Posts Tagged ‘ treatment ’

PTSD Battle Plan: Giving our Military Innovative Treatment

Friday, April 13th, 2012

by Michele Rosenthal
Recently, on a Sunday morning, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant went on a civilian killing spree in an Afghanistan village. When he was finished with the premeditated massacre…

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PTSD and Your Brain, Part 2

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Last week I wrote about how the brain changes after trauma…. This week, some ideas about why that happens…
Recently, I interviewed Dr. Rachel Yehuda, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry

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PTSD and Addiction – What They Have in Common

PTSD and Addiction – What They Have in Common

Friday, September 9th, 2011

After a trauma the pain can be, in a word, immense…, and so it’s very easy to fall into a habit of self-medicating as a way to cope. Addictions

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Windows and Doors, Part 2 continued

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

The past couple of weeks we have been taking a PTSD journey with Michele Renaud, first becoming acquainted with her background, and last week she presented some of the steps she…

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‘Your Life After Trauma’ Radio: Pets and Trauma Recovery: How They Help Us Heal Tonight @ 7pm EST

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

The first really positive step I took toward my recovery came in the form of deciding to get a puppy. Mired in a deep depression and feeling overwhelmed by symptoms of PTSD…

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