In my last article, I discussed the notion of being "born into trauma". Some readers expressed concern that I was overlooking the miracle of birth and the advances we have made in creating a birth ...

Trauma is a deeply disturbing event that infringes upon an individual’s sense of control and may reduce their capacity to integrate the situation or circumstances into their current reality. When most ...

When I was a resident at NYU in 2009, I worked extensively at Bellevue Hospital's Survivors of Torture Center. I was training to be a psychiatrist, seeing patients who'd endured unspeakable terrors in ...

The term "trauma-informed care" and its practices are widely used among area nonprofits, advocates and activists. It's a broad term that can look different depending on the field it's applied in, but ...

We usually think that trauma from war is related to the fact that soldiers have been under constant threat of death. New research shows a slightly different picture. The types of trauma that Norwegian ...

Kate Colbert was first diagnosed with Covid-19 in late March, and she’s been fighting both physical symptoms and emotional trauma ever since. Calling a radiology department to follow up on her ...

Devonne Maxey was her father’s care provider leading up to his death in 2012, and she was the only one in the house with him when he died. She called emergency services, but “in a house full of people ...