The human brain operates on many levels. When we consider things which are distant in time, space or intimacy the rational brain tends t...

It's been estimated that up to 88% of survivors of sexual assault suffer from persistent nightmares that can occur multiple times per wee...

I was recently looking for some research on a separate project and came across this early pioneering study in language and emotional inte...

Most people who experience severe trauma recover their health. But 23 percent develop PTSD, a difficult-to-treat illness that combines in...

Studies over the past 20 years have found a correlation between the number of adverse childhood events (such as death or divorce) and wor...

Across the substance misuse and housing fields there has been increasing interest in Trauma Informed approaches. I recently came across ...

Researchers from the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Yale University School of Medicine, the VA San Diego Healthcare System, and the Un...

Experiences such as poverty, residential instability, or parental divorce or substance abuse, also can lead to changes in a child's brain...

In recent posts I shared research on how trauma ages children prematurely at a cellular level. This, combined with recent conversations w...

A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans by analyzing their voices, a new...

A study lead by Penn Medicine researchers found that childhood trauma is linked to abnormal connectivity in the brain in adults with majo...

This study interested me for two reasons. Firstly is the fact it illustrates a point I make in lecturers about how oxytocin can reduce a...

A cutting-edge blood test discovered by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers could help more accurately diagnose military ve...

Yesterday I was training in Sheffield (hi everyone, a great two days!). We were looking at the use of Teris for reducing intrusive memor...

A behavioral intervention procedure including the computer game Tetris could help people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to al...

In working with trauma I often use approaches that help people re-write memories in order to reduce the emotional distress. Whilst this ...

Traumatic experiences can become deeply entrenched in a person's memory. How can fears following a traumatic event be reduced in the long...

Having extolled the virtues of Tetris in reducing trauma, it appears tat this classic vintage game is also helpful for managing anxiety.T...

A multiyear clinical trial comparing medication and mental health counseling in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder shows tha...

Th Conversation has published a fascinating review of the research in how early averse childhood experiences can accelerate the aging pro...