Complex PTSD often includes emotional dysregulation, negative self-beliefs, and troubles with relationships. C-PTSD affects both children and adults, but the treatment can differ across age groups.

In the prior essay in this series, we defined what C-PTSD is and what it can feel like. In this article, part two of the series, I explain how and why C-PTSD develops and what it may take to heal and ...

We all probably know about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—a cluster of symptoms that a person might suffer after a traumatic event or series of events such as a car crash, a natural disaster, or ...