Elevated empathy in adults following childhood trauma
Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article David M. Greenberg , Simon Baron-Cohen, Nora Rosenberg, Peter Fonagy, Peter J. Rentfrow Published: October 3, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203886 Abstract Traumatic events increase the risk of depression, but there is also evidence that adversity can lead to posttraumatic growth, including increased compassion and prosocial behavior. To date there is no empirical research pinpointing childhood trauma to an increase in trait empathy in adulthood. Although somewhat counter-intuitive, this might be predicted if trauma not only increases fear…