Most recently, DSM modifications for PTSD included a subtype group for children aged younger than 6 years. 18 Research has shown when diagnostic criteria that are sensitive to child developmental ...

New research indicates that the long-term neurological impact of childhood trauma is not permanently etched onto the brain.

Childhood trauma can cause depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders, and more. Trauma’s effects can continue influencing a person’s feelings, health, and behaviors as an ...

Different children and adolescents who experience the same traumatic event (such as a devastating hurricane) or the same type of traumatic event (such as sexual abuse) have different long-term ...

It’s easy to recognize that anxiety can be passed down to us from our parents, whose parents (my grandparents) were probably ...

When a parent suffered trauma as a child, their kids are affected. Trauma in childhood echoes through generations, according to new research that could have implications for thousands of migrant ...

After the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001, in a haze of horror and smoke, clinicians at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan offered to check ...

A life-altering experience “doesn’t just die with you,” one expert says. “It has a life of its own afterwards.” Scientists are gathering evidence that suggests emotional trauma can transcend ...

One of the largest research analyses regarding the frequency of childhood trauma and its effects in adults is the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). 14 The ACE study was led by Kaiser Permanente (KP ...