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Gang-related violence and the wide-ranging trauma it produces have been a persistent problem in impoverished inner-city neighborhoods throughout the…
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Two years have passed since the Las Vegas shooting which left 58 people dead and hundreds wounded.
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Adversity isn't something that's exclusive to our youngest generation, but when it occurs early in life, toxic stress can have lasting effects. Things…
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Maintaining a routine is important for children and adults after hearing about a traumatizing event such as a mass shooting, says psychologist Wendy…
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Preparing for a child’s first mental health appointment requires parents to be honest and patient, an Upstate University Hospital child and adolescent…
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Elder abuse usually occurs at home at the hands of family members. It might be physical, emotional, sexual or financial. It often goes unreported because…
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Life-and-death decisions were once made exclusively by doctors, but nowadays those matters are largely in the hands of patients. This can create conflict…
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Post-traumatic stress disorder affects 7.8 million people at some point in their lives. Anyone who has suffered through an accident, war, natural…
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A growing body of medical evidence indicates that childhood trauma may be a major risk factor for poor health and quality of life in later years. But as…