What Is Intergenerational Trauma?

What Is Intergenerational Trauma?

Intergenerational trauma refers to trauma that is passed from a trauma survivor to their descendants. It…

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‘Chronic traumatic stress disorder’: the Palestinian psychiatrist challenging western definitions of trauma | Gaza

‘Chronic traumatic stress disorder’: the Palestinian psychiatrist challenging western definitions of trauma | Gaza

Even before the war in Gaza broke out, people in the besieged Palestinian territory had some…

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Postpartum depression and trauma await mothers and newborns in Gaza

Postpartum depression and trauma await mothers and newborns in Gaza

A woman bathes a one-day old baby at a UN shelter. Ashraf Amra APA images The…

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Trauma screening may help connect children to specific mental-health services

Trauma screening may help connect children to specific mental-health services

Each year between 200,000 and 270,000 children and youth enter foster care placements with child welfare…

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Opinion | The Trauma Experienced In Gaza Is Beyond PTSD

Opinion | The Trauma Experienced In Gaza Is Beyond PTSD

As a Palestinian from the West Bank, I am no stranger to the trauma faced by…

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Many children must live with the trauma of war. Here’s how to help them

Many children must live with the trauma of war. Here’s how to help them

Since the late 1990s, one frequently used method to understand the prevalence, and effect, of childhood…

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