"Last September the V.A. decided not to reimburse veterans using a service dog for PTSD because they require more proof that the dogs really help. The V.A. issued a statement to the NEWS10, saying they started a study in 2011 and 2012, both of which...
"What if such a study stated plainly that what we see as the problem of addiction isn't really the problem at all, but a manifestation of a deeper pain caused by a damaging incident within the life history of an individual? What would this...
"The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences here has just published a new book titled, “ Disaster, Disease and Distress : Resources to Promote Psychological Health and Resilience in...
"Things are moving in a positive direction at the Child Abuse Intervention Center, according to officials. "Bay Area Hospital took over the center from the Womens Resource Center in April with plans to change it into an advocacy model instead of a...
"NYU Langone Medical Center and KVC Health Systems, Inc. have collaborated to create the NYU Langone Medical Center & KVC Midwest Trauma Training Center. The Center is designed to serve youth and families in the Midwest by training psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, early childhood program administrators, educators, counselors, therapists, law enforcement, juvenile justice staff, nurses and anyone serving individuals who have experienced traumatic events. KVC is excited...
"Most recently Dr. Kaufman and her team were able to do DNA analysis of a group of 96 children who been removed from their parents due to abuse or neglect and 96 control children. That analysis showed significantly greater epigenetic changes in the...
"Operated by the Berrien County Council for Children, the center coordinates the work of police, the prosecutor’s office, the Michigan Department of Human Services and others responsible for investigating child sexual abuse. "The facility, a...
"By the time an individual is sent to the Iowa Juvenile home, most have had multiple failed treatment attempts. The Iowa Juvenile home is a last resort for most troubled girls. Many of the individuals there have been exposed to and...
Abstract Adverse childhood events (ACE’s) have been empirically related to a wide range of negative health and mental health outcomes. However, not all individuals who experience ACE’s follow a trajectory of poor outcomes, and not all...
"Whitney said part of Whitcomb’s message will be that law enforcement officials should talk about the traumatic scenes they encounter rather than keeping these experiences to themselves. “I know I’m that way. I...
"But compared with previous classroom research, I've found a change in how boys relate to emotions. Being personal and talking about feelings was not problematic or feminine in their eyes. It was almost an ideal. And it was more important to be kind...
"Researchers from the University of Zurich and the University Children's Hospital Zurich have now devised and evaluated a systematic questionnaire, which can be used to identify pre-school children with an increased risk of long-term post-traumatic...
"A new study provides evidence that one important part of memory undergoes substantial development even after the age of 7. "Researchers found that episodic memory – the ability to remember not only what happened, but where and when –...
"People tend to think that siblings are going to tease and bully one another; just goes with the territory," Kowalski said. "Minimizing the behavior in this way, however, fails to examine the consequences that sibling bullying can have for the...
When the Washington Post carried a story by Brigid Schulte about the new Institute of Medicine report New Directions In Child Abuse and Neglect Research , Ed Tronick, Ph.D., psychologist at the University of Massachusetts, wrote to her about his...