Researchers identify molecular markers in children and adolescents, revealing how child maltreatment stress alters DNA, brain development, and mental health Child maltreatment, which includes abuse ...

A research team from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology), in collaboration with the IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Genoa (Italy), has demonstrated that ...

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These adversities leave a lasting impact on the emotional well-being, memory, and ...

Trauma is a serious issue that requires trauma therapy. An estimated 90 percent of adults in the United States have experienced a traumatic event at least once in their lives. Eight million people ...

Traumatic events and experiences overwhelm our ability to cope and integrate our experience. Complex trauma is a specific type of trauma that involves multiple or repeated traumatic experiences, often ...

Researchers have discovered a new way that brain plasticity is controlled in early life, offering insight into the ...

Early and lifelong trauma can intensify menopause symptoms and accelerate cardiovascular and brain aging, according to research. Trauma is common yet underrecognized and undertreated, and it can ...