This post was co-written by Dr. Deryn Strange, professor of forensic psychology at John Jay College. Our memories are not perfect reconstructions of the past. Instead, remembering a past event is a ...

Content warning: The story you’re about to hear is quite graphic, with references to childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault. While I've built my whole career on helping people challenge and crush ...

Readers may wonder what a clinical psychologist is doing writing about gut bacteria, vagus nerve biology – and what any of it ...

The study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, focused on treating intrusive, vivid, and unwanted memories of trauma, a core symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The treatment – called ...

In the study, participants’ traumatic memories were first reactivated, and only then was brain stimulation applied — precisely at the stage when the memory is in a “flexible” state and amenable to ...

In a spirit of genuine exchange, experimentation, and connection, we invite colleagues—writers, scholars, artists, and practitioners—who seek to work across boundaries and build knowledges in ways ...

In "Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory," author Lyn Barrett shatters misconceptions by offering a deeply personal, first-hand account of living with DID and healing from the ...

Playing Tetris could help reduce distressing memories of trauma, a study has found. Health workers who played the classic computer game as part of their treatment experienced fewer flashbacks, ...