Melbourne: It’s the word of the decade. “A major signifier of our age.” “The invisible force that shapes our lives.” But what ...

Therapies aimed at reframing negative thoughts may not work for some people with PTSD. New research shows it may be because ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s no secret that how you were raised shapes your identity as an adult, not to mention impacts how you parent your own children ...

Western PTSD treatments typically focus on talking to a therapist about your feelings and emotions. But this doesn’t actually ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Too often It's something we don't talk about - our own mental health, our troubles, our pain. There is a community group trying to change that, getting people to open up and to heal ...

There's a problem with the way you're talking about trauma online. Or at least that's what several critics have suggested, in one way or another, in recent months. In these pieces and others, I've ...

As humans, many of us loathe the idea of talking about the worst things that have happened to us. Discussing a painful experience can feel humiliating or terrifying. We think we’ll break down and ...

The World Health Organization and other relief agencies worry that “half a million” Iraqi children are now mentally scarred for life–damaged by the war in a way that calls for professional ...

SIKESTON, Mo. — I wasn’t sure if visiting a cotton field was a good idea. Almost everyone in my family was antsy when we pulled up to the sea of white. The cotton was beautiful but soggy. An autumn ...

As a woman, I’ve had more encounters than I can count on both hands where I've experienced trauma at the hands of a man — whether it’s from being catcalled, or being sexually harassed/abused. Most ...