For most young children, the sight and voice of a parent serve as a primary source of comfort and safety. A new study ...

Parent Psychotherapy doesn’t just heal emotional wounds — it repairs a biological process that could benefit kids for life.

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

Childhood trauma is assumed to be something that permanently shapes us, but what if adult relationships play a role in shaping these memories? A recent study explores that question.

In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in ...

What happened to us in early life can be processed in such a way as to lead not only to resolution but also to a richer ...

UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 16: Platinum print made by F W Edwards c 1892-1893 from an original wet collodion negative by Oscar Rejlander. (Photo by The Royal Photographic Society Collection / Victoria ...

New research suggests that the path to alcohol dependence may differ depending on when the condition begins. A study ...