‘The Inheritance of Trauma’: A Poem Explores How Suffering Leaves a Mark on Future Generations

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2015 Based on a study that posits that the children of Holocaust survivors may inherit genes altered by their parents' trauma, Megan Collins' poem beautifully ponders how to live with the tragic fact that "blood remembers blood." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Suggests Trauma’s Effects Can Register Across Generations

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 24, 2015 This could be the stuff of a scientific breakthrough: A research team out of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City has published a study that points to the possibility that trauma sustained by one generation can actually be passed down, in a sense, to children and maybe even farther down the genetic chain. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Black Men in America Are Traumatized by Racism — Are We Listening?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 24, 2014 The topic of racism often generates discussions of justice, equality, freedom and human rights. But what about trauma? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The PTSD Crisis That’s Being Ignored: Americans Wounded in Their Own Neighborhoods

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2014 Americans wounded in their own neighborhoods are not getting treatment for PTSD. They’re not even getting diagnosed. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ex-Air Force Pilot Discusses Trauma From Remote Killing

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 26, 2013 Brandon Bryant flew predator drones from 2007 to 2011, manning the camera on UAVs that attacked people overseas. His squadron was credited with 1,626 kills; he figures he's personally killed 13 people, and his involvement has left him traumatized. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Simon Lewis on Traumatic Brain Injuries

BLANK Oct 17, 2008 A devastating and growing problem is explored in Michael Paul Mason’s riveting new book, “Head Cases.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Pentagon Sweeps 20,000 Veterans Under the Rug

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2007 Roughly 20,000 soldiers who aren't on the military's list of combat wounded have signs of brain injury, according to an analysis of Army, Navy and Veterans Affairs data conducted by USA Today. The Pentagon's official tally of troops who've suffered brain trauma in combat is 4,471 -- one-fifth the total gleaned from military records. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Mentally F’ed Up’ in Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2007 In this episode of the outstanding Web documentary series "Hometown Baghdad," Adel interviews his young brother and cousin, both of whom had just witnessed a gruesome killing. He is convinced the two young Iraqis already show signs of the psychological trauma that comes from growing up in a war zone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush: Troops Will Stay in Iraq Past 2008

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2006 The president made the admission during a news conference, during which he uttered perhaps the most tone-deaf and asinine remark of his presidency: "Nobody likes war. It creates a sense of uncertainty in the country." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )