Jul 29, 2023 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Reliable Treatment for Pediatric PTSD By Debbie Ausburn A meta-analysis of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) continues to support that therapy model as providing the...
Jul 22, 2023 Therapies that Try to Uncover Memories of Abuse May be Counterproductive By Debbie Ausburn One long-running controversy in treatment of people who have suffered from childhood abuse is whether and how much to delve into their...
May 22, 2023 New Study About Disclosure of Child Abuse By Debbie Ausburn Researchers recently published an interesting longitudinal study of disclosures of child sexual abuse (CSA). They reviewed records of...
May 01, 2023 Suicide Attempts Among Children Rose During Pandemic By Debbie Ausburn The CDC recently updated its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report with statistics from its various Poison Control centers. This...
Mar 25, 2023 Parental Limits Can Offset Childhood Trauma By Debbie Ausburn A recent social science study adds a new wrinkle to what we know about why it's important to provide structure for kids. This analysis...
Mar 04, 2023 The Best Treatment for Depression Is Exercise By Debbie Ausburn On the heels of the CDC survey showing the incredible rise in teen depression and anxiety, we have a new comprehensive study in the...
Feb 18, 2023 Kids Need Outdoor Play By Debbie Ausburn An interesting study of almost 900 toddlers found that children who had higher screen time at age 2 had poorer communication and lessened...
Nov 07, 2022 Children May Be Most Affected by Abuse in Middle Childhood By Debbie Ausburn Researchers recently conducted a meta-analysis of 58 previous mental health studies looking at the effects of various types of abuse in...
Nov 05, 2022 Another Over-hyped Research Study By Debbie Ausburn Recent headlines have proclaimed that strict parenting can change how a child’s body reads DNA, or even “hard-wire“ changes into a...
Oct 29, 2022 More Research about Family Traits that Foster Resilience By Debbie Ausburn There's no doubt that families are an important resource for helping children recover from trauma, but there has been little agreement...
Jun 11, 2022 Correlation Between Bullying and Self-Harm By Debbie Ausburn A recent study from Ontario delved into the self-reports of almost 3,000 adolescents in the 2014 Ontario Child Health Study. The...
Apr 23, 2022 More Evidence that Positive Childhood Experiences Buffer Trauma By Debbie Ausburn An interesting study recently looked at the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and positive childhood experiences (PCEs)....