In the past it was commonly believed that children did not develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), that they had only brief responses to traumatic stress and were able to put the experience ...

While we wish we could shield our children from the dangers of the world, life’s unexpected challenges often catch us off ...

From Chernobyl to Desert Storm, from Kentucky floods to Norwegian avalanches, the authors explore the effects of trauma on adults and children. They find certain commonalities in human response to ...

However, childhood trauma can show up as responses in relationships. "We experience deep emotional pain and repeat unhealthy ...

Understanding the usual responses to trauma is critical for both survivors and their loved ones. Trauma can be caused by a variety of factors, including accidents, natural catastrophes ...

When we're talking about children who've experienced traumatic early life experiences, we're usually talking about an event or a series of events that have overloaded the child's stress response ...

Patients: The parents of 272 children admitted to the PICU for ... whose child is admitted to the PICU. Parental traumatic stress responses are assessed during the child's PICU admission and ...

There are four main types of trauma response: fight ... To take another example, there may be evidence in a children hearing of the mother writing tender messages to the father which he relies ...

For the past 25 years, our research has attempted to document the variety of outcomes people show in response to such events as well as the factors ... faculty collaborators on longitudinal research ...

As his first birthday approached she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. "I just used to sit and cry when the children were asleep, nobody knew that," she said. "They referred me to ...

the impact of trauma on individual and societal well-being, and effective intervention responses. Those working with individuals or groups of children, adolescents, or adults with histories of trauma ...

Artwork is further contextualized by Expression Exchange, an interactive space near the museum’s northwest corner where ...