“Trauma” is a heavy and haunting word. For many Americans, it conjures images of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. …
Increased Hours Online Correlate With An Uptick In Teen Depression
A study published Tuesday in the journal Clinical Psychological Science finds that increased time spent with popular electronic devices — …
A Veteran Wonders: How Will My PTSD Affect My Kids?
Years have gone by since my return from Iraq. My children are in elementary school, my time in the war …
When Kids Have to Act Like Parents, It Affects Them for Life
Some people who have to be responsible for their siblings or parents as children grow up to be compulsive caretakers. …
Trauma and Resignation Syndrom
The Swedish word uppgivenhetssyndrom sounds like what it is: a syndrome in which kids have given up on life. That’s …
When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline
If you know anything about New Orleans public schools, you probably know this: Hurricane Katrina wiped them out and almost …
The Role Of Yoga In Healing Trauma
Missy Hart grew up in Redwood City, Calif. — in gangs, on the street, in the foster care system and …
Compulsions Can Follow Trauma
Obsessive-compulsive behaviors may alleviate post-traumatic stress in some patients. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is usually treated as a stand-alone mental illness. …
Can a Difficult Childhood Enhance Cognition?
Poverty tends to dampen test scores, but new research suggests people with hard upbringings can sometimes outperform their more-privileged peers. …
PTSD turned my husband into a stranger
For 30 years, journalist Curt Petrovich covered the world for CBC radio and television. But “Curt Petrovich, CBC News” has …