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Prior Differences in Previous Trauma Exposure Primarily Drive the Observed Racial/Ethnic Differences in Posttrauma Depression and Anxiety Following a Recent Trauma
The Necessity of a Trauma-Informed Paradigm in Substance Use Disorder Services
Early childhood trauma profoundly alters brain development, increasing the risk of substance use disorders later in life. These changes affect emotion regulation and how individuals respond to rewards.
MDMA-assisted therapy for moderate to severe PTSD: a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial
MDMA-assisted therapy significantly reduced PTSD symptoms and functional impairment in a diverse population with moderate to severe PTSD. The treatment was well-tolerated.
The Generational Trauma Card: A Tool to Educate on Intergenerational Trauma Transmission
Adolescent parents found an educational tool on intergenerational trauma acceptable and helpful. They expressed interest in learning about how trauma impacts health and felt comfortable receiving this information from their pediatrician.
Addressing Intergenerational Trauma in Black Families: Trauma-Informed Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy
This article highlights the high rates of trauma in Black communities and families. It proposes a framework called trauma-informed socioculturally attuned family therapy to address intergenerational trauma.
Mapping Home, Memory and Spatial Recovery in Forced Displacement
The UK asylum system leaves displaced people in precarious situations, intensifying psychological trauma. Creative spatial practices, like deep-mapping, can foster recovery and belonging by helping individuals remake a sense of home.
Watkinson v. Dep’t of Corr.
The AK Supreme Court revived a solitary confinement emotional distress claim. The Court recognized isolation’s potential for psychological trauma based on medical and scientific evidence.
McCalop v. State
The Georgia Supreme Court accepted expert testimony on PTSD, finding it a more scientific explanation for trauma’s effects on perception and memory than battered person syndrome.
State v. Whitetail
The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction, finding the defendant's PTSD claim did not negate intent. Expert testimony and video evidence supported knowing and intentional conduct.
Shepard v. State
The court upheld a death sentence. It found testimony on childhood trauma and PTSD was properly considered as mitigating evidence.
Brief of Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, NY County Defender Services, and Queens Defenders as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Contempt and Application for Appointment of a Receiver
This brief supports a motion to hold New York City's Department of Correction in contempt and appoint a receiver. It argues jail violence and dysfunction are intolerable, violating detainees' rights and the court's consent decree.
Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, Aaron Regunberg and Leonela Felix in Support of Affirmance
This brief argues that prison officials should not receive qualified immunity. It asserts their prolonged solitary confinement of an inmate caused severe mental and physical harm, violating the Eighth Amendment.
Brief of Former Corrections Executives as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner and Reversal of the Seventh Circuit
Prolonged solitary confinement causes severe harm, is costly, and ineffective. For people with serious mental illness, it intensifies issues, creating a harmful cycle with no clear penological justification.
Brief of Brock Chisholm, Sondra Crosby, Beatrice Patsalides Hofmann, David Luban, and Stephen N. Xenakis as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner
This brief argues that using information obtained through torture is illegal and deeply harms the justice system. It asserts such evidence can never be considered "harmless error" and calls for reversal of a previous ruling.
Internal capsule microstructure mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and PTSD following adulthood trauma exposure
Childhood trauma may increase the risk of adult post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by altering specific brain white matter. These brain changes were identified as potential indicators of PTSD susceptibility following a recent trauma.