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Treating PTSD: 10 Reasons You Need to Develop A Joy Addiction

Friday, November 6th, 2009

On Wednesday I wrote about where joy fits into the healing process. Today, a simple post covering WHY joy is such a necessary element in the healing process.
I’ll be honest,…

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Tags: addiction, brain, despair, healing, Joy, neuroplasticity, ptsd, research, The Healing Power of Joy
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PTSD in the News: Weekly Update

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Do you think sexual assualt should count as a ‘pre-existing condition’ when it comes to insurance? Did you know that the prefrontal cortex might be the key to preventing PTSD?…

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Tags: Atkin's diet, combat stress, disaster, education, emory university, Glenn Close, healing, mental illness, prefrontal cortex, ptsd, PTSD in the News, regulating emotion, research, stigma, typhoon, veterans
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