University of Leeds psychologists report that stress appraisal and perceived stress act as key conduits linking childhood trauma to adult depression, anxiety, defeat, and entrapment.

We all know that traumatic experiences in childhood leave deep invisible scars. However, researchers examining longitudinal data now say they’re not so certain all trauma leaves the same type of ...

We know little about the amount and types of trauma experienced in these social and cultural contexts and their mental health impacts on children.

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Adult survivors of childhood parental trauma often engage in oversharing. This contrasts the undersharing that is often seen with survivors of other types of trauma. Specific types of childhood ...

In exploring different traumatic experiences, it becomes clear developmental trauma and childhood trauma, as well as relational, complex, and attachment trauma, are different.

Adverse childhood experiences — also called ACEs — can affect your health long after the trauma. Learn how to heal, find treatments, and get support.

A suspected link between childhood trauma and the risk of developing endometriosis in later life was strengthened Wednesday with the publication of study that showed a connection between the two.

As concern grows over adolescent mental health, a new national study adds to the growing body of research showing that cyberbullying should be considered an adverse childhood experience (ACE ...

Generational wounds may live in our genes. New research suggests that childhood trauma leads to a difference in the epigenetics of a sperm cell, which can impact a child's development and also be ...

The framework of Adverse Childhood Experiences started with an unexpected finding over 30 years ago. How is our approach changing?