For individuals who can return to the community but require oversight to stay connected to treatment and avoid relapse into ...

For The New York Times Magazine, the reporter Jen Percy interviewed dozens of victims of sexual assault to understand the complicated reactions to trauma. By Sarah Bahr Times Insider explains who we ...

Sexual assault often goes unpunished when victims fail to fight back. But investigators, psychologists and biologists all describe freezing as an involuntary response to trauma. Credit...Photo ...

We've all had the feeling. You're embarrassed and then there it is: a warm flush creeping up your neck and across your cheeks ...

“Punch it in the nose” is the general advice given if ever interacting with a shark. In truth, placing one’s hands along the area surrounding a shark’s eyes renders it into a state known as tonic ...

An autistic meltdown is an intense reaction to sensory or emotional overload in autistic people. When an autistic person becomes overstimulated or unable to cope with their environment, they may ...

Biological sex affects hormonal and involuntary nervous system responses to binge drinking, potentially influencing vulnerability to alcohol use disorder (AUD). That's according to a new laboratory ...

When some of San Mateo County’s most volatile 911 calls come in, the first responder stepping out is not always in uniform ...

Picture a possum playing dead. Its body is limp, its tongue is sticking out and it seems to have stopped breathing. It’s frozen, completely devoid of all signs of life. While the possum isn’t actually ...