Imagine getting up in the middle of the night, and starting to drive your car around town or preparing a big dish of dog food and eating it—and although your eyes are wide open, you’re sound asleep.

Source: The Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies / Public Domain This is part 3 of a three-part interview. Read parts 1 and 2. Large swaths of populations, including Americans, are ...

University of Leeds psychologists report that stress appraisal and perceived stress act as key conduits linking childhood trauma to adult depression, anxiety, defeat, and entrapment. Childhood trauma ...

As a mental health professional, it is my obligation to comprehend how traumatic experiences can manifest and impact my clients' overall well-being. Trauma can have a profound impact on our bodies and ...

Intergenerational trauma occurs when multiple generations of a family feel the effects of past traumatic events. These effects can be emotional or physical. Traumatic events can influence a person’s ...

Childhood trauma can cause depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders, and more. Trauma’s effects can continue influencing a person’s feelings, health, and behaviors as an ...

Childhood trauma usually refers to severe adverse childhood experiences (or ACEs). These ACEs, or traumatic events, are dangerous, scary, or violent occurrences that threaten a child’s well-being, ...

Concept of military sexual assault illustrated by three silhouettes against a dark wall, faint overlay of American flag beneath. To assess how military sexual trauma affects survivors’ mental health, ...

As the United States this year reflects on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, researchers from UC Davis and UC San Francisco have uncovered major insight into the trauma and ...