Intergenerational trauma is a form of emotional distress that is passed down from one generation to the next. This trauma can manifest as anxiety and mood disorders, similar to PTSD, even if the ...

Can the trauma of a parent rewrite the mental health of a child born decades later? A new compelling study reveals that ...

Intergenerational trauma occurs when multiple generations of a family feel the effects of past traumatic events. These effects can be emotional or physical. Traumatic events can influence a person’s ...

After 13 years of working as a psychiatrist, first in northern California, and later New Zealand, I moved to Kayenta, a small community in a remote part of the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona.

Have you ever wondered what long-term impact significant historical events have on future generations? Particularly for those whose ancestors suffered from atrocities like the Holocaust, slavery, or ...

Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a complex issue that is often passed on through generations. Studies have shown that parents who were abused as children may perpetuate a similar pattern of mistreating ...

Marin Denning joined Lake Effect's Joy Powers to discuss intergenerational trauma in Indigenous communities ahead of his talk at UWM's Trauma in Our Community Conference. On Tuesday, UW-Milwaukee’s ...

Most people experience a traumatic event some time during their lives — losing a loved one, being the victim of violence or surviving a natural disaster. But what happens when the impact of trauma is ...

Financial trauma affects how we feel and talk about money, according to Aja Evans, a licensed mental health counselor and financial therapist. “The way we speak about wealth impacts how kids around ...