Key Takeaways Trauma becomes "stored" in the body when natural survival responses are interrupted during traumatic events, leading to chronic physical and emotional symptoms that can persist for ...

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is a mental health condition that can be caused by long-term trauma. This can include prolonged child abuse or domestic violence. According to the ...

A systematic review of 10 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) found that trauma-based psychological treatments were superior to usual care in reducing depressive symptoms in older adults with ...

Though psychotherapy intervention methods vary across clinical studies, these interventions may help alleviate both chronic ...

A professor at the University of Rhode Island is on a "QueST" to determine how identity-related stress interacts with past traumatic experiences in LGBTQ+ communities. Jillian Scheer, assistant ...

A new digital resource co-created by University of Victoria (UVic) researchers and trauma survivors will streamline access to resources and tools for clinicians who support people with complex ...

A recent study published in the journal Dreaming suggests that specific sleep patterns, such as the time it takes to fall asleep and the amount of interrupted sleep, can predict the likelihood of ...

Have you checked out your therapist’s bookshelf? You might spy classics such as Judith L. Herman’s Trauma and Recovery, Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, Gavin de Becker’s The Gift of Fear, ...