Psychology & Psychiatry
What is trauma therapy, and could it help me?
Elise Wakeland works with trauma survivors every day. The therapist's work is difficult, she said, but it's rewarding, too.
Sep 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Many female veterans troubled by history of sexual assault
More than one in 10 older female veterans experienced sexual assault while on active duty, a new study shows.
Sep 24, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Trauma-focused therapy may hold key to reducing women's offending
Women prisoners might benefit from female-specific treatment that addresses the traumas common among women.
Jun 12, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The unique harm of sexual abuse in the black community
What makes R. Kelly's alleged sexual abuse of black girls different than that of other big-name alleged perpetrators, like Woody Allen?
May 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When measuring resilience, the type of trauma suffered matters
In previous studies of resilience in people, researchers have rarely differentiated in their analysis between the types of traumatic events experienced by individuals. However, the type of trauma undergone seems to be a significant ...
Dec 19, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds sexual trauma survivors have clear preferences in obstetric care
One in five women in the United States will experience sexual trauma, yet no evidence-based guidelines exist to treat these women during pregnancy and childbirth. Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) surveyed women ...
Nov 29, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sexual abuse as a child changes the body's biochemical response to stress
]Anxious depression, often resulting from childhood trauma, causes body changes which mean that standard depression treatments are often ineffective, according to new research presented at the ECNP in Barcelona.
Oct 9, 2018
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Neuroscience
Sexual violence haunts women with vivid memories decades later
Women who are sexually assaulted experience more vivid memories than women coping with the aftermath of other traumatic, life-altering events not associated with sexual violence, according to a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study.
Sep 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood trauma link offers treatment hope for people with schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia may now benefit from more effective, tailored treatments and greater self-empowerment, thanks to research establishing a link between childhood trauma and some of schizophrenia's most common symptoms.
Mar 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dissociative identity disorder exists and is the result of childhood trauma
Once known as multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder remains one of the most intriguing but poorly understood mental illnesses. Research and clinical experience indicate people diagnosed with the condition ...
Oct 5, 2017
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