A new Utah report says as many as 44% of women giving birth have a traumatic experience that may stay with them for a long time.

Many adults grew up in dysfunctional homes without realizing how much it impacted them. Learn why family trauma is hard to see—and how to begin healing from it.

Israel has once again ranked among the world’s happiest countries, placing eighth in the 2026 World Happiness Report, even as the country continues to grapple with war, instability and national trauma ...

Psychological stress from childhood adversity doesn't just affect mental health. A new study shows that trauma like family disruption physically damages the immune and metabolic systems of children as ...

Movies like Oldboy and Misery are harrowing experiences that force their characters (and us) to endure intense and scarring psychological torture.

Rachel Taparjan discusses her debut feature, premiering at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, trauma-informed filmmaking and why Western media's portrayal of Romanian orphans is a hidden "antagonist" of the doc.

Understanding what depression is – and what it is not – is often the first step toward relief.

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A newly enacted state law expanded Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act to include Post-Traumatic Stress Injury coverage for first responders, but some worry that it won’t be comprehensive enough ...

Three years after Thailand enacted landmark legislation to combat torture and enforced disappearance, rights advocates and legal experts contend the law still faces serious gaps in enforcement.The ...

Forgiveness and reconciliation are often confused. In family estrangement, you can forgive without reconnecting, and reconnect without forgiving.

For Mother’s Day, we asked ten academic experts to tell us who they think is the worst mother in literature. From serious ...