Exposure to news and personal stories detailing traumatic events batters our emotional reserves. Whether conversing with a disaster victim or witnessing horrific images on social media or TV, our ...

Vicarious identity occurs when people actually appropriate others’ stories as their own, as if they happened to them, integrating them as part of their own identity. Psychologists who are exposed to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer of ...

There is a concept in psychology known as vicarious trauma. It was first identified in mental health care professionals who were repeatedly exposed to their patients’ traumatic experiences. By ...

Officers, rape and crisis center employees, and other first responders listen to traumatic stories every day, which can impact their mental health indirectly, experts say. First responders and victim ...

Attorneys dealing with juvenile issues may also be suffering from vicarious trauma and not know it. That is a very real situation, said Jackie Steyn as she discussed “The Trauma Informed Attorney” as ...

Even those not directly impacted by a deadly shooting and fire at a church in Grand Blanc Township are now dealing with trauma from the tragedy. Dr. Sabrina shares some tips for handling this type of ...

Research assistants often face unique challenges when working on emotionally intense topics, particularly if they lack established support systems outside the research team or have not yet learned ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Many people have seen videos of two recent murders circulating the internet. The murders of Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska, the woman stabbed on a North Carolina train, ...

Fourth generation Californian Paul McCloskey — aka “Pete” and “Bear” — is a former US Congressman who represented San Mateo County from 1967 (when he trounced Shirley Temple in the Republican primary) ...