Psychology reveals how childhood trauma reshapes brain structure and stress responses, directly impacting adult emotional ...

Childhood trauma can leave lasting marks on human development, and a new study links these early adverse experiences to ...

Experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to a lack of motivation and less pleasure from rewards-or anhedonia-later in life.

Experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to a lack of motivation and less pleasure from rewards—or anhedonia—later in life.

Psychologists and psychiatrists have long known that severe events in childhood increase the risk of depression, anxiety disorders and other mental illnesses in adulthood. However, until now, it was ...

What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can potentially cause trauma. ACEs aren’t specific. They can include any distressful event between birth and age 17.

Most well-informed people are aware that traumatic childhood experiences are often associated with serious mental health conditions later in life. What few people know, however, is how exactly trauma ...

Some 42% of Australians experience a traumatic event before turning 18 – and it affects their health decades later. Our study, released today, analysed data from 15,893 Australians aged 16–85, ...