By Elliot Ackerman — 2020
As a war veteran, I know that trauma survivors can emerge with a deeper, richer appreciation of life.
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As a society, we think about mental health in binary terms. Either someone is OK or they are not.
A former VA therapist says productivity pressure on counselors who treat veterans for mental health issues like PTSD is hurting the quality of care.
Cultivating insight can help caregivers build resilience to loss.
As California’s first surgeon general, Nadine Burke Harris, MPH ’02, is carrying out the visionary agenda she has brought to medical care: finding the roots of disease in childhood adversity and treating the long-term consequences.
Children who experience adversity tend to have health problems later in life. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris explains why—and how we can help heal those wounds.
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Childhood trauma has an effect on adult mental illness
The Fix Q&A with Dr. Gabor Maté on addiction, the holocaust, the “disease-prone personality” and the pathology of positive thinking.
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Dr Gabor Maté is a renowned expert in addiction, childhood trauma and mind-body health.