The new discovery using microbial signatures might promote easier diagnosis, such that people can receive appropriate treatment.

Traumatic events encountered during childhood can lead to damage in cells, tissues, and organs.

Tattoos and piercings often serve as a "means of coping with previous adversity and be an expression of autonomy."

Using trigger warnings can be "invalidating" to trauma survivors because they're told -- over and over again -- that the warnings are helping when, in reality, they aren't.

While MDMA has been proven to have clinical benefits, experts warn that people can be "highly suggestible and vulnerable" under its influence.

The trope suggests that it's okay to assault -- or even kill -- someone if their actions violate our ethics.

“There’s still memory traces in their brain that can be woken up, that can be reactivated,” one of the researchers said.

"Hormones and brain chemicals... are released through our bodies with desired social contact... and are critical to our psychological and physical wellbeing."

"Hypervigilance and startle response are big issues for me. I’m constantly scanning to make sure everything’s safe."

Shakun Batra’s "slow-burner," in some ways, empowers survivors of childhood trauma to choose their narratives, rather than being defined by their past.

The research uses evidence of mental health decline among climate change survivors to debunk the myth linking trauma and resilience.

"It’s more important for people, for survival, to notice the lion in the bush than it is to notice [a] beautiful flower."

All it took to end three generations of the Bhatias–a family like any other–was a patriarch’s undiagnosed mental illness.

Like millions of women, the protagonist, Alex, is shown going through domestic and bureaucratic violence. But the gaze doesn't dehumanize her.

“People carry food and their food identities with them. So, familiarity and comfort are key elements in how they heal."

The notion that trauma influences creativity is still around, but it often fails to acknowledge that the influence can be negative too.

A cultural distaste for talking about death and mental health stigma exacerbate India's gap in bereavement care.

Because people often develop the 'victim mentality' as a coping mechanism, they are frequently unwilling to part with it because it acts as their emotional safety blanket.