June 23, 2023What is Epigenetics? Each cell in our body contains 24,000 or so genes that make us who we are 1.…
June 23, 2023In all epochs and across all cultures, soothsayers, seers, evangelists, and doomsayers have pronounced humanity’s imminent demise. “Apocalypse now”—and now,…
June 23, 2023Our previous article “The Repair of Early Trauma: A Bottom Up Approach” described Bruce Perry’s ‘neurosequential’ approach to working with…
June 23, 2023Despite the emphasis placed on childhood trauma in psychiatry, comparatively little is known about the epidemiology of trauma and trauma-related…
June 23, 2023Did you know that when we say a child has an attachment disorde, it is often not the whole picture?It…
June 16, 2023A polyvagal perspective clarifies the neurobiological and biobehavioral shifts that occurred during evolutionary transition from asocial reptiles to social mammals.…
June 16, 2023Stockholm syndrome or traumatic bonding (Painter & Dutton, Patterns of emotional bonding in battered women: Traumatic bonding. International Journal of…
June 16, 2023Research shows the disruptive effects of early maltreatment on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning in adulthood. Psychotherapists not only…
June 16, 2023Childhood maltreatment history may influence autonomic reactivity and recovery to stressors. Hypothetically, the maltreatment history may contribute to a retuned…
June 16, 2023During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers endured prolonged stress affecting their psychological well-being. Objectives: (1) Evaluate the effects of the…
