Trauma therapists inevitably work with children and adults suffering from developmental trauma. The effects of this can be devastating. (See this description by a parent of adopted children suffering ...

After my two posts on developmental trauma (here and here), many trauma survivors and therapists sent questions on how to apply the secure attunement framework with adults who are survivors of ...

Most recently, DSM modifications for PTSD included a subtype group for children aged younger than 6 years. 18 Research has shown when diagnostic criteria that are sensitive to child developmental ...

“I don’t often tell people what I do,” said Rampe, a clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology. “People don’t want to hear about it or ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The results highlight post-traumatic stress disorders as a modifiable risk factor for psychosis conversion. The ...

The NMT assessment process includes considering the nature and timing of a person’s childhood adversity, including abuse, neglect and exposure to violence; past and present relational and ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — FamilyForward, a St. Louis-based nonprofit, has created a new campus in north St. Louis County. The organization said the $6.5 million campus will be the largest center for ...

Childhood is a time of growth, learning, and development. Your child is increasing in height and weight, learning new physical and social skills, and laying the foundations of adulthood. If you have ...

A new developmental theory is reshaping how experts understand the reliability of children's and adolescents' memories of traumatic events and adverse experiences. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

One of the largest research analyses regarding the frequency of childhood trauma and its effects in adults is the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). 14 The ACE study was led by Kaiser Permanente (KP ...