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

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These ...

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging finds that childhood trauma can lead to disruptions in two main regions of the brain, the default mode ...

In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in ...

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

Healing from childhood trauma is possible but it is a slow process While the memories of past traumas never go away emotional ...

Universitat de Barcelona provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. Universitat de Barcelona provides funding as a member of The Conversation EUROPE. In 1966, Romanian dictator ...

There’s a reason April Beaton has a 6-foot white beanbag in the living room and not a coffee table; a reason her 5-year-old son’s bedroom is kept bare. There’s a reason she keeps a stack of printouts ...

Tricia Thornton of Tricia Thornton Therapy in Nashville is a licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist. We are surrounded by traumatic events and children are bombarded by images.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A groundbreaking study in women's health has revealed the lasting impact of preeclampsia, a common pregnancy complication, on children's brain development. Preeclampsia, a ...