Psychology & Psychiatry
Teen responses to pandemic depended on previously experienced types of trauma, finds study
Quarantine impacted the mental health of people worldwide, especially teenagers.
May 18, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood trauma linked to adult mental health problems: Women harmed more by abuse, men by neglect
A new study shows that men and women are affected differently by childhood trauma: women are more affected by childhood emotional trauma and sexual abuse, whereas men are more affected by childhood emotional and physical ...
Mar 26, 2023
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Genetics
How the effects of trauma can be inherited through epigenetic mechanisms
Our parents and grandparents form part of who we are. They reared us and served as our role models, and they also passed on their genes. That's why we are similar to them, and why we share a genetic predisposition to develop ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Traumas in children and adolescents can be treated effectively, say researchers
Psychotherapeutic treatment based on trauma-focused therapy is highly effective for children and adolescents who have experienced repeated traumatic events such as sexual, physical or emotional abuse. This is the conclusion ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Proceed with caution: The trouble with trigger warnings
Trigger warnings are widely used in many universities—and increasingly, the wider world. Last year, London's Globe theater attached a trigger warning to Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, advising it "contains depictions of ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers reveal how trauma changes the brain
Exposure to trauma can be life-changing—and researchers are learning more about how traumatic events may physically change our brains. But these changes are not happening because of physical injury; rather, the brain appears ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Mental health is intergenerational
The mental health impacts of trauma and emotional distress may extend from parents to their children. Yet a positive history of well-being could also cross generations.
Oct 11, 2022
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Health
Poll: Increasing violence in emergency departments contributes to physician burnout and impacts patient care
Violence in the nation's emergency departments is increasing. More than 8 in 10 emergency physicians believe the rate of violence experienced in emergency departments has increased with 45% saying it has greatly increased ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children in Northern California learn to cope with wildfire trauma
Maia and Mia Bravo stepped outside their house on a bright summer day and sensed danger.
Sep 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Military sexual trauma more likely among veterans with prior adversity, trauma
Military service members who experienced adversity or trauma during childhood, combined with exposure to warfare, including as participants in the military or as bystanders, are more likely than others to experience Military ...
Aug 25, 2022
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