When silence hurt rape survivors Source: Kristina Flour at Unsplash, Creative Commons In the United States, one in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives. And 63 percent of sexual assaults are not reported to police, with rape being...
The missing link between PTSD and OCD Source: Abishek at Unsplash, Creative Commons This post is by Robert T. Muller and Lotus Huyen Vu, a contributing writer at The Trauma & Mental Health Report. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is triggered by experiencing...
Consensual non-monogamy is misunderstood and stigmatized Source: Gordon Johnson at Pixabay, Creative Commons This post is by Robert T. Muller and Lucas Norton, a contributing writer at The Trauma and Mental Health Report. One evening, while out for drinks at a bar in...
Children with trauma histories find their voice through dramatherapy Source: Mosaic with scenic masks/Wikimedia Commons, public domain This post is by Robert T. Muller and Rupkatha Basu, a contributing writer at The Trauma and Mental Health Report. In 2014, Jess (name...
Support for a loved one with anxiety disorder can strain a romantic relationship Source: Neil Thomas/Unsplash This post was written by Robert T. Muller and Lucas Norton, a contributing writer at The Trauma and Mental Health Report. Anxiety disorders are the most...
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is demonstrating to be promising for PTSD. Source: Activedia/Pixabay, Creative Commons In recent years, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy has been highlighted as a breakthrough therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and...
Parents can feel overwhelmed by their child’s mental health diagnosis Source: Nico Macaspac at Unsplash, Creative Commons As someone who has supported children with mental illness, I have always been an advocate for their health and safety. Recently, through...
Bipolar disorder is not the average teenager mood swing Source: Baruska at Needpix, Creative Commons “I shut down again. I went blank. One minute I was spinning, and the next minute my mind was dragging itself around in a circle, like an old, arthritic dog trying to...
DID sufferers’ experiences had been misunderstood by the public Source: Jr Korpa at Unsplash, Creative Commons Our minds work in incredible ways to protect us from the negative experiences that occur throughout our lives. Those diagnosed with dissociative...
Justice needs to address the effects on victims. Source: Stephano Pollio/Unsplash, Creative Commons The North American legal system has been stagnant for many years and it may be time to ask ourselves what we can do differently to support both perpetrators and victims...
