Trauma And Violence

How should the sociopolitical nature of PTSD as a diagnosis inform our understanding of trauma?

During National Men’s Health Month, take time to consider the unique mental health needs of male patients.

"Well-meaning" behavior by parents or guardians could be contributing to high levels of depression, suicidality, substance use, and other adverse outcomes in their child.

Is unresolved trauma the number one problem on planet earth? An economist with expertise in disaster-related distress makes the case.

What should residency programs be doing to address current traumas?

What side of the rainbow are we on?

Psychiatrists who want to understand white supremacy should watch this series…

As the recent waves of violence show, a conversation needs to be had on mass shootings and gun violence...

Everything happens for a reason... or does it?

Victims can get caught up in blaming themselves for their traumatic event...

Nightmare disorder can produce emotional manifestations of fear, anger, and sadness. Here are 7 reasons parasomnias can challenge even the most astute diagnostician.

Violence against women isn't new, but it's heightened right now.

During the month of February, we will publish important stories commemorating Black History Month.

Fire setting is the current preferred term in the literature to describe acts of deliberately started fires regardless of their legal or diagnostic status.

Sometimes the best medicine is understanding.

Survivors of abuse need help now more than ever.

Question and consider how people adapt, how families/communities cope, and how physicians should engage with trauma.

Patients want to pass on many things to their children; trauma is not one of them.

There is an increase in reports of domestic violence. How can you resolve domestic disharmony with your significant other and your family unit as a whole?

A behavior analyst shares his stories and information on establishing appropriate replacement behaviors for patients with traumatic brain injuries and problematic behavior.

March 2020, as Dr Jack Rozel tells it, saw the most guns ever sold in 1 month. What is motivating this fear-driven purchasing? Better yet, what can you do to understand and prevent gun violence?

Even individuals who escaped from the burning towers needed years to recover.

Without normative attachment, children can move into their middle years without the tools to succeed in peer relationships, school, and extracurricular activities, opening the door to perils in adolescence.

Local, state, and federal officials are rushing to implement massively life-altering measures in the current pandemic even as we enter a situation that is still poorly understood.

Here are 5 rape myths perpetuated in our culture, in law enforcement and the military, and in medicine and mental health.

Clinicians work with more male sexual abuse survivors than they may think.

An overview of the theoretical and empirical literature linking PTSD, substance use, and IPV, as well as risk factors for depression and other psychiatric disorders.

Most of us remember where we were when the terrorist bomb shattered our sense of peace in this usually quiet community. The shockwave travelled for miles and across time.

The articles in this Special Report focus on the interplay between trauma and its consequences, including violent behaviors, substance use disorders, and stroke. Taken together, the articles may contribute to a better understanding of-and treatment development for-patients exposed to trauma.

Ultimately, the decision about involuntary treatment is about risk, not predictable outcomes. In many cases, however, these decisions are much more difficult and, until our crystal balls arrive, our best efforts may still fall short.