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Mental Health Stigma Remains Problem for Service Members May 10, 2016 . 5 Comments
Pentagon efforts to reduce the stigma of mental health care remain inadequate, according to a report from the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report follows at ... Read More
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Mental Health Linked to Gut Bacteria, and Other News April 29, 2016 . 5 Comments
Gut bacteria may predict how likely a person is to develop posttraumatic stress (PTSD), according to a study of mice published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Several recent studies ... Read More
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Complex Trauma: Yes, EMDR Can Help, but It’s No Quick Fix April 25, 2016 . 14 Comments
Fourteen years ago, when I was first trained in EMDR therapy, there was less of an understanding of its benefits, as well as a lot of confusion about what eye movement desensitization and ... Read More
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Childbirth Clinicians May Experience Secondary Trauma April 11, 2016 . 6 Comments
Traumatic childbirth experiences—which may severely injure or kill the mother or baby—can cause midwives and obstetricians to experience signs of secondary trauma, according to a study ... Read More
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Could Blueberries Help Treat PTSD? April 7, 2016 . 5 Comments
Blueberries could help correct some of the biochemical factors that lead to depression and suicidal thoughts among people with posttraumatic stress (PTSD), according to a study presented ... Read More
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Getting Back Up: 3 Keys to Becoming More Resilient April 7, 2016 . 10 Comments
The concept of resiliency, or the ability to bounce back after a stressor or hardship, has been popping up a lot lately in articles and studies about how to be happier. But although it ... Read More
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I Was Sexually Abused by My Stepfather. Do I Have PTSD? March 18, 2016 . 9 Comments
I imagine it took a lot of courage to share this deeply painful experience with a doctor and to write in and share it here, too. It seems like you are ready to begin to address the past ... Read More
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PTSD May Change Brain Structure in Earthquake Survivors March 14, 2016 . 4 Comments
Earthquake survivors may be able to help shed new light on posttraumatic stress (PTSD), according to new research pointing to differences in the brain among people with and without PTSD ... Read More
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Trauma Recovery: Unlinking Fear and Danger in the Brain March 10, 2016 . 17 Comments
“Why do I feel scared even when I’m not in danger?” This question, or something approximating it, is one of the most commonly asked by people seeking treatment for trauma, many of ... Read More
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Hollywood’s ‘Inclusion Crisis,’ and Other News February 26, 2016 . 8 Comments
A report by the University of Southern California suggests women, racial minorities, and LGBT populations face an industry-wide “epidemic of invisibility” in Hollywood. The lack of ... Read More
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Could Pregnancy Reduce Symptoms of PTSD? February 11, 2016 . 6 Comments
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTSD) may improve during pregnancy for as many as 75% of pregnant women, according to a study published in Depression and Anxiety. For the remaining 25%, ... Read More
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Healing Complex Trauma, Part II: The Path to Integration January 26, 2016 . 13 Comments
Editor’s note: This article represents the second of two parts. The first part moves from disconnection to autopilot, then from autopilot to self-awareness. “Until you make the unconscious ... Read More