Resource Library
Ex parte Lane
Keywords intellectual disability; execution; developmental trauma; cognitive impairments; childhood violence; adaptive functioning; death penalty; capital punishment(2018)
Russell v. State
Keywords ineffective assistance claims; expert testimony; trauma; mental illness; PTSD evaluations; scientific validity(2017)
I Can't Concentrate': A Feasibility Study with Young Refugees in Sweden on Developing Science-Driven Interventions for Intrusive Memories Related to Trauma
Keywords refugees; concentration; intrusive memories; psychological trauma(2017)
Mental Health and Trauma in Asylum Seekers Landing in Sicily in 2015: a Descriptive Study of Neglected Invisible Wounds
Keywords asylum seekers; mental health; PTSD; depression; trauma; migration; Italy(2017)
Mental Health for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Displaced Persons: A Call for a Humanitarian Agenda
Keywords refugees; asylum seekers; mental health; displacement; trauma; humanitarian response(2017)
The Social Determinants of Refugee Mental Health in the Post-Migration Context: A Critical Review
Keywords common mental disorders; health disparities; refugee; social determinants; income inequality(2017)
Trauma is a Public Health Issue
Keywords trauma; public health; prevention; policy; mental health; early intervention; traumatic stress; disaster(2017)
Williams v. Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Keywords death-row solitary; death sentences vacated; due process rights; mental harms; isolation(2017)
Palakovic v. Wetzel
Keywords prison officials; 8th Amendment; mentally ill inmate; prolonged solitary; long-term isolation; mental harm(2017)
An Integrated Neuroscience Perspective on Formulation and Treatment Planning for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Educational Review
Keywords PTSD; Trauma; Fear Conditioning; Neurobiology; Epigenetics; Memory Reconsolidation; Dysregulated Circuits; Genetics; Psychotherapy; Stress Response(2017)
Testifying About Trauma: A Call for Science and Civility
Keywords Trauma; PTSD; Expert Witness; Legal Proceedings; Diagnostic Criteria; Trauma-Informed Care; Personal Narrative; DSM-5; Psychic Trauma; Forensic Context(2017)
Brief of Amicus Curiae American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children in Support of Petitioner
Keywords Child maltreatment; Miranda rights; Juvenile justice; Child brain development; Executive function; Cognitive capacity; Developmental incompetence; child abuse(2016)
Jonhson v Wetzel
Keywords solitary confinement; 8th Amendment; psychological harm; physical torture; isolation; clinically distressing; justification; human rights(2016)
State v. Bright
Keywords penalty phase; childhood trauma; PTSD; abuse; mental illness; moral culpability; evidence; sentencing(2016)
Brief of Amicus Curiae American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Support of Petitioner
Keywords youth strip searches; psychological harm; juvenile justice system; post-traumatic stress; juvenile detention centers; depression; anxiety; suicide(2016)