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Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD
The Neuropsychiatry of TBI and PTSD The following educational, hour-long video discusses the anatomy and neuropsychiatry of TBI–Tramatic Brain Injury–as it relates to trauma and PTSD. It is rather technical but provides and excellent overview of what happens in … Continue reading
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Holidays Affect Trauma and PTSD
How to Survive the Holidays with Trauma and PTSD. The following 8.5 minute video by Dr. Harry Croft provides insights into why the holidays aggravate trauma and PTSD. He also explains the symptoms of PTSD and why they are particularly … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, combat trauma, combat vets, healing from trauma, healing trauma, PTSD, PTSD Treatment
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Oxygen Therapy for trauma, PTSD, and TBI
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy improves lives of vets with Trauma and PTSD. The Journal of Neurotrauma reports that treatment with hyperbaric oxygen significantly improved the quality of life for veterans with trauma, PTSD, and TBI. This treatment was given to vets … Continue reading
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Consequences of Living with Trauma or PTSD
Quick List of Consequences of Having Trauma or PTSD. Loss of Safety. Stuck Fear. Sense of “nothing is normal anymore.” Cut off from resources and good feelings. Loss of boundaries. Erratic, almost uncontrollable, reactions and feelings. Inability to bond with … Continue reading
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Shooter in Seal Beach had Untreated Trauma and PTSD
The consequences of untreated trauma and PTSD can be horrific. On Feb. 20, 2007, Scott Dekraai saw his shipmate Piper Cameron killed. She was pulling in a 2-inch thick tow line to another tugboat, when it suddenly snapped taut and … Continue reading
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Brilliant Info on Anxiety, Trauma, and PTSD
Blogs and Books on Anxiety, Trauma, and PTSD from Patience Mason I came across this very impressive site by Patience Mason on Trauma and PTSD. She writes interesting blogs, coming from her experiences as the wife of a Vietnam Vet … Continue reading
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Soul Loss: Beyond Trauma and PTSD
Interesting article on soul loss as it relates to trauma and PTSD. “What sometimes happens in war may more accurately be called a moral injury — a deep soul wound that pierces a person’s identity, sense of morality and relationship … Continue reading
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Obama: Ending Stigma on PTSD
Obama addresses the stigma in the military towards Trauma and PTSD. This one minute video contains a segment of his speech to the American Foreign Legion in Minneapolis on Tuesday, August 29, 2011. (Sorry, but the clip contains a 30 … Continue reading
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PTSD and Suicide: Obama Reverses Policy
Trauma, PTSD, and Suicide have finally been acknowledged as a problem by the Commander in Chief. On July 6, 2011, the White House reversed a longstanding policy in which condolence letters, written and signed by the President and sent to the … Continue reading
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Sleep, PTSD, and Trauma
The Effects of Trauma and PTSD on Sleep— and what to do about it–is the focus of the following article from the National Center for PTSD. Sleeplessness is one symptom of trauma and PTSD. Although the article gives good suggestions … Continue reading
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Tagged car accident, car accidents, combat trauma, combat vets, effects of trauma, emotiional trauma, fatigue, healing pain, healing trauma, insomnia, pain, Peter Levine, PTSD, SE, sleeplessness, somatic experiencing, trauma, trauma healing, trauma therapy, veterans
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