![Tragedy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/02/5525F2A8-8DC3-4370-9F57-E05F2142EA67-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Edvard Munch was an artist who grew up in Norway during the 19th century, and his rough upbringing is mirrored in his art. Much of…
![In Post-Secondary School and Homeless](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/11/feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Under the concrete, ivy-covered walls of many universities lies a disturbing phenomenon; homelessness. Many find it incomprehensible that homelessness would exist in these spaces, but …
![The Hidden Struggles of Animal Rescue Workers](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/11/feature-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
During the civil war in Syria, veterinary surgeon Amir Khalil from the charity organization Four Paws International, travelled to Aleppo to rescue surviving zoo animals….
![Universities Can Do Better To Help Students with Mental Illness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/10/feature-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
A good friend of mine, Jessica (name changed), was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder in September of 2017, the same year she enrolled in university….
![Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Brings Surprising Benefits](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/08/feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“I’m always in the present. I have to be one step ahead of David. Things go missing all the time in this house—the remote, mail…
![Misdiagnosis All Too Common for Women with Autism](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/feature-image-copy-470x140.jpg?x81652)
After twenty-eight years of being “dragged through the system,” Emily Swiatek was finally diagnosed with Asperger’s, a branch of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). For Emily,…
![When Doctors are At-Risk for Suicide](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/feature-1-pic-illia-article-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
They had known each other well enough in the early days of medical school, when they were students studying well into the night. After graduation,…
![Asthma Brings Surprising Challenges, Mental Health Difficulties](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/06/diving-455765_1920-470x140.jpg?x81652)
During the summer of 2017, Adrian and his partner, Kayla, ventured out to explore the dense forest in a remote area of south-eastern Canada where…
![Love is War: Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2013/12/Picture32-470x140.png?x81652)
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…