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Panic is good. In the right context, of course. The symptoms of panic—a racing heart, rapid breathing, sweating—strike when our bodies are mobilizing to fight or flee, says Elizabeth Duval, PhD, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan…
A generation ago, comforting traditions surrounded grieving families: a sympathy card in the mailbox, a…
The students listened attentively as Ryan Wong explained how casinos keep customers chasing that elusive…
Can hate be healed? The question has been central to Tim Zaal’s life. When Zaal…
Sarah Wilson’s father was a police officer, so she was too scared to try drugs…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can Afflict Anyone who Undergoes Trauma
It was a supposed to be a simple Sunday night trip to the grocery store.
After shopping, Nicole Lawrence and her four roommates from Penn State piled into Lawrence’s Honda Civic for the drive home, her friend Katie behind the wheel. As Katie turned left at the bottom of a hill, a speeding car with no lights approached in the dark.
In 31 years of police work, Sgt. Mark DiBona has witnessed a torrent of human tragedy. But it took a child’s death a decade ago to crush his spirit.
As a child, Vida Kuang would follow her mother from their cramped single room in…