We tend to give more praise to an adult for their good deeds after discovering that person has had to overcome adversity or suffering earlier in life, research finds.

New research suggests that "childhood trauma may lead to a greater sensitivity to the positive and pleasurable effects of opioids."

Professor for school counseling Erin Mason has advice for how schools can support mental and emotional well-being this fall.

Professor for school counseling Erin Mason has advice for how schools can support mental and emotional well-being this fall.

Indirectly reactivating a fear-based memory could give researchers a chance to change the memory to fight the effects of trauma.

Approximately 40,000 children in the US, an average of one child for every 13 COVID deaths, may have lost a parent to to the pandemic since February 2020.

The US gun business boomed in 2020, potentially a symptom of deep fear during cascading crises. A new book looks at both gun politics and law enforcement.

The US gun business boomed in 2020, potentially a symptom of deep fear during cascading crises. A new book looks at both gun politics and law enforcement.

Trauma-focused psychotherapy is one of the best PTSD treatments. New research clarifies how it actually works to change the brain.

The child welfare system in the US often targets poor families for unnecessary investigations or child removals, the author of a new book argues.