event some time during their lives — losing a loved one, being the victim of violence or surviving a natural disaster. But what happens when the impact of trauma is ...

Intergenerational trauma occurs when multiple generations of a family feel the effects of past traumatic events. These effects can be emotional or physical. Traumatic events can influence a person’s ...