When I was a resident at NYU in 2009, I worked extensively at Bellevue Hospital's Survivors of Torture Center. I was training to be a psychiatrist, seeing patients who'd endured unspeakable terrors in ...

Trauma affects individuals deeply, altering their sense of safety, their emotions, and how they perceive the world around them. Its impact can be profound and long-lasting, affecting mental, physical, ...

Unlike acute trauma, which results from a one-time experience of something deeply distressing, disturbing, and/or harmful, complex trauma results from long-term, repeated exposure to traumatic ...

Opinion: Recognizing trauma-based decision making in white-collar cases improves accuracy, reduces error, and promotes outcomes that are both just and durable.

From Left to Right: Enna Selmanovic, PhD candidate at Icahn School of Medicine; Kristen Dams-O'Connor, PhD, Director of the Brain Injury Research Center at Mount Sinai. New York, NY (October 23, 2025) ...

Healthcare professionals use various criteria to describe acute and chronic conditions. The two types of conditions have several differences in the way people experience, develop, and receive ...

Many people with complex PTSD use alcohol to self-medicate, which may lead to alcohol use disorder (AUD). People with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) often experience chronic emotional ...