Many people with complex PTSD use alcohol to self-medicate, which may lead to alcohol use disorder (AUD). People with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) often experience chronic emotional ...

Let’s say there is a 9-year-old boy who is being treated at a residential facility due to his dysregulated and aggressive behavior. Like so many children in these places, he has a history of abuse and ...

With the R2.5-million 2024/2025 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award, we have the opportunity to catapult Africa into the forefront of paediatric traumatic brain injury research and expertise.

The Children’s Trauma Center (CTC) provides comprehensive trauma treatment for children ages 0-19. We use evidence based trauma treatment that has proven results. We also believe that imbalances in ...

Adoption is a complex and deeply personal journey that brings unique strengths, challenges and experiences to every child and family. In early childhood education and care (ECEC) environments, ...

Psychology Assistant Professor Sarah Merrill studies the chemical tags that trauma and other adverse experiences can leave on ...

The unique symptoms of PTSD in youth, and treatments specific to children after trauma. Exploring how PTSD looks different in children than in adults, what factors contribute to trauma’s long-term ...

When a parent suffered trauma as a child, their kids are affected. Trauma in childhood echoes through generations, according to new research that could have implications for thousands of migrant ...

Complex PTSD describes the existence of long-term trauma. An artist, a therapist, and a researcher seek to unravel the nuances of C-PTSD, while still pursuing joy and healing. Post-traumatic stress ...

Immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Susan Coates, PhD, provided critical mental health services to children and their parents at the Family Assistance Center set up by ...

Khloé Kardashian knows that eventually, her children will want to talk about "childhood trauma." On Wednesday, the Good American co-founder and reality television star premiered the new episode of her ...

The sound of a child crying, a plane overhead or an argument may not upset most people but for Palestinian teenager Deena Zaghout they are enough to start her sobbing and send her into convulsions.