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Can mass trauma actually promote psychological adjustment?
The Hill: The terror attacks in San Bernardino and Paris have ratcheted upward—once again—our collective anxieties. And for the survivors of these tragedies, they have raised the specter of collateral psychological damage, such as posttraumatic
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People take more risks when wearing helmets, potentially negating safety benefits
Science: Helmets can reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury by almost 20%. But what if we take so many risks when wearing them that we lose the protective edge they provide? This could be
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Maier Receives Grawemeyer Award for Work on Resiliency
APS Fellow Steven Maier, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and director of the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Colorado–Boulder, has been named the recipient of the 2016 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award
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After Trauma, New Strength as Well as New Scars
The Wall Street Journal: Who is happier, the winner of a lottery jackpot or someone confined to a wheelchair after an accident? The answer seems obvious—the lottery winner. But it isn’t that simple. For her
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When Trauma Isn’t Traumatic
Longitudinal data collected from university students suggest that exposure to an acute trauma may be linked with an improvement in symptoms of anxiety or depression for some individuals. The research, led by Anthony Mancini of Pace
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Clinical Psychological Science: Coping Styles in Twins Discordant for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Depression Rebecca G. Fortgang, Christina M. Hultman, and Tyrone D. Cannon Although schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and
