Trauma

Childhood Stress and Early Onset of Female Puberty May Raise Risk of Depression and Anxiety in Adolescence, Study Finds
Being exposed to trauma during childhood has been associated with significantly increased risk for developing depression and anxiety later in life. Precisely how trauma translates into greater risk… Read More
Specific Connectivity Changes and Linked Changes in White Matter Are Associated with PTSD Symptom Reduction in Clinical Trial Results
A new analysis of the results of a clinical trial involving the treatment of people diagnosed with PTSD has yielded insights into how the tested treatment affected connectivity in the brain and how… Read More
Traumatic Memories in PTSD Appear Not to Be Represented in the Brain Like Other Kinds of Memory, Research Suggests
Researchers studying the stories that people with PTSD tell about their traumatic experiences and then analyzing them in terms of the way they are represented in the brain by measuring patterns of… Read More
A Machine-Learning Tool That Predicts PTSD Risk Before Soldiers Are Deployed
Researchers have successfully tested a new method of predicting, prior to deployment, which soldiers serving in a combat zone are at greatest risk of developing PTSD in the months following their… Read More
Study Examines Potential Resilience to Substance Use Disorder Following Childhood Maltreatment
Childhood maltreatment not only causes incalculable suffering and pain in those who are subjected to it; it is also thought to raise the risk for many near- and long-term adverse consequences,… Read More