What does it mean for a hospital to offer “trauma-informed care”? How about a hairdresser? Or even a paint colour consultant? Suddenly, this term is everywhere, but it’s rarely explained. Behind the ...

But what is “trauma”? Although it occupies the cultural spotlight, its meaning has never been hazier. Can we bring it into focus? “Trauma” derives from the ancient Greek for wound. According to the ...

Trauma turns the world upside down and inside out, disrupting our ability to process feelings and meaning. In psychology, the word “affect” is used to mean emotions or feelings. A big part of ...

Trauma in psychology and psychiatry In the mental health disciplines, the definition of trauma has followed a winding path. In 1952’s first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...