It usually starts quietly. A thought arises unexpectedly, linked to something unpleasant, and the body responds before the ...

Revisiting traumatic memories can take a toll on mental well-being, leaving individuals vulnerable to emotional distress and cognitive impairment. However, groundbreaking research reveals a promising ...

In 1990, George Franklin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison based on the testimony of his 28-year-old daughter Eileen. She described seeing him rape her best friend and then smash ...

During my dissertation research on combat veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTS), I realized that when discussing traumatic events that lead to PTS, the victim often has a hard time describing the ...

Projected memory: Holocaust photographs in personal and public fantasy / Marianne Hirsch -- Symptoms of discursivity: experience, memory, and trauma / Ernst van Alphen -- Trauma narratives and the ...