Category: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
What Happens In the Brain During PTSD?
Source: Motortion/Adobe Stock An estimated one in 11 U.S. adults will experience post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, in their lifetimes. PTSD occurs when people have […]
From War Zones to Healing Minds
I am writing these words from my home desk in the heart of Israel. Throughout the day, sirens blare and rockets whiz overhead, prompting me […]
New Study Finds MDMA Effective in Treatment of PTSD
Makhbubakhon Ismatova/Getty Images There is a groundswell of support for the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in the treatment of severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Though […]
The Crisis in Veterans’ Mental Health and New Solutions
Source: John Gomez/Shutterstock Every year on Veterans Day, we celebrate the brave individuals who have served our country. The mental health challenges that veterans face […]
Healing the Pain of Trauma by Writing About It
Lealnard/Adobe Stock A major trauma can have devastating effects on a person’s life. Many of the men and women I’ve treated in my therapy practice […]
War in Gaza Creates a Tsunami of Psychological Casualties
Source: KELLEPICS / Pixabay It is a tragic reality that war harms the innocent. Though sources vary in estimates of magnitude, it is generally accepted […]
The Sounds, Scale, and Secondary Exposure of Modern Conflict
Source: Mohammed Ibrahim/Unsplash The relationship between conflict and trauma is common knowledge; less known is the role that war played in the development of the […]