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April 2, 2025 Dora Koller, _Universitat de Barcelona_ and Renato Polimanti, _Yale University_ Our research suggests that psychology plays a role in causing this common and extremely painful

condition. March 24, 2025 Gabrielle Principe, _College of Charleston_ Sigmund Freud originally developed the idea of repression and actually revised his definition later in life. March 9,

2025 Jodie Bailie, _University of Sydney_; Jo Longman, _University of Sydney_; Rebecca McNaught, _University of Sydney_, and Ross Bailie, _University of Sydney_ The immediate risks are from

drowning, falls, injuries and infections from contaminated floodwater. Here’s what to look out for. March 7, 2025 Erin Smith, _La Trobe University_ This is a particularly tough time for

people who have lived through other disasters. Here are some signs of retraumatisation to watch out for. March 3, 2025 Mary Louise Stewart, _University of Sydney_ Sexual assault services

provide more than just medical forensic examination, and in a recent study, 75% of people who used one found the process reassuring. February 11, 2025 Alix Woolard, _The Kids Research

Institute Australia_ Do you ‘trauma dump’ on social media? Read this first. February 9, 2025 Suvradip Maitra, _Australian National University_; Lyndal Sleep, _CQUniversity Australia_; Paul

Henman, _The University of Queensland_, and Suzanna Fay, _The University of Queensland_ If you need to access social services, you deserve to know whether the provider is using artificial

intelligence in any way. January 28, 2025 Emma Maguire, _James Cook University_ Now we know how power dynamics complicate consent is it time to revisit The Kiss? January 23, 2025 Denis

Monneuse, _Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)_ Although concentration camp survivors followed different trajectories and displayed different levels of resilience, four main survivor

profiles emerge. January 15, 2025 Rebecca Hamer, _Sheffield Hallam University_ Retraumatisation can lead to mental health crises including suicidal thoughts and actions, self-harm and

agoraphobia. December 30, 2024 Christiane Brems, _Stanford University_ Breathwork is an ancient practice to calm the mind and improve physical health. December 23, 2024 Milad Haghani, _UNSW

Sydney_ and Arthur Stukas, _La Trobe University_ Cyclone Tracy reshaped Darwin and marked a turning point in Australia’s approach to disaster resilience. November 12, 2024 Amy-Leigh Rowe,

_University of Sydney_; Lauren Gardner, _University of Sydney_, and Siobhan O'Dean, _University of Sydney_ We found teenagers who’d had traumatic experiences by age 12 were more likely

to be vaping regularly at 15. November 5, 2024 Allanah Hunt, _The University of Queensland_ The child protection system didn’t protect Bundjalung Widubul-Wiabul woman Vanessa

Turnbull-Roberts – it removed her from a loving family. Her book is a reality check. October 28, 2024 Julia Yates, _Western University_ and Katie J. Shillington, _Wilfrid Laurier University_

Treating all adversity as inherently negative does a disservice to children and their ability to develop adaptive coping mechanisms that can protect them in future cases of adversity.

October 21, 2024 Xochitl Ortiz Ross, _University of California, Los Angeles_ and Daniel T. Blumstein, _University of California, Los Angeles_ New research finds that marmots who experience

adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival. October 15, 2024 Kerry McCuaig, _University of Toronto_ and Emis Akbari, _University of Toronto_ The impact of wars on children is

vast and multifaceted. The trauma inflicted is enduring and will shape the rest of their lives — and by extension, the societies in which they and we live. October 10, 2024 Charmaine

Papertalk Green, _The University of Western Australia_ Charmaine Papertalk Green sifts through the violent, traumatic colonial archive, to know more about her Old People. It’s heartbreaking

work, but a sliver of information can make a world of difference. October 9, 2024 Olivier Sterck, _University of Oxford_; Julia R Pozuelo, _Harvard University_; Maria Flinder Stierna,

_Norwegian University of Life Sciences_, and Raphael Bradenbrink, _University of Oxford_ Depression can severely hinder the ability of refugees to rebuild their lives and integrate into host

communities. October 3, 2024 Holly Thorpe, _University of Waikato_; Fiona Langridge, _University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau_; George Laking, _University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata

Rau_, and Judith McCool, _University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau_ Health and wellbeing are greatly affected by extreme weather events. New research into how people and systems responded

after Cyclone Gabrielle shows how we can react better to future emergencies.