Therapists can help estranged families understand the past, work on making amends, and potentially rebuild their ...

Childhood trauma leaves lasting impacts. The past is past simply doesn’t apply here. These past experiences can resurface in adulthood, affecting daily life. Dr Judith Joseph, a psychiatrist, ...

Many of us grow up with emotionally immature parents and may not know it. This is a key pattern seen in intergenerational trauma that is conditioned and maintained from one generation to the next. For ...

A University of Sydney-led study published in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry has found 42% of Australian adults—more than eight million people—experienced a traumatic event as ...

It’s heartbreaking when an adult child distances themselves from their parents, especially when the parent believes they did everything right. But estrangement doesn’t happen overnight. It’s often the ...

Navigating a child's transitions into adulthood can be extremely disorienting and confusing for parents, especially those that have crafted their entire identity, life, and routines around an ...

A systematic review of 10 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) found that trauma-based psychological treatments were superior to usual care in reducing depressive symptoms in older adults with ...