Families to Suffer Long-Term Trauma
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The psychological blow to the people of Aceh province has been particularly devastating because people here have retained a traditionally strong sense of family.
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Families whose babies suffer from fatal conditions are turning to specialized hospice programs for help.
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According to a new study that suggests the family-associated increased risk of some cancers may extend well beyond the immediate family.
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Psychologists explain how the children involved in the Russian siege will need help to come to terms with the traumatic events they have witnessed.
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More than 100,000 children who have been abused or neglected by their biological parents are languishing in foster care, waiting to be adopted. The explanations are practically universal.
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DISTANT relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves, researchers say. Scientists looked at the family tree of about 32,000 patients
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As many as 90% of those affected by the tsunami are likely to be suffering from trauma, experts say.
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As residents in Gulf Coast area of the United States brace for the impact of Hurricane Ivan, one local family learned earlier this week the damage the most disastrous storm to hit in nearly 40 years can bring.
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Even distant relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves, researchers said. A study based in Iceland, where scientists have access to unique family tree
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The United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF said it was counselling more than 100,000 children who were traumatised by the death of relatives in the tsunami-hit southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Long-awaited apology for 'profound suffering, grief and loss' inflicted on Aboriginal population
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Children and their families, shattered by war, find care for devastating wounds in Jordan.
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A long life can bring trouble, if you're not ready for it.
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The children of the victims of Sept. 11 deal with the burden of mourning a private loss that is historic in stature.
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Women with postchildbirth complications are often ostracized by their own families, but one man took his wife through a war zone to get her treatment.
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Since their home was torched six weeks ago, Peter Monderu's six children sleep tangled like puppies on the cold ground. His 9-year-old girl bears the scars of a horrific arson attack on a church, and his fearful wife startles awake at the least sound.
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Providing psychological services for millions in Asia will become critical in the coming weeks.