Through her work, Dr. Joyce Martella continues to provide hope, guidance, and practical strategies to survivors and professionals alike, creating a lasting impact in the mental health community. Learn ...

Survivors of complex developmental trauma, or complex trauma, can have a compromised resiliency regarding coping with ambiguity associated with the unknown. The trauma can result from various forms of ...

A new study reveals a connection between early life trauma and adult brain aging. Adults reporting severe childhood stress ...

Most recently, DSM modifications for PTSD included a subtype group for children aged younger than 6 years. 18 Research has shown when diagnostic criteria that are sensitive to child developmental ...

CARBONDALE — Internationally known experts in the field of complex trauma and dissociation will be the featured speakers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s second annual Trauma Training ...

A new digital resource co-created by University of Victoria (UVic) researchers and trauma survivors will streamline access to resources and tools for clinicians who support people with complex ...

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

A recent study published in Psychological Reports suggests that experiencing abuse or neglect during childhood is linked to specific changes in cognitive skills during young adulthood. The findings ...

Trauma exposure was associated with greater OCD severity and comorbidity in 9 of 10 studies. Traumatic life events predicted higher Y-BOCS scores, obsessions, and compulsions (β=0.19, 0.17, and 0.27, ...

One of the largest research analyses regarding the frequency of childhood trauma and its effects in adults is the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). 14 The ACE study was led by Kaiser Permanente (KP ...