Events during childhood may continue to affect our emotions as adults. There has been plenty of evidence, for example, that people who experienced childhood trauma are more vulnerable to depression.
A single neural thread in the brain may explain why some people who are hurt lash out while others turn the pain inward. A ...
Most well-informed people are aware that traumatic childhood experiences are often associated with serious mental health conditions later in life. What few people know, however, is how exactly trauma ...
A recent study published in the European Journal of Neuroscience sheds light on how childhood maltreatment may leave lasting ...
If EKGs can detect potential problems in heart function, then doctors are asking why brain scans can’t be used in the same way, to identify disorders like depression, autism or schizophrenia. Doctors ...
The traumatic events that firefighters, first responders and law enforcement workers witness can lead to severe mental health struggles in their daily lives. A 2023 study by the National Highway ...
A little over two decades ago, military scientists sat around a conference table to eat breakfast and discuss biological clues for diagnosing traumatic brain injuries among service members. The ...