With the many changes in the newest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), among the most significant has been the…
Today’s seniors grew up when their LGBTQ status was considered a mental illness, a view that has largely changed. But, as Nancy Knauer of Temple…
The expectation of unending compassion for others is unrealistic. For trauma workers, hearing devastating stories can take its toll. This can be seen in detrimental…
Last year, a good friend of mine became obsessed with the gym. Preoccupied by the “small” size of his muscles, he would spend hours staring…
“My name is Will, and I think rape is hilarious…when it happens to a dude,” begins the monologue in a recently posted video written and…
For years the scientific study of relationships has centered on the hormone oxytocin. Made in our brains and traveling through our blood, oxytocin is said…
When we think of death, dying and grief, no one therapist has had the impact and staying power as that of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Her five…
The 1961 classic, The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas Szasz, revolutionized the way we think about atypical mental phenomena. And over the years, the…
Between 2002 and 2004, 16-year-old Amanda Berry, 21-year-old Michelle Knight, and 14-year-old Georgina DeJesus were abducted from the streets of Cleveland, Ohio. They were lured…
Zachary Haines was 16 years old when a physical examination put his 5’7”, 230-pound body within the obese range. Soon after, Zachary began working out…
Despite being mostly illegal, slavery remains a global reality. It is estimated that over 20.9 million people are currently enslaved and involuntarily trafficked within their…
The Trauma & Mental Health Report sat down with Psychiatrist, Diane Meschino, to talk about Postpartum depression (PPD). In the first video of the series…
Memory can be a double edged sword. It holds our identities, our relationships, our histories. But when memory holds our most unspeakable stories, it can…
In 1993, in Merseyside, England, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were charged with the abduction and murder of 2-year-old James Bulger. Bulger had been abducted…
It is almost impossible to imagine the realities endured by victims of ritual abuse: multiple abusers with systematic motives, coordinated with the sole purpose of…
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) contribute to many deaths each year, and can lead to the development of secondary mental health problems. The Centre for Disease…
In October of 2013, the College of Physicians in Quebec, Canada, ordered doctors to stop performing virginity tests on women. Remarkably, it took a formal…
Blind-sided by the one you love, the one you married. Learning about your spouse’s infidelity can be emotionally and physically devastating. The emotional damage is…
The conventional treatment for opioid dependence is to prescribe methadone. Similar to morphine, methadone is a synthetic opioid sometimes referred to as a narcotic. It…
We moderns are the last people on the planet to uncover what older cultures have known for thousands of years: The act of drumming contains…
