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4 Keys to Enhancing Trauma Healing Outside the Therapy Room August 7, 2014 . 8 Comments
The brain is an incredible organ. With trauma, its natural tendency is toward healing. The importance of working through trauma with a professional therapist is supported by numerous studies. ... Read More
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Soldiers’ Use of Mental Health Care Up as VA Struggles to Provide July 24, 2014 . 5 Comments
In the wake of a Veterans Administration (VA) scandal that paints a grim portrait of health care for veterans, the results of a recent study suggest that struggling veterans are increasingly ... Read More
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Parkinson’s Drug May Treat Phobias and PTSD, and Other News July 18, 2014 . 4 Comments
According to recent research, L-dopa, a drug commonly used to treat Parkinson’s, could also help people struggling with posttraumatic stress (PTSD) and phobias. Both conditions can ... Read More
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The Childhood Trauma I Didn’t Know I Had July 13, 2014 . 7 Comments
My story starts at age 9. Both my parents were depressed and my family moved a lot. As the oldest of four children, I carried a lot of responsibility, even at such a young age. When I started ... Read More
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Reports of Terror Traumatize Some Students July 10, 2014 . 5 Comments
Posttraumatic stress is a collection of symptoms—intrusive memories or flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, anxiety, and avoidance—that can result from traumas such as rape, military ... Read More
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When Trauma Follows You into Your Nightmares July 8, 2014 . 15 Comments
They are frightening, disturbing, inconvenient, and happen when you are supposed to be rejuvenating your body and brain: the nightmares that follow a traumatic experience. Nightmares are ... Read More
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Not All Is Lost: How Grief Transforms Us July 2, 2014 . 16 Comments
“Go into your grief, for there your soul will grow.” —Carl Jung Grieving is a powerful and personal journey. It is an inevitable part of living. Eventually we all grieve something ... Read More
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Marijuana Could Help Epilepsy, and Other News June 27, 2014 . 6 Comments
For children experiencing treatment-resistant epilepsy, every day may be filled with seizures. Their parents have increasingly begun advocating for the legalization of medical marijuana ... Read More
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Supporting Someone through Trauma: 4 Important Tools June 20, 2014 . 12 Comments
When a friend or loved one has been impacted by a traumatic event, it can be distressing and confusing to stand with them and watch them try to deal with the effects of such an experience. ... Read More
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Treatment of Trauma in Therapy, Part II: How It Should Look June 17, 2014 . 9 Comments
In Part I of this series, we covered common myths and misconceptions that are often associated with the treatment of trauma. It is equally important to know how to find a therapist who ... Read More
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4 Steps to Erasing the Trauma of Painful Memories June 12, 2014 . 39 Comments
Most everyone has at least one traumatic memory embedded in their brains. One that still resonates for me was the time my mother left me alone when I was six years old to take the babysitter ... Read More
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Suicide Most Likely after Midnight, Other Mental Health News June 6, 2014 . 5 Comments
To people who have lost loved ones to suicide, suicide can be sudden and inexplicable. But a new study has found that the timing of suicide does follow a certain trend. Researchers evaluated ... Read More