Eating disorders are among the deadliest and fastest-growing mental health conditions, yet they remain largely misunderstood. Popular portrayals reduce these illnesses to superficial stereotypes, ...

Earlier this year, I published an article in Psychiatric Times with the psychiatrist Joel Paris, M.D., commenting on the concept of complex posttraumatic stress disorder and its relationship to ...

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 ...

Learn what not to say to someone with PTSD. Show empathy and support with better communication strategies to aid healing and understanding.

People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction may be more likely to experience headache disorders as adults, according to a meta-analysis ...

Many women experience the “baby blues” after giving birth. However, if your symptoms persist or get worse, you're not alone. An estimated 15 to 20 percent of new mothers suffer from postpartum (after ...

The alluring, but spurious, notion that all our problems stem from childhood has infiltrated our society. On the final lap of his book tour last March, Prince Harry sat in a comfy armchair on a living ...

The concept of “processing” trauma has become ubiquitous; #TraumaProcessing has more than a million views on TikTok, there’s no shortage of trauma-focused therapists sharing coping strategies on ...

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 ...