Trauma

Trauma

slym brain
The "subarachnoidal lymphatic-like membrane" helps shield and protect the brain.
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
"All moments past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist."
Abstract image of a person sitting alone in a tiny space to represent PTSD.
Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
documentaries
Though difficult to watch, films like "Shoah" and "Life of Crime" cover topics that should not be ignored.
Symbolic gestures often speak to our psyche in ways no rational action could ever speak to our intellect.
Peaky Blinders Tommy Shelby
The Netflix show about a Birmingham crime family and their personal demons concluded earlier this month. 
Can we stop mass shootings? The first step is collecting data, and these authors have done just that.
Types of therapy are about as different as the people who use it.
Your bites will heal, but will you ever sleep well again after an infestation of bloodsucking parasites?
World War I stretcher bearers
Before the war, medical experts treated the body as a sum of its parts. Conditions like wound shock and brain damage called for a change in perspective.
One form of domestic abuse involves a parent breaking their child’s connection with the other parent.
The results of a 2021 study suggest that the world's most powerful psychedelic may be an underutilized peace-building tool.
“How can we live without our lives? How will we know it’s us without our past?” Steinbeck writes.
A frog swimming.
Scientists looked for ways to trigger the “build whatever normally was here” signal for cells at the site of a wound.
detransitioners
The results of a recent study suggest that some clinicians might be failing to explore other causes when treating gender dysphoria.
There’s no science in this episode of science fiction… but there’s a lot of suspicious happenings that no one’s noticing. Following up on the best episode of the season, thus […]