Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PTSD extends far beyond combat trauma, affecting survivors of violence, abuse, accidents, and other overwhelming experiences. But despite our growing understanding of its sources and presentations, some traditional therapeutic frameworks continue to miss critical dimensions of effective treatment. Effective PTSD treatment requires understanding both the neurobiological impacts and the existential dimensions of living through events that shatter assumptions about safety and meaning. These articles explore moral injury, trauma myths, and what diagnostic criteria leave out. Discover evolving approaches to helping clients reclaim their lives after traumatic experiences.
Moral Injury: The Missing Piece in Treating Trauma
A Conversation with Jack Saul
Amid what some are calling "an age of trauma," have we lost sight of what clinical trauma really looks like? Read more
With tens of thousands of Iraq War vets with PTSD returning home, therapists increasingly face the challenge of helping them with their troubled marriages. Read more
A therapist who also provides psychological first aid after critical incidents opens up about his work and shares why it's been the most challenging—and... Read more
A movement to integrate trauma-informed care into our justice system aims to decriminalize mental illness and address a foundational cause of mass... Read more
Wherever people have been uprooted and stripped raw by the devastating force of war, sudden violence, or natural disaster, you’re likely to find Jim Gordon... Read more
Today, after more than twenty-five years, predictions based on the trauma model have not proved accurate. A growing number of scholars in the sexual abuse... Read more
A therapist tries to ride to the rescue of an immigrant client in a desperate situation. Read more
“In addition to all the destruction and loss of life, war also inspires ancient human virtues of courage, loyalty, and selflessness that can be utterly... Read more
During Vietnam, there were proportionately far fewer reported cases of trauma on the actual battlefield than there'd been in previous wars. The primary reason... Read more
Back in the late 1970s, a motley crew of Vietnam War vets, sympathetic psychiatrists, antiwar activists, and church groups undertook a crusade to have a... Read more
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Does the diagnosis of PTSD actually hamper therapists' ability to help combat veterans do the hard work of coming to terms with their war experiences? Read more
What civilian therapists need to know about military culture and life in a combat zone to best serve veterans struggling with war trauma. Read more
Will all we've learned about treating combat stress and psychological trauma since Vietnam help us handle the tsunami of mental health problems the Iraq War is... Read more
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