Exposure to trauma is associated with many negative outcomes, especially for at-risk populations like incarcerated women and perinatal women. The Trauma History Questionnaire (THQ) is a common measure ...
The nightmares of labor began around eight weeks. I started waking up in the night, panicked and sweaty. My thoughts raced: “There is a THING inside of me, and it has to get out!” For as long as I can ...
History lessons are most painful when they revolve around injuries. While Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has had promising stretches of his career, injuries have still been something of an issue ...
In talking with fellow clinicians about addiction, the one view that I encounter most frequently is this: Addiction is a trauma response. That is to say, if someone has an addiction (to alcohol, ...
In People v. Hannah T., a court reduced a 25-year sentence to five years, despite her waiver, citing her severe childhood trauma. This challenges long-standing limits on overturning plea agreements ...
The word "trauma" derives from the classical Greek meaning "wound" and refers to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience such as childhood abuse, neglect, abandonment, domestic violence, the ...
A painful history with church-run schools has many Indigenous people wary of Christianity. Native ministries are working to share the real Jesus. When Martha Craft looks at the class photo from her ...