Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

Scientists from Columbia University and McGill University have discovered that high levels of a brain chemical called SGK1 ...

Neuroscientists at Columbia and McGill have discovered that high levels of a brain chemical cause depression and suicidal thoughts in people who experienced trauma or adversity during childhood.

Uncover the transformative steps to understanding and healing from childhood trauma this World Mental Health Day.

Childhood experiences shape who you are in ways you might not even realize. The way you handle your relationships as an adult, for instance, can subtly carry traces of past traumas. If you’ve ever ...

These days, it seems like more and more people are talking about "unresolved childhood trauma," and what that can look like in adulthood. For Dr. Robyn Koslowitz, licensed school psychologist, ...

Our most developmentally important relationships begin in our formative years and come from our teachers, mentors, friends, and our parents or parental figures. How we connect with others is, in some ...

Childhood trauma increases the risk of developing a primary headache disorder in adulthood, with more early adverse experiences raising the risk even more, a new study found. From each study, ...

Childhood experiences shape who you are in ways you might not even realize. The way you handle your relationships as an adult, for instance, can subtly carry traces of past traumas. If you’ve ever ...

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

This information is channeled to a brain structure called the thalamus, whose job is to relay information simultaneously onto ...

Learn how to talk about trauma with children using the P-A-C-E approach. Presence, patience, and empathy, not perfection, ...