When fear is rooted in memories of helplessness, working only in the present may not be enough. The memory rescripting technique can sometimes lead to fast and lasting recovery.

As women’s personal agency feels increasingly under threat, our ability to stay grounded and self-governing may be more important than ever. Culturally, women’s mental and physical well-being has been ...

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 ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3- Good health and wellbeing. Trauma is often understood as an individual psychological event, yet its roots and repercussions are ...

Though still controversial, EMDR therapy is gaining traction in the Main Line region and beyond as a trauma treatment.

Playing Tetris could help reduce distressing memories of trauma, a study has found. Health workers who played the classic computer game as part of their treatment experienced fewer flashbacks, ...

In the study, participants’ traumatic memories were first reactivated, and only then was brain stimulation applied — precisely at the stage when the memory is in a “flexible” state and amenable to ...

To recover from abuse or another traumatic experience, some people turn to a therapy called eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing, or EMDR. But this may present problems if these people pursue ...