As a mental health counselor, former University of Southern California administrator and current chief clinical officer at the Collective Treatment Programs in Newport Beach, Kristen Zaleski works ...

Among the many dangers faced by those serving in the military, sexual trauma is shockingly common. About 1 in 3 female veterans seen by Veterans Affairs (VA) providers report experiencing military ...

Sexual trauma is one of the most profoundly personal traumas, stemming from a deep sense of violation that can impact every aspect of one’s life—physical, social, psychological, sexual, and spiritual.

In this ongoing series on paraphilic disorders, we have been examining mental health conditions that involve unusual patterns of sexual arousal. These topics are not easy to discuss, yet they are ...

In her book It’s Not You, It’s What Happened to You, my friend and colleague Dr. Christine Courtois writes, “Trauma is any event or experience (including witnessing) that is physically and/or ...

WASHINGTON — Overlooked evidence, incomplete records and a failure to order necessary medical exams have hampered claims for military sexual trauma at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to ...

Concept of military sexual assault illustrated by three silhouettes against a dark wall, faint overlay of American flag beneath. To assess how military sexual trauma affects survivors’ mental health, ...