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The Long Shadow: Bruce Perry on the Lingering Effects of Childhood Trauma

The Long Shadow: Bruce Perry on the Lingering Effects of Childhood Trauma

Zach Stroeher2024-06-19T00:25:53-05:00

By Jeanne Supin The “fight or flight” instinct has served the human species well, helping us respond quickly to threats, but according to child and adolescent psychiatrist and neuroscientist Bruce Perry it can also change our brains for the worse. If the threats we encounter are extreme, persistent, or frequent, we become too […]

The Long Shadow: Bruce Perry on the Lingering Effects of Childhood TraumaZach Stroeher2024-06-19T00:25:53-05:00

How childhood trauma affects the brain

How childhood trauma affects the brain

Zach Stroeher2024-06-19T00:32:29-05:00

By Maria Cohut It is not news that people abused as children are more exposed to clinical depression, anxiety, and a higher risk of death from suicide. But now, researchers have begun to reveal what happens in the brain following this kind of trauma.

According to data provided by the Children’s Bureau of the […]

How childhood trauma affects the brainZach Stroeher2024-06-19T00:32:29-05:00