It's T minus four days until exam day, and Travis Driscoll is practically living at his desk. "Each day, I'm easily here for five hours," he says. "I haven't done much of anything else but studying for the last two months." Driscoll is one of...
What a series of days in American life, full of savage mayhem, uncommon forgiveness, resistance to forgiveness, furious debate, mourning, and, finally, justice and grace. As President Obama led thousands of mourners in Charleston,...
A new play opening this weekend got its start at Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles. Strindberg Laboratory's adaptation of Aristophanes' satire "The Birds" features a cast of nonprofessional actors, most of whom come from the shelters...
One of the biggest challenges for adolescent girls is developing an effective sense of self amid the sexualizing gaze of popular culture, their peers, and society at large. There is now evidence that the everyday process of contending with, and...
The government has launched an anti-trolling website offering practical tips to people who find themselves the victims of online abuse on how to report the offence and where to seek help. The site is particularly aimed at women and lesbian,...
Chris, who asked me not to use his last name but encouraged me to use his nickname, “Bear,” has been incarcerated in German prisons for 31 years. He would not describe his crime, but it must have been very violent: Even defendants...
The springtime sun blazes over East Arrow Highway in Pomona, California, and the glare off the whitish-gray concrete walkways forces everyone to squint. Regina Dotson moves busily in and out of her office on the second floor of a residential...
A week after his son turned one, Rodricus Crawford woke up a few minutes before 7 A.M . on the left side of his bed. His son was sleeping on the right side, facing the door. Crawford, who was twenty-three, reached over to wake him up, but...
Instead of dodging bullets on the street, they’re dodging paintball pellets in a park. Instead of marking their turf with graffiti on public property, they’re cleaning up taggers’ work from swing sets and basketball courts. Instead...
It's well established that black students have higher rates of suspension, expulsion and police arrests at U.S. public schools than other racial and ethnic groups. The office of civil rights inside the Department of Education monitors ...
Soldiers with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) — a trauma-induced condition in which individuals experience heightened emotional arousal and anxiety — see a world full of threat. A new study by Rebecca Todd, and...
I’ve found myself wondering lately which of my patients were lucky enough as children to play hide-and-seek with their parents. When it’s played as it’s meant to be, it’s such a delightful game. Kids ask to play it, though,...
A small hourglass stands next to the computer on Dr. Iwan James’s office desk. No symbolism is intended — the device is actually a cheap 10-minute egg timer, exactly the length of a routine appointment in Dr. James’s general...
June is recognized as PTSD Awareness Month and June 27 th, National PTSD Awareness Day. I am grateful that there is recognition to help raise awareness, but I truly hope that someday they change the name to Post Traumatic Stress. I no longer feel we...
Study finds dramatic improvement of trauma symptoms as compared to usual treatment Released: 29-Jun-2015 12:05 PM EDT Source Newsroom: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health A specific type of talk therapy dispensed in...