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Emotional Trauma

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How Our Mind’s Natural Defense Can Be Deadly for Society

>> September 25, 2022

Why are we able to function after mass tragedies? The answer is a defense mechanism in our mind that Dr. Paul Slovic calls the Arithmetic of Compassion.

topics: Behavioral Science| Compassion| Emotion| Emotional Trauma| Empathy| Evolution| Genocide| Mathematics and Data| Military, War and Veterans| Neuroscience and Neurology| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Tragedy| Trauma| Vulnerable Populations

How to Provide Support in the Wake of a Traumatic Loss

>> June 5, 2022

Two bereaved mothers recount their experiences of losing their children, and detail what good support looks like.

topics: Children and Parenting| Community Support| Death and Grief| Emotional Trauma| Social Science| Therapy| Trauma
prolonged grief disorder

When Does Grief Become a Disorder?

>> May 1, 2022

Everyone grieves differently, but some can become completely debilitated by their sorrow for years. The American Psychiatric Association recently recognized this type of grief as a diagnosis called prolonged grief disorder.

topics: Death and Grief| Diagnoses| Emotional Trauma| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Public Health| Trauma

Addressing Post Intensive Care Syndrome – Humanizing the ICU

>> December 5, 2021

Medicine in intensive care units has become so technically focused that many doctors believe they’ve lost their connection with the humanity of patients, and a high degree of patients are experiencing post intensive care syndrome.

topics: Anxiety and Depression| Behavioral Science| Business and Industry| Communication| Compassion| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Crime and Criminal Justice| Death and Grief| Doctors| Education| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Emotion| Emotional Trauma| Health Care| Hospitals| Intensive Care Unit (ICU)| Memory and Amnesia| Neuroscience and Neurology| Patient Care and Safety| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Stress and Stress Management| Technology| Trauma

Medical Notes: Week of December 30, 2018

>> December 30, 2018

Death rates for most major health conditions are in decline except for chronic kidney disease. Children don't just grow up faster but also age faster if they had a tough childhood, and finally, if you're a night owl, recent studies your health may suffer for it.

topics: Behavioral Science| Biology| Emotional Trauma| News and Headlines| Nutrition and Diet| Psychiatry| Psychology and Psychiatry| Sleep| Trauma
Sexually Abusive Doctors

Sexually Abusive Doctors

>> April 1, 2018

The Dr. Larry Nassar case has publicized doctors who sexually abuse patients, but few doctors are ever punished. A reporter who investigated the official response to the problem and a physician who has worked on a sexual assault crisis line discuss the issue.

topics: Child Abuse| Children and Youth at Risk| Crime and Criminal Justice| Diversity| Doctors| Emotional Trauma| Ethics| Journalism| Patient Care and Safety| Philosophy and Ethics| Prevention| Public Discourse| Reproductive Health| Sexual Abuse| Sexual Assault| Trauma| Violence and Abuse| Vulnerable Populations
Car Crash Victims & PTSD (2017)

Car Crash Victims & PTSD (2017)

>> July 30, 2017

Two car accident survivors and one of the world's foremost experts discuss what can make PTSD worse and the essentials victims must carry out to recover.

topics: Emotional Trauma| Mental Health| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health and Public Safety| Transportation and Traffic Safety| Trauma
Poor Health and Prison

Poor Health and Prison

>> January 15, 2017

Researchers have found that poor health and disabilities can be factors leading to prison. An expert discusses the life cycles that can make this occur.

topics: Addiction| Behavioral Science| Disabilities| Drug Use and Abuse| Emotional Trauma| Gender and Identity| Homelessness and Housing| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Mass Incarceration| Mental Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Risk| Social Science| Sociology| Trauma| Vulnerable Populations
Later Effects of Childhood Emotional Trauma

Later Effects of Childhood Emotional Trauma (2015)

>> October 18, 2015

Scientists have learned that emotional trauma suffered as a child or adolescent has profound effects on a person’s physical health years later. A noted science writer explains.

topics: Childhood Trauma| Children and Parenting| Emotional Trauma| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Mental Health| Psychology and Psychiatry| Science| Trauma| Violence and Abuse

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