A conversation with psychologist Ken Falke, who uses the concept of post-traumatic growth—which emphasizes that there can be positive consequences to trauma and suffering—to help combat veteran suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Across the country, there are hundreds of instances where children are removed from the custody of a parent who has suffered from domestic abuse at the hands of a partner.
A new study finds that African-American men who are victims of a violent injury often pull away from their emotional support networks as a result, making recovery that much more difficult.
New research suggests that people who have fragmented rapid eye movement sleep are more susceptible to mental trauma.
There's a good chance Hurricane Harvey will leave behind higher rates of PTSD, and an increase in problem drinking.
Thousands of volunteer are going to Greece in hopes of making even a small dent on the country’s refugee crisis. But, weeks later, many find themselves out of element and out of support.
The story of the Australian serviceman with PTSD who flew halfway around the world to die alone on the side of a mountain.
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
One in six boys is sexually abused before his 18th birthday. Institutions—and psychological associations—can do a lot more to help.
Neuroscientists say the timeless video game's challenging visual and spatial attributes may block unwanted memories.
The autonomous sensory meridian response videos are garnering a massive audience, but an explanation for their intense effects has eluded scientific inquiry.
A new study suggests witnessing death, not just deployment or combat, raises soldiers' risk of suicide.
A look inside the minds of those who have participated in firing squads and lethal injections.
How does one tell the untraumatized majority about the conditions that constitute the underworld of trauma?
How morally responsible can we hold Eddie Ray Routh for the death of Chris Kyle?
Vanderbilt University’s Jonathan Metzl and Kenneth MacLeish address our anxieties and correct our assumptions.
What happens to children and teenagers exposed to violence in their own neighborhoods.
Five studies you should read before you deploy a trigger warning.
Marines who took an eight-week course in the basics of mindfulness recovered from stress faster following an intense training session that replicated battlefield conditions.
Americans in violent neighborhoods are developing PTSD at rates similar to combat veterans. Why aren’t hospitals screening them? It costs money.
By helping others, Michael "Doc" Piper has finally found a way to cope with his anger, nightmares, and flashbacks.
Vet courts, like drug courts, treat the underlying factors for first-time offenders.
The lust to kill is somewhat normal, and cruelty can have some benefits. But the researchers who are exploring those sad discoveries are also working to bust up the vicious circle that offers these insights.
As wave of military suicides continues.