Northern Ireland has been let down by failure to tackle the mental trauma of the Troubles, Tony Blair’s former head of communications Alastair Campbell said. The rate of illness is
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Many children suffering from the trauma of sexual abuse can benefit from a therapy using creative methods, according to a study by Durham and Bristol universities. The therapy offered by
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Dan Hughes is a leading authority on dyadic developmental psychotherapy and has integrated recent research on the neurobiology of trauma, early child development and attachment. During one of his
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Children are often left alone to deal with the “corrosive consequences” of abuse, a charity has warned. The NSPCC said more must be done to give youngsters who have been
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The first study to explore African women’s attitudes to female genital mutilation (FGM) reveals that more than half the women interviewed view FGM as abuse. Out of 55 women interviewed
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A verbal ‘updating’ technique aimed at blocking the consolidation of traumatic memories could protect against the long-term psychological and physiological effects of trauma, according to new research from the Institute
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Queen Mary University of London’s Barts Centre for Trauma Sciences (C4TS) has launched the new website Aftertrauma.org, a comprehensive online resource dedicated to helping trauma survivors – and their families,
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