Children show distress in subtle ways. When adults listen with intention, they help children feel safe, regulate emotions, and choose healthier ways to respond.

The study covered in this summary was published on medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. The factors pertaining to and the potential underlying causes for the underperformance ...

Co-authored by Lotus Huyen Vu and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. In 1994, Stephen Porges introduced the polyvagal theory, based on an evolutionary, neuropsychological understanding of the vagus nerve’s role ...

Over the past 20 years, a convergence of research on neuroscience, epigenetics, adversity and toxic stress has established that exposure to trauma and toxic stress adversely affects the health and ...

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is a type of psychotherapy for children who have experienced a traumatic event or series of traumatic events. TF-CBT involves safe participation ...

https://doi.org/10.5325/edgallpoerev.22.2.0329 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/edgallpoerev.22.2.0329 Copy URL Abstract Among the psychological ...

Systemic racism and discrimination are forms of systemic oppression found to be root causes of poverty and hunger in the United States. Systemic racism is a form of violence that places or keeps ...

In recent years researchers have learned that trauma can be inherited—passed down due to changes in DNA, what’s known as epigenetics. But researchers recently uncovered a new wrinkle to the story: ...

Live tissue training’, using an anaesthetised live animal substituted for a human patient for the practice of surgical skills, is a controversial topic. Although simulator technologies have developed ...