New research has found that 4 in 5 Australian psychologists have gaps in their knowledge on dissociation—a common psychobiological response to trauma that can disrupt memory, emotion, and identity—and ...

This is part 1 in a series about rethinking the trauma response. The history of the study of trauma has included many missteps and misunderstandings and it has been difficult to shake these incorrect ...

Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that for individuals who experience trauma, the presence of dissociation - a profound feeling of detachment from one's sense of self or ...

Anticipating later theories of trauma psychosis, The Lifted Veil offers the possibility of emotional shock and psychological trauma as the root of Latimer’s double consciousness. Latimer’s childhood ...

Trauma-related dissociation consists of several subtypes, with unique brain signatures depending on type of dissociative disorders, new research suggests. Results from a neuroimaging study showed that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Network connectivity in the brain may shed light on trauma-related dissociative symptoms and symptom severity, ...

Trauma can cause dissociative symptoms - such as having an out-of-body experience, or feeling emotionally numb - that may help an individual cope in the short term but can have negative impacts if the ...

Everyday stress, loneliness, and feelings of exclusion or marginalization have been highlighted as the biggest risk factors, along with childhood trauma, for contributing to dissociation in teenagers ...

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a New York-based science journalist whose work has appeared in Health, Live Science, and Discover Magazine, among other publications. She holds a master's degree in psychology ...