Trauma

Severe Stress Before Age 6 Resulted in Smaller Brain Memory Structures
A team of researchers studying the impact of stress upon children has published new evidence suggesting that there is a “sensitive period” lasting through age 5 in which severe stress appears to have… Read More
Multi-decade Study Found Childhood Trauma Exposure Common, Raising Health Risks in Adulthood
A long-term study of 1,420 people finds that childhood trauma is more commonplace than is often assumed, and that its effects upon the transition to adulthood and adult functioning are not only… Read More
Intensive Outpatient Treatment Reduced Vets’ Symptoms of PTSD Within Weeks
Three weeks of intensive outpatient treatment can significantly reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans who suffer from the illness, according to a study reported… Read More
Brain Signature Predicts Who Benefits from Exposure Therapy
In people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), certain brain activity patterns, in response to emotional cues, can predict who will benefit from exposure therapy, researchers report in a study… Read More
Cognitive Impairments are Early Symptoms of Psychotic Disorders
Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) showed improvement in attention, memory, and executive functioning when treated with a combination of metacognitive rehabilitation and pharmaceuticals,… Read More