Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

Neuroscientists at Columbia and McGill have discovered that high levels of a brain chemical cause depression and suicidal ...

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These ...

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.

Children actively meditating experience lower activity in parts of the brain involved in rumination, mind-wandering and depression, our team found in the first brain-imaging study of young people ...

Play therapy can help children develop social connections, foster independence, and learn creative thinking.

Innovating trauma-informed care for successful rehabilitation and reintegration of children formerly associated with ...

In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...

Bipolar disorder in children has similar symptoms to ADHD and major depression which often leads to misdiagnosis.