trauma

Netflix’s Dept Q. suggests that psychological trauma might help a detective investigate – neuroscience backs this up

Netflix’s Dept Q. suggests that psychological trauma might help a detective investigate – neuroscience backs this up: Carl Morck is psychologically damaged. He’s socially insufferable. And he’s a departmental embarrassment. Yet this broken man becomes an incredibly effective investigator. Welcome to the brilliant paradox of Netflix’s Dept. Q, where mental trauma doesn’t disable – it …

How Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol anticipated the psychology of Freud in its tale of childhood trauma

How Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol anticipated the psychology of Freud in its tale of childhood trauma: Arthur Rackham , CC BY With a joyful celebration of family love and communal bonds at its heart, Charles Dickens’s story A Christmas Carol has often been credited with creating our modern idea of Christmas. Published on December …

Kids are exposed to violent war images: trauma expert sets out how you can protect them

Kids are exposed to violent war images: trauma expert sets out how you can protect them: In today’s screen-filled world, many children and teens have nearly continuous access to media. Estimates from the United States suggest that school-age children spend four to six hours per day watching or using screens. Adolescents spend as much as …

Birth trauma is a growing problem — experiencing it myself revealed how few people understand it

Birth trauma is a growing problem — experiencing it myself revealed how few people understand it: Birth trauma is often mistaken for other maternal mental health conditions – such as postpartum depression. KieferPix/ Shutterstock The past few years have seen more attention being paid to maternal mental health. Many people are now aware of conditions …

How childhood trauma can lead to obesity in people with serious mental illness

How childhood trauma can lead to obesity in people with serious mental illness: Research suggests childhood trauma has a big part to play in obesity. Ken stocker/Shutterstock People with a serious mental illness (SMI), like schizophrenia, often experience obesity. And in the UK, such people are almost twice as likely to be obese compared to …

‘It’s like you’re a criminal, but I am not a criminal.’ First-hand accounts of the trauma of being stuck in the UK asylum system

‘It’s like you’re a criminal, but I am not a criminal.’ First-hand accounts of the trauma of being stuck in the UK asylum system: Warning: this story contains graphic descriptions of violence. Pseudonyms are used to protect the interviewees’ identities. Angela had already been in the UK as an asylum seeker for nine years and …

Depression, anxiety and childhood trauma: South African study explores links, prevalence and who’s most at risk

Depression, anxiety and childhood trauma: South African study explores links, prevalence and who’s most at risk: South Africans need targeted and accessible interventions and counselling programmes. AJ Watt/Getty Images Mental health problems among adults are an ever-increasing public health concern. These include depression, anxiety, and conditions associated with bad childhood experiences such as abuse. Several …

The consequences of childhood trauma on children’s mental health

The consequences of childhood trauma on children’s mental health: Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock Childhood trauma may play a key role in many later psychiatric disorders. However, most of what we know about the impact of trauma exposure comes from research with adults. Less is known about the impact of childhood trauma on teenagers. It is still unclear …

Families of athletes with dementia linked to brain trauma on watching somebody you love disappear – Uncharted Brain podcast part 2

Families of athletes with dementia linked to brain trauma on watching somebody you love disappear – Uncharted Brain podcast part 2: Traumatic brain injury from sports such as American football is linked with a form of dementia called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Steve Jacobson/Shutterstock Dementia doesn’t just affect older people. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a …

How trauma survivors can harness spiritual contemplation to process stress – new research

How trauma survivors can harness spiritual contemplation to process stress – new research: WindNight/Shutterstock Trauma, such as surviving or witnessing road accidents, natural disasters and violence, can shake up our lives, challenging our core beliefs and views of the world. But this upheaval can also trigger what’s known as “post-traumatic growth” in different aspects of …

How to talk to your employer about trauma

How to talk to your employer about trauma: Chanintorn.v / Shutterstock The impact of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a hidden chronic mental health issue in the workplace. A 2016 survey of UK adults found that one in five people between the ages of 18 and 74 said they had experienced at least …

Refugees: the trauma of life in limbo in immigration detention – podcast

Refugees: the trauma of life in limbo in immigration detention – podcast: A protester outside an immigration detention facility in Melbourne, Austraila. FiledIMAGE/Shutterstock The life of limbo for people in immigration detention is often deeply traumatic. In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly, we talk to two experts on immigration detention in Australia and …

Early trauma affects an elephant’s ability to assess threat from lions – new research

Early trauma affects an elephant’s ability to assess threat from lions – new research: It’s not only humans who suffer from the long-term effects of childhood trauma. In our latest research we discovered that there appears to be a very real and lasting impact on elephants who experienced trauma and profound social disruption many decades …

Don’t watch Pam and Tommy – the series turns someone’s trauma into entertainment

Don’t watch Pam and Tommy – the series turns someone’s trauma into entertainment: Tinseltown / Shutterstock Millions have watched the new series Pam and Tommy, retelling the mid-1990s story of celebrities Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee and their leaked “sex tape”. People involved in the show – including the showrunner and actors – claim that …

Bloody Sunday 50 years later: what it means when we commemorate trauma

Bloody Sunday 50 years later: what it means when we commemorate trauma: At its heart, Bloody Sunday was a devastating personal tragedy involving the deaths of 13 men and boys, six of whom were only 17 years old. The victims were taking part in a civil rights protest march against internment. In 30 minutes, 21 …

How going from care to prison compounds women’s trauma – new research

How going from care to prison compounds women’s trauma – new research: Care leavers are over-represented in the justice system. HTWE | Shutterstock In the year to June 2021, for every 1,000 women in custody in England and Wales, 3,808 incidents of self-harm were recorded. This represented a shocking increase of 16% on the previous …

Time and trauma: what fetching water costs women and girls in Nairobi’s informal settlements

Time and trauma: what fetching water costs women and girls in Nairobi’s informal settlements: Women carry water buckets filled with water after fetching it from one of the illegal freshwater points in Mathare slum. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu Fetching water is usually a “women’s affair”, as has been documented all over the world. The consequences of spending …

‘Sextortion’ leads to financial losses and psychological trauma. Here’s what to look out for on dating apps

‘Sextortion’ leads to financial losses and psychological trauma. Here’s what to look out for on dating apps: Tikhonova Yana/Shutterstock When malicious internet users gain people’s trust to obtain sexually explicit photos or videos, and then use these materials – specifically the threat of sharing them – to coerce them for sexual, personal or financial gain, …