A well-regarded treatment for trauma, cognitive processing therapy, equips clients with tools to thrive beyond mere survival.

About a quarter of U.S. service members and veterans who start psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) quit before they finish treatment, according to a recent study, with experts ...

Trauma has emerged as an important public health concern because it has long-term adverse effects upon physical and mental health. Trauma contributes to chronic health and behavioral health conditions ...

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Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent 30 years figuring out why people behave so strangely. His specialty is treating those who have endured traumas so horrific—war, carnage, incredible pain that they ...

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 ...

Therapy and medication can help people recover from trauma, but many struggle to access the care they need. By Dani Blum Post-traumatic stress disorder closes people off. They withdraw — often ...

Ever feel disconnected during a stressful event? That could be your brain protecting you. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. During ...

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.

Experiencing a traumatic event can bring on intense mental health symptoms like acute stress and anxiety, but it may not necessarily mean you have post-traumatic stress disorder. Here’s how to tell ...

Traumatic memories had their own neural mechanism, brain scans showed, which may help explain their vivid and intrusive nature. By Ellen Barry At the root of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, ...