This post’s title—with the word “loss” crossed out—signifies a relatively recent change: “reproductive loss/grief” has been replaced by reproductive trauma. Clayton Brigance (University of Missouri – St. Louis) and his colleagues demonstrated that trauma captures the experience in a more valid way. 1 Through social-media...
Race-based trauma (also called racial trauma) includes severe emotional, cognitive, and physical distress (i.e., trauma symptoms) that are caused by experiences of social discrimination and maltreatment based on one’s race. An example of a recent, relevant study was conducted by Joyce Yang (University of San...
Approximately 21% of the US adult population—about 51.6 million people—experienced chronic pain during 2021. 1 We tend to experience pain in terms of its intensity (how badly it hurts); and people with chronic pain also often experience depression, anxiety, and anger; and many withdraw from...