PTSD. Four letters we immediately associate with soldiers and horrific wartime tragedies. But unfortunately, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect anyone who has experienced a traumatic ...

In a recent study, Medical University of South Carolina researchers compared two ways to help kids to get effective trauma ...

Diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder in children can be notoriously difficult. Many, especially those with limited communication skills or emotional awareness, struggle to explain what they're ...

A specialist form of therapy could offer hope for some of the most vulnerable young PTSD sufferers – according to a University of East Anglia study. Researchers investigated the effectiveness of ...

By age 16, almost two‐thirds of kids have experienced trauma, such as abuse, neglect, natural disasters or sudden loss of a ...

The initiative will bring together specialists and volunteers from Russia, Brazil, India, and Ethiopia who work with children and adolescents facing the consequences of armed conflict, poverty, ...

Even in the chaos of war, parents can be a shield. A new study published in the International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice finds that parental emotional support helps ...

Cyberbullying in any form can cause symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and should be considered an “adverse childhood experience” (ACE), a recent analysis finds. Writing in BMC Public ...

Sandy Hook counselors explain how communities should respond and prepare. This is a MedPage Today story. Three days after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, social worker and child ...